Debanding day for SnowSara :D
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Beautiful results, just beautiful!
You make the journey for us newbies much easier and certainly convinced me this is all worth it.
Smile away!
You make the journey for us newbies much easier and certainly convinced me this is all worth it.
Smile away!
Feb 12 '08: Full Metal Upper & Lower
Mar 04 '08: TPA until crossbite is corrected
Feb 03 '09: TPA removed: out of crossbite!!
Feb 12 '10: Sentence 24 months give or take
Sep 21 '09: BRACES REMOVED!!
My essix retainers are in!
I'm still getting used to them, they are not my favorite thing right now. I am using them as whitening trays tho!
I'm going to poke around the retainer forum, does anyone know if it's ok to file down the sides a little bit? The edges are killin' my tongue. I'm toughing it out though for now, I assume I'll get used to them the same way I did my braces.
I'm still getting used to them, they are not my favorite thing right now. I am using them as whitening trays tho!
I'm going to poke around the retainer forum, does anyone know if it's ok to file down the sides a little bit? The edges are killin' my tongue. I'm toughing it out though for now, I assume I'll get used to them the same way I did my braces.
All Metal Uppers and Lowers - brackets placed with OrthoCAD
Braces on 2/1/2007, Removed 2/13/2008, now in Essix retainers.
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Amazing results!!!
I was told (and have done it) that trimming the edges of my retainer is ok to do, just as long as you don't interfere with the parts that cover the teeth. I used a finger nail clipper.
I was told (and have done it) that trimming the edges of my retainer is ok to do, just as long as you don't interfere with the parts that cover the teeth. I used a finger nail clipper.
~jlb~
Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806
Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806
Wow!! Looking fantastic. Super results. You have lovely shaped teeth also. Congrats.
Long way to go before I get to the retainer stage, but as you say time goes fast (the one advantage of getting braces as an adult I think is that 2.5 years which it will be for me is forever when you are a teen, but passes quickly when you are an adult).
Long way to go before I get to the retainer stage, but as you say time goes fast (the one advantage of getting braces as an adult I think is that 2.5 years which it will be for me is forever when you are a teen, but passes quickly when you are an adult).
2 upper 1st bicuspids extracted
Uppers braced (metal), molar bands upper & lower 25 May 07
Lowers braced 22 Oct 07
Next adjustment 21 Apr 2008
Estimated brace time 2.5 years
I carefully trimmed and filed down the retainer and my, what a world of difference! I double checked documentation from Essix that gives the a-ok to do so if sharp edges are bothering you. They're so comfortable and I am getting better at speaking with them, I really don't mind wearing them all day. I can tell they are doing their job as well, they now fit snug but aren't so tight as they were in the beginning.
I was out with friends this weekend and we ordered a bunch of appetizers, it was such a joy to be able to eat hotwings in public without embarrassment! I still have the habit of asking my boyfriend if anything is stuck in my teeth though!
I was out with friends this weekend and we ordered a bunch of appetizers, it was such a joy to be able to eat hotwings in public without embarrassment! I still have the habit of asking my boyfriend if anything is stuck in my teeth though!
All Metal Uppers and Lowers - brackets placed with OrthoCAD
Braces on 2/1/2007, Removed 2/13/2008, now in Essix retainers.
Exactly... it takes practice! I talk to myself in the car to get warmed up, ha! Yesterday I was shopping alone for a few hours and then ran into a friend. Since I hadn't spoken to anyone out loud in awhile as soon as I started talking to her I found my tongue trapped against my retainer. I sounded ridiculous! I told her what was going on and got the hang of it in a few sentences, but it was hilarious to me how easy it was to forget! I can't describe the difference, it's just sort a certain positioning of the tongue and creating certain sounds in a slightly different way. I'm still getting the hang of it, but for the most part I can speak so no one else would even notice.My rpe makes me talk like a duck but I'm getting better
Also, I've been doing my 30 min whitening in my office during the afternoons! It keeps me away from snacking.
All Metal Uppers and Lowers - brackets placed with OrthoCAD
Braces on 2/1/2007, Removed 2/13/2008, now in Essix retainers.
Haha! Well, I've done something similar I must admit... took a bite of a slice of cheese to see for myself. The bite was perfect!And with those straight teeth Id walking around the office taking bites outta people's sandwiches so they can see how perfect the bite is!
All Metal Uppers and Lowers - brackets placed with OrthoCAD
Braces on 2/1/2007, Removed 2/13/2008, now in Essix retainers.
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I love doing stuff like that! And for some reason I get the biggest, stupidest thrill out of biting into a pickle or banana!SnowSara wrote:Haha! Well, I've done something similar I must admit... took a bite of a slice of cheese to see for myself. The bite was perfect!And with those straight teeth Id walking around the office taking bites outta people's sandwiches so they can see how perfect the bite is!
~jlb~
Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806
Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806