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After 2 years 4 months my braces came off today! Yippee. I know I should be super excited and I am, but in the same token I am also anxious. I'm nervous that eating will cause disruptions to my alignment and I'm nervous that my open bite will return. I have permanent bonded retainers upper and lower...

Thought I'd contribute to this post. Firstly, congratulations on your 'debrace' your teeth look exceptional. After starting the process (4 teeth extracted to kick it all off) in November 09 mine are finally coming off on 1 May 2012 and I'm anxious and excited all at the same time, I like to say I'm ...

sob sob :cry: :cry: When I first got braced in January, I basically only had power chains to close my extraction gaps & the wire went across the teeth without the full set of brackets. At my third appointment the dentist said that he'd put the full lower braces on at my next appointment. Not so ...

Bloody fantastic! Such commitment to do that everyday. When I take shots I can never get the same angle!

you're teeth look awesome!

thanks for the post

so I am all alone

you just have.

It is not unusual for one tooth to be tender & sensitive every now and again. Maybe you could wait it out for a few more days and if the pain doesn't go away, then go back to your dentist?

anyone?

or am I all alone?

either A or B
definitely not C



just kidding.. keep us posted

yeah your front teeth definitely look straighter

should have said something... traded 'war' stories

as I was braced 8 Jan it's now been over two months. My extraction gaps are slowly getting smaller (and I mean slowly) I have noticed decent shifts in some teeth (particularly my canines) and noticed really minor (maybe hopeful) movement in my front teeth. I've also noticed that where floss used to ...

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I found it quite difficult to pronounce words for eg March, but then I got the hang of it until I got my first adjustment, then for about a week it was back to troubles again... it's all good for the moment at least!

congrats & good luck with ur treatment

i'm hopeless at 'quoting', sorry.