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I wore braces for about 34 months starting in 2010. It has been almost 7 years now and I have been wearing my retainers perry religiously. 22 hours a day for the first 6 months and every night after. Now I wear them once or twice a week. http://tinypic.com/r/1zbqp8p/9 Also I noticed that my occlusal...

I would stay home if I were you.

YES. My braces were scheduled to be on for 18-24 months but they ended up being removed at 34 months.

Congrats!

Whenever I think about NOT wearing a retainer I just look at this picture of myself before braces




after braces



So yeah I'll keep the retainers ON. haha

I just got my retainers but my bottom ones come off during sleep at I found them next my pillow. My ortho made a new mold And it'll be about a month until I get the new one. Meanwhile she told me to wear this one.

Do you think it's safe to wear denture cream on my retainer?

I have to wear this hawley retainers for 24/7 for 6 months...

I feel like Im in braces again....

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I am getting my braces OFF next wednesday and I was wondering if I would be able to get my teeth bleached right away.

thanks

It has been exactly two years since I got my braces put on but my ortho is still waiting for this one small gap on the top back teeth of mine to close(taking forever for the hole to close).




I feel like my bite isn't well aligned. What do you think?

foreverlin wrote:They are looking great!! You must be excited! How much longer do you have them on for?

Probably another year . Hopefully less than that though

I think you meant the Rapid Palatal Expander. I had to wear that torture appliance for 8 months but you will get used to it quick.

ArchWired28 wrote:bottlecap1990

did you have what is called a canted occlusal plane due to that supererupted tooth under the right canine?

LOL i have no idea.

No braces http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7882/beforebraces.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us first day of braces (08/07/2010) http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/469/braced872010.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us Now(08/24/2011) http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8876/img0506up.jpg Uploaded with Image...

August 11 will be a year since I got braced. What a relationship I have had with my braces. Ups and downs, seeing my teeth go thru different "looks". Strange new gaps, pains, elastics, mouth sores, etc. I think the worse for me so far was when I started elastics and strange gaps starting ...