Jennielee81 got my LLBR...it's GOLD! Pic on 16

jennielee81 · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 2:20 pm

Because of the lighting, they don't look perfectly straight, but they are!!

I bit into a piece of cheddar to check and yep, the incisal edges are all even. The light is reflecting off of the cement I guess.

Anyway, this is my new bling...I'm getting used to it very quickly. My tongue hasn't gotten sore AT ALL!! and I've been trying to stop licking it.... :oops:

joney · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 4:59 pm

Looking good Jenilee, great that you don't have to worry about wearing or losing a retainer now. I'm sure you'll get used to it in no time, after all we get used to wearing a brace pretty quickly and it is a lot less invasive than a brace.

Love the gold colour.

Regards
Joney

jt2lang · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 6:30 pm

How cool! I want one!

I have to say, I don't think your tongue will ever give it a rest. :wink:

It won't be as "foreign" soon - but I personally think you'll always play with it. Something personally entertaining. Just a little lick when no one knows what you're doing? Oh yeah. :lol:

jennielee81 · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 6:37 pm

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but I personally think you'll always play with it. Something personally entertaining. Just a little lick when no one knows what you're doing? Oh yeah.

OH YEAH!!

Meryaten · **Joined:** Mon May 02, 2005 11:51 pm **Posts:** 19179

Will you hang teeny tiny weeny bells off it at Christmas?

KiwiKaren · **Joined:** Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:07 am **Posts:** 20970

Great pic Jenn! :thumbsup:

Your new bling looks great! :banana:

jennielee81 · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2007 12:59 pm

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Will you hang teeny tiny weeny bells off it at Christmas

Of course I will, don't be silly!!

Denise · **Joined:** Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:57 pm **Posts:** 2204

How do you floss? Is there enough space to thread the floss through the teeth below it?

I think that's what I want. I don't like the thought of being forever responsible to wear retainers.

jennielee81 · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:23 pm

Yes, there is enough room at the base of my teeth to push regular floss through.

I use the tape type floss and I can pass it through without even lookin'.

Easy as it can be....not as easy as no wire at all, but much easier than braces!

Jenn

ps...still playing with it a little. It is feeling a lot smaller now. Felt like the Williamsburg Bridge at first!

Now it feels more like this:

MUCH BETTER!!

Meryaten · **Joined:** Mon May 02, 2005 11:51 pm **Posts:** 19179

As long as it doesn't end up like this :lol:

jennielee81 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 3:48 am

no kidding!! :shock:

KiwiKaren · **Joined:** Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:07 am **Posts:** 20970

Cool comparison Jenn! :banana:

MsViola · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:29 pm

Looks great! Did you get to choose the color. It is at least 2 years away, but I have already asked my Ortho for upper and lower bonded retainers. I do not want mess up my hard work by being lax with wearing retainers.

jennielee81 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:57 pm

no, I didn't get to choose the color of the bonded retainer. My ortho always uses gold...don't know why.

My hawley, on the other hand, I got to choose the color of that.

Good luck to you and the 2 years will fly by!

linda21 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:17 pm **Posts:** 3543

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Yes, there is enough room at the base of my teeth to push regular floss through .... I use the tape type floss and I can pass it through without even lookin'.

Thanks so much jennielee and Denise for asking

. This was something that had been playing on my mind and was going to ask my ortho about but you've just answered it here - brilliant

Jennielee81 got my LLBR...it's GOLD! Pic on 16

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