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hmm...i seem to have lost the other adjustment pictures at the moment...anyway here's how the teeth are looking today:

Forgot to mentioned i've still got the quad helix expander, its been 10 months now can't wait to get that off, i'm starting to wonder if the ortho has forgot i'm still wearing it ha! before braces: http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/rblackb3/th_010-1.jpg After Adjustment 1: http://i979.photobu...

wow, time has flown! I didn't realise that my last post was in march and have now served six months of my sentance!! :lol: Well, i managed to get my first adjustment at the end of march as a bracket had fallen off one of my top teeth. The ortho decided that as the wire was still active (or something...

Don't worry, it does get better. I remember when i first had mine in i thought i wouldn't be able to eat a good meal again but you soon adjust. I ended up wearing mine for nearly a month as my appointments kept getting cancelled - in the end i hardly even knew they were there. Braces are a breeze on...

Above, teeth just before fixed brace fitted (early February)

and Today...

I am 24 years old living in the UK. I have been wearing ceramic braces for the past month and have had a quad helix expander since October 2008. This is my second time in braces, having worn them for 12-18 months when I was 13 years old, however I was never given a retainer when my fixed brace was r...