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Your teeth are looking FREAKIN' GREAT! YAY! Mine are slowly working their way around....but the bottom arch has only been braced a week. Looking forward to what the next batch of pics will show, for BOTH of us!

P1010037 by *Mamarazzi* (Sonya), on Flickr


P1010042 by *Mamarazzi* (Sonya), on Flickr

Bottoms went on this morning. :shock: Owie. Already. Here are the before and after metal shots. It's been almost 6 months since this started and I'm SO glad to have the bottoms on their way to being straighter. I knew they were crooked, but until I saw the zig-zaggy wire, I had no IDEA they were THI...

No extractions. He mentioned the possiblity at my consultation, but decided he didn't want to risk changing my profile. SO, we're straightening now, and may have to do some contouring and shaping at the end to even things out a bit.

Thanks guys! I've always hated my teeth, especially after the car accident chipped them all to heck. Not enough to get braces until I was told to get them or lose teeth. But I'm SOOOO glad I did! They are looking so much better!

Things are looking great! Glad you found a minute to pop in and say hello. :O)

Lots of movement since my last photos. Last visit, we scheduled the bracing day of my bottom arch. So in 5 weeks...I'll be completely braced (plus a new wire on top, and some brackets are being moved around). For once in my life I've actually been smiling BIG! I love the new baby blue ligs (much pre...

I just looked at some photos taken from the front, and can't believe how much straighter the wire is! Wow....I've read this on other people's stories, but it's amazing how you don't realize the severity of your crooked teeth until they start becoming straight! I've only been in braces 3 months, and...

You've made great progress! I've been following yours story for a while, it's good to see things moving along. :O)

I'm sure you're going to see changes fast! Congrats on starting your journey!

Holy CRAP! I spoke too soon....my teeth are KILLING me tonight. This wire is definitely doing some work in there.

I had that same feeling in my teeth, but it only lasted 4 or 5 days. I hope it calms down for you soon!

New wire, new ligs. LOTS of pressure but no pain yet. :O) He said we should be ready to talk about bottom arch getting braced at my next appointment. (Dec 21st) http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1199/5161670916_4b6f0ea400.jpg P1000714v2 by *Mamarazzi* (Sonya) , on Flickr http://farm2.static.flickr.com/...

"Done" must be my word of the day....sorry about that. :OP

My next adjustment is coming up on Tuesday. I'm pretty sure I've had a lot of movement this time, and he also mentioned I would be getting a new wire. It feels like it's been forever since I had anything done! I'll post pics after I'm all done.