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Your teeth look fantastic! I have not read the whole thread so sorry if you have already mentioned it - but were the extra set upper and lower essix or hawley? £60 per arch for essix doesn't sound too bad, but then again I wouldn't have a clue what the average cost of a retainer is but I wouldn't m...

Well i got my essix retainer... wow it hurts ... actually took some painkillers for the first time since the early days. Feels like being in braces from day 1 again, I think it's because my teeth moved during the week they were being done so I will wear them all day today again and hopefully it will...

Thanks guys!

Yeah i had a little reshaping done, I had to ask him though he wasn't planning on it haha.

Get my retainer today phew! been on edge all week looking in the mirror for movement.
I hope this tiny gap goes away, although it's not noticeable to anyone else but me grrrr

haha surely not!

Quick update, i have the tiniest gap opening up in my 2 front teeth, tomorrow morning for my retainers can't come soon enough so I can stop worrying.. lol

I can only tell you the procedure does not hurt at all.

The night after will be a fair amount of aching, just stock up on yogurts.
You have nothing to worry about just think of the end goal

Just the 1.

I got lucky i think, i should have checked at least 2 more out but I'm happy how it turned out but I could also see some people either paying too much or getting a worse treatment method by not getting 3 done.

Thanks for all your comments, it feels amazing to be brace free. The time is definitely worth all the hassle. I keep leaving the house thinking i've forgotten my elastics! Yep I'm getting married 2 weeks on saturday so great timing! I will still keep an eye on this forum, mainly to defend extraction...

Thanks haha,

I don't know, i think there's a rule on the forum not to show full face and well you can't tell it's me then

As promised I have put my afters up :-) new1.jpg new2.jpg So happy! all the wait has been worth it, feels weird as my teeth are a tiny bit 'loose' but ortho said that's normal. Removal process was VERY fast, he filed down a little bit of my front teeth to even them a bit. The centre line looks a bit...

Thanks guys, 1 hour away, eeeeks!
I am dreading now they tell me right before, sorry but you have a few weeks to go...

15 hours to go, excited is an understatement!

How come everyone in America gets goody bags and treats before and after braces?

The only gift i had so far is a bag of elastics in the 12th month.

I can imagine it feeling really weird when come off, almost too smooth like your lips and sliding off your teeth.

I'm looking forward to my mouth just feeling clean.

Congrats Jem, scary but exciting at the same time!

Sorry to hear that, it must be hard but it will all be worth it.

I have to wear essix retainers for one full day and then just every night FOREVER