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Hi Purplestar! My issue was discovered quite by accident. I had gone in for an adjustment and when my ortho was looking at my bite she saw that the tooth moved outward when I bit down. She actually freaked me out with a "WHOA!!!"... not what you want to hear when you're sitting in that cha...

No surgery. The plan was to have the lower jaw corrected in September last year, but as everything was moved the slight underbite shifted and my bite was corrected with the braces alone. I was super excited about that!

Hi Buttercup22! I haven't been on this site in a very long time and your message came at the perfect time! Quite serendipitous, actually. I just made my appointment for debracing this morning!! On September 30, I will officially become a member of the retainer club. What a journey! Braces have certa...

EXCELLENT!! It's such an awesome feeling when that wonky tooth finally joins the party!! I'm really excited for you!!! It really IS all worth it!

Today I have officially been braced for 11 months... and let me tell ya, WOOHOO!!! I'm halfway there and it's amazing. I had an appt today and all is going well. I have powerchains on the tops AND bottoms so I'm just waiting for the pain to set in. But you know what?... the pain is so insignficant. ...

I posted my first ever smiling photo today on facebook... that felt great!!!

Good luck KOB and welcome to the forum!! And congratulations on winning the auction for your ortho treatment... that is pretty awesome!! Look forward to hearing more about your progress!!

~Jana

Your progress is amazing. I have a very similar situation with my top arch. I have just begun my journey today and the photos you have posted showing your journey to date have been a source of real confidence that my teeth will at some point down the line turn out like I have always wanted. Good lu...

W-O-W!!! How awesome!! My teeth were crowded almost exactly like yours. I've been in braces for about 9 months now and have just now got the left lateral incisor on the archwire and it is SO EXCITING!! Now, reading your story and seeing your progress in such a short time has me even more giddy. I'm ...

Good luck today!! You will be amazed at how quickly everything will change. Say good-bye to your crowding and hello beautiful smile!!! So excited for you today!!

~Jana

Hi fellow bracefaces!! It has been a while since I had been on here and I just loved reading everyone's kind words! I am truly happy with this decision and am willing to put up with all of the torture (I joke with my ortho that the power chain MUST be some kind of medieval torture device) because it...

Holy cow Fixmygrill!!! We really have very similar crowding going on!! I had to have springs between my incisors and canines for 6 months before they could attach the archwire to my right lateral incisor. And it only took 1 day to get that sucker lined up with my other teeth. SUCH AN AMAZING FEELING...

Good luck Dunc!!

Your post was funny, I enjoyed it.

And I'm currently listening to The Magical Mystery Tour vinyl, which made me think, "No Way!". Had to leave a post and say welcome!


~Jana

THANKS!!! Had a warm steak salad tonight, and it really was delicious AND I COULD CHEW IT!! I have such an irrational fear of choking, so the last 6 months have been a food nightmare for me. I eat, but it takes me a very long time. I could have had 2 salads tonight. Awe, the simple things. Of course...

Something interesting happened this weekend. I HAVE A BITE AGAIN!!! My front teeth are not crashing into one another, they are closing nicely with NO UNDER BITE (!!!!) and my molars all fit together well. In other words, I CAN EAT!!! I'm sure that it won't last long because there is a whole lot more...