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Hey! I haven't checked in for a while, but I have exciting news!!!!! 07/15/08~ After 26 months I am finally brace free!!!!!! Wooohooo!!! It feels so strange! I am so happy with the results! Not much more to say other than WOOHOOO!!! Here are some pics.... Before.... http://i18.photobucket.com/albums...

01/02/08~Another adjustment on my uppers and a fixed retainer placed on my lowers. I'm not too thrilled about the fixed retainer, but I suppose I'll get use to it. I'm really concerned about keeping my teeth clean and healthy in that area. My upper wire was being stubborn and it felt like the hygien...

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Linda21~ I think you are right about it being an Essix type. Sorry, I don't know the "technical" terms for things. :oops: I don't know how he plans to shift things with my bottoms debanded. Before he removed them I voiced that as one of my concerns and he said all the shifting needs to be ...

11/13/17~ OMG!!! I'm bottomless!! Wow, what a strange feeling!!! I have to go in tomorrow to pick up, what they call, a clear shell. It looks like an invisalign thingy. I will wear that until they can get me in for a fixed retainer. I still have a very small gap on the bottom that my ortho said can'...

10/09/07~ Had another adjustment this morning. Same hygienist as last time...this time she did hurt me! I haven't needed to take any Aleve before my appointments for a long time, but I wish I had today! It felt like she was going to push my teeth right out of my mouth! But there was good news from t...

09/11/07~Another adjustment. I had a new hygienist today. She's middle-aged so I'm not sure if she just got out of school or not, but she really didn't know what she was doing. :roll: She kept going to the room next door to ask that hygienist questions. Oh well...I guess everyone has a learning curv...

Thanks everyone! I keep telling myself that even if my treatment ended right now and I had a few gaps I would be 100 times happier with my smile than I was before! I don't think about it when I laugh now...before I would cut my laughing short and not laugh as big just to hide my teeth. Having the me...

08/13/07~Another adjustment and a cleaning today! I love cleanings! I was told by the hygienist that I have the cleanest teeth she's seen on an ortho patient! :D I like hearing that! It means all that time spent in the bathroom with my waterpik, toothbrush and threader floss is paying off! They put ...

07/03/07~ Not much change from last month. My gaps are closing up, but nothing very visible is going on. I now have chains all the way across...the last few months they stopped before my last teeth. Definite pressure from the chain extension! Otherwise nothing exciting...my ortho was happy with my p...

06/05/07~ Another adjustment. Nothing new to report. I didn't take any Aleve before my appointment today, but I actually didn't need it! That was a first! In the past if I forgot the Aleve I was in pain in that chair! Same chain configuration as last month. My gaps are closing up, but there is still...

Wow! Lookin' great! I looked back at your first pics and your progress is awesome!

I just recently did a collage of my progress over the past year and I love colors!!! So here it is...

I'm glad you mentioned that you have "re-used" your wire. I thought that you were supposed to get a new one every time, but they just clean mine up and put it back on. I've had a couple new ones and that is 'cuz they changed to a different "gauge" wire, otherwise I get the same o...