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by jenny101101
Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:21 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jenny101101's Story**8 month UPDATE~ pics-Pg.16**
Replies: 270
Views: 69294

Hi Flaka ! Yes it has been too long!! Thanks for stopping by :D . You`re still braced :?: I`ll have to visit your journal and get caught up :oops: . I`m not sure what kind of surgery but bone implant surgery was mentioned where they take either cadavor bone or bone harvested from my hip or another p...
by jenny101101
Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:04 pm
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Bone loss from braces
Replies: 9
Views: 14573

Thanks for the replies Chicago29 and bb :D Yes, I think it may be a bit of both: the braces and being predispositioned to this condition. I now have another antibiotic and I'm seeing my dentist tomorrow. My gum is killing me and I awoke this morning at 3 a.m. in extreme pain. I had to take my retain...
by jenny101101
Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:33 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Bone loss from braces
Replies: 9
Views: 14573

Oops sorry, I meant member since 2008 :oops:
by jenny101101
Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:32 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Jenny101101's Story**8 month UPDATE~ pics-Pg.16**
Replies: 270
Views: 69294

Ok, so I've been a bad girl and went MIA here for way too long! :oops: I still don't have pics of my retainers. Honestly the excitement has worn off. I'm still wearing them for 8-10 hours per night but will soon be going to every second or third night and see how that works. Well, it depends.... I m...
by jenny101101
Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:18 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Bone loss from braces
Replies: 9
Views: 14573

Bone loss from braces

Hi all, I've been a member of this board since Feb. 2007 but I've been MIA pretty much since I got my braces off over a year ago...sorry :( I've recently been having trouble with getting a gum infection on the upper left side. I went to my dentist and had to have an extremely deep cleaning(she froze...
by jenny101101
Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:51 pm
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: And they're OFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2511

Woohoo!!! Congrats Katie, they look terrific!! You must be so pleased, huh?
by jenny101101
Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:54 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Katie's Ortho Adventure-almost 10 mos! new pics pg 8
Replies: 179
Views: 56829

Yay, that's terrific Katie!!! :D :banana: I can't wait to see your "naked" pics! I agree on the "so worth it" part. I'm thrilled with my results and from what I can tell with your pics, you will be too. Your teeth look great!! I'm looking forward to your update in two weeks...WOO...
by jenny101101
Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:36 pm
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Do Essix retainers stain?
Replies: 7
Views: 7380

Lola, my ortho charges $75 each for replacements (have two free replacements to use up first). Wow, $75 is not bad considering what my ortho charges. It'll cost me $250 per retainer to replace! :shock: Of course, any cost to replace sucks. I thought I'd cracked my lower one last week (felt a ridge ...
by jenny101101
Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:33 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Braces are off!! (Pics included)
Replies: 13
Views: 5186

Robyn: Thank you!! How are you doing since being debraced?

haywire: If you click on the "www" at the bottom of my post it'll take you directly to my story. It has tons of pics from the start of treatment to the end. Hope that helps! :D
by jenny101101
Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:28 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Braces are off!! (Pics included)
Replies: 13
Views: 5186

Thank you Flaka !! :D Ugh, sorry to hear things are going slowly. I remember being at that stage from about 6 months until near the end. It felt(and looked) like nothing was happening and I thought my teeth were straight by the 6 month mark. Now, when I look back at pics, I can tell things were chan...
by jenny101101
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:12 am
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: Has anyone finished on time???
Replies: 28
Views: 7287

I was told 22 months and I got them off at 18 months!! 4 months early was a very nice surprise :D .
by jenny101101
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:06 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Braces are off!! (Pics included)
Replies: 13
Views: 5186

Hi Peggy ! Thank you!! Life's been great since being debraced! :D I'm wearing my retainers for 10 hours/night and it's great being able to eat things I couldn't while in braces...like corn on the cob! I think I've had it 4 times since getting them off a month ago :lol: . How much longer do you have?...
by jenny101101
Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:13 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Given a debanding date - was a class iii maloclussion
Replies: 6
Views: 2035

Oh my, your transformation is absolutely stunning!!! :shock: You must be so pleased!! :D Congrats on how far you've come and on getting a debanding date!! As far as your back teeth and how they come together, yes, that's normal as far as I know. My teeth are the same. I, too, have a few gaps or &quo...
by jenny101101
Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:08 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Do Essix retainers stain?
Replies: 7
Views: 7380

I am in upper and lower essix retainers and I was told to take them out whenever eating or drinking anything(except water). As far as I know, they will stain so I wouldn't suggest leaving them in, especially while drinking coffee. I know my teeth are stained from drinking coffee and I now drink it w...
by jenny101101
Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:52 am
Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
Topic: Braces are off!! (Pics included)
Replies: 13
Views: 5186

Thank you so much, Margie!! :D