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- Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:52 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
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Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Hi illay- Thanks for taking the time to read a bit of my story. If you look at the first two pics I posted on page 1 of the story, you will see that I do, indeed, mean "overjet". All of my other teeth touched fine except the front ones which stuck out due to my thumb-sucking habit as a child and pre...
- Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:02 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Shaping Teeth-On deband?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2567
Re: Shaping Teeth-On deband?
I'm pretty sure it's routine for most, if not all, orthodontists to shape the teeth after debonding. Mine has already done a little bit, prior to my debonding next week. He said he "didn't want to go crazy with it" until after my braces are off. Thank goodness, because I have one front tooth that is...
- Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:30 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
@Klo - You are SO funny! I did the same thing, thinking, "This is WAAAY bigger than 2 sheets of paper," but he was right. However, it's only one tooth that is still a bit forward. All my other teeth touch. You can only notice it if I tilt my head back, though. From the front and side it looks okay. ...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:18 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Okay, IT'S OFFICIAL! In 12 days and 1 hour, I will begin my debracing! I signed the consent form this morning. :BigGrin: He seems to be okay with taking them off on the 15th. I have an overjet about the width of 2 sheets of paper that he said would probably close on its own, but he wanted to try to ...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:04 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Ellebraced is getting braced- PICS !!!!!
- Replies: 175
- Views: 46225
Re: Ellebraced is getting braced- PICS !!!!!
So I still hate my braces but I kind of have a peaceful feeling knowing the end is near. I went to take some pictures and my camera battery was dead. I used to take hundreds of pics and now don't even know where my camera is half the time. I have not been myself the last 20 months, I have not enjoy...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:46 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Hi ashesgap! :-1 Thanks for the encouragement, and the pharmaceutical tips! :lol: Now that I think about it, I probably should've waited a week or so before scheduling my dental cleaning, but I figured I'd just take the whole day off work and do everything at once; especially since the two offices a...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:37 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: OK--This was not the plan!
- Replies: 765
- Views: 116881
Re: OK--This was not the plan!
Catgyrl heard the words "FINISHING" in January and she's still in braces... :shock: As I first read your post, I was thinking, "Yeah, I've been hearing FINISHING since late last year..." and then I saw this quote. LOL! I remember asking way back in October 2011 "Six more months?" which would put me...
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:26 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
bannishg - Thanks for the whitening tips! Maybe I will wait a week or so begin the whitening, so any gum swelling and sensitivity can subside. Mitch11 - I'm glad you enjoyed my yammering on, and on. Once I get debraced, I'm going to go back and read my thread all the way through. I'm sure I'll be a...
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:14 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Whoo Hoo!! I know you are super excited. It is funny because I will get my lower wire and bands on the 14th and the next day you will have everything off. Did you get a chance to speak with them about what type of retainer you will be getting? Hey Kimmie! You're lucky you got your uppers done befor...
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:11 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Well… I HAVE A DATE!! No, not that kind of date (Hopefully, that will come later!) An even better one: MY DEBANDING DATE! It will be August 15th at 9:20 AM. :dance: :jump: Even though I’m going to see my ortho next Friday, 8/3, I called the office today to see if I could just go ahead and schedule t...
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:30 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
I've been using the wipes since I got into retainers, both hawley and clear..and they work great!!! Portable and easy to use...and they work!! Whew! Thanks, opera^gal! I'm always hesitant to buy these types of things online, because I don't know how they'll work. Glad to hear they work well. I just...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:47 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Kimmie's Road To A Beautiful Smile (PICS)
- Replies: 280
- Views: 41805
Re: Kimmie's Road To A Beautiful Smile (PICS)
Oh yes... The spacers! My ortho assistant had a horrible time putting mine in. Ortho had to come over and used floss to insert them. I bled like crazy. I swallowed one of them, and chewed the second one in half. The molar bands were even worse. Ortho used all his strength to put those on, and they k...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:12 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Kimmie's Road To A Beautiful Smile (PICS)
- Replies: 280
- Views: 41805
Re: Kimmie's Road To A Beautiful Smile (PICS)
Hey Kimmie! Oh wow - I LOVE your lig color! My teeth aren't white enough to try that one. Wanted to answer some of your questions, before I forget: Re: Elastics on brackets with no hooks - I didn't have hooks on all my brackets either, but that didn't stop my ortho from attaching a piece of wire (I ...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:37 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Hey Cat, You can try http://www.dentakit.com It has retainer cleaning products on there. You don't have long before your teeth are naked again!!!! :-)o :jump: Kimmie- Get outta my head! LOL! I just finished ordering the SonocBrite retainer cleaning kit and some of the cleaning wipes. I know I alrea...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:30 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
- Replies: 665
- Views: 161489
Re: Catgyrl's (Cathy's) Journey at age 42...
Okay, I've decided to go with the Whitestrips. Found the one I wanted online for $31.99 (normally about $60 in stores!) It's the 7-day treatment. Depending on how my teeth feel after demanding, I will probably wait a while before using these. I've started brushing with Sensodyne, so I have about 3 m...