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I'm getting more and more excited as July 1st approaches!

I thought I'd make a progress report to inspire myself and members of this forum:


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See you soon!

~Victor

Thank you, Ken and Melissa for your support!!

Just one question though: Does anybody out there know if the ortho will let me choose which type of retainer I want? Or is Hawley the "default" choice?

Chris, Congratulations on your decision to get braced! I had no idea that payment plan was available.. I just did an installment plan directly with the ortho... Are the brackets still feeling huge? That will subside after a few weeks. I've had my braces for over a year... most people say "you d...

Hi Luella , Just getting caught up on your story. Congratulations on your decision to get braced!! The different color ligs must have some effect on their strength, 'cuz at my last adjustment (which was my final adjustment--getting debanded on July 1st & so excited about that), Dr. S insisted th...

My ortho measured the distance in gaps of tooth extraction sites. Apparantly gaps are closing but it goes sooooooooooooooo slow. A real downer to be honest. I do not see anything but then I see my teeth every day and woudn't notice!? hi danish, wow, your teeth are making awesome progress! All you h...

braced again A.K.A. Ken , Thank you for your kind words, I am getting more & more excited as July 1st gets closer & closer! Everyone in this forum has just been wonderful. I hope you come back for the "unveiling"! Now the only question is: What whitening method shall I choose... a...

Hi, Flaka, Thank You for visiting my thread, and Thank You for your compliments! And don't be jealous... its all done with Photoshop.... be sure to come back after July 1st!!!

~Victor

Chillin-In-Grilz (aka Stephanie),

Amazing progress! Your pics look great! Looks like you are ready for debanding?

~Victor

Lisa65, Thank you for stopping by, and for your kind compliments. I has been a while, hasn't it... after reading your thread, now I understand why you haven't been on... I feel kind of guilty (?) that my treatment has been as fast and as problem-free as it has been... no major challenges to speak o...

hi, kittymeow84, and thank you for the compliments!!! I'm so excited about D-Day!!!

Hi Tim,

Just dropping by to catch up on your story. Great smile & excellent results!! If all goes well, I will be joining you in this Forum in July. Has the bottom retainer been behaving itself?

Talk to you soon,

~Victor

wow, hoping in a year I can show such results! you gotta be pleased! hello PARR and thank you for your kind words! And "pleased" is an understatement. I am very excited that my braces are going to be removed earlier than expected... the months and months and months of wearing these #$#@%@...

Hello, Shannon, welcome to Archwired and congratulations on your decision to get braced!!! here is some advice that was given to me by a moderator that is no longer a member of the board, so I'm going to pass this advice along to you.... Hopefully you'll read it before your appointment: Before Your ...

Hi Melissa,

great progress! you can totally tell the difference in such a short amount of time... hopefully your treatment time will be shorter than expected..
Here's to speedy treatment!

~Victor

Hola Flaka, Welcome to Archwired, just getting caught up on your story... I had to wear that exact same elastics configuration for the first 6 months of my journey... It was a pain to get used to, but pretty soon you'll become a pro at changing the elastics... for a little while I had a sharp edge s...