Geri's Braces Journey

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djspeece
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Re: Geri's Braces Journey

#31 Post by djspeece »

Gerib wrote:I feel like a failure. My lower jaw hasn't moved enough to get the rest of my brackets on. He said maybe October. I wear my elastics, did everything he told me... And still not enough.
Like teenagers, jaws and teeth can be a bit stubborn no matter what you do, but it's just a phase and eventually they will wise up! Hang in there!
Dan

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -- Buddist saying
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thewholetooth
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Re: Geri's Braces Journey

#32 Post by thewholetooth »

Chin up! :)
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Nozzelnut
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Re: Geri's Braces Journey

#33 Post by Nozzelnut »

Gerib wrote:I feel like a failure. My lower jaw hasn't moved enough to get the rest of my brackets on. He said maybe October. I wear my elastics, did everything he told me... And still not enough.
There's no reason to feel like a failure over something that's completely out of your control. If we could will our teeth into proper alignment, this message board wouldn't exist.

Remember, it's a marathon and not a sprint. Don't get too down about it; it will happen.
Round 3 (lifetime) Damon stainless applied 3/16/20 (after 4 weeks attempting invisalign) On for about 18 months
Night time elastics with invisalign retainers; still...
Double jaw surgery was 6/18/15...
Orthodontics never really ends...
I'm emphatically against extraction orthodontics!
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Gerib
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Re: Geri's Braces Journey

#34 Post by Gerib »

Thanks guys, I am just really disappointed.
Geri

Braces on 2/18/14, elastics since day 1.

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The album above is my journey in photos. I am intending to keep it updated with progress photos.

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Ozinewbie
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Re: Geri's Braces Journey

#35 Post by Ozinewbie »

Good luck on your braces journey... I'm nearly 4 weeks into mine.. After a week I started to wonder what the hell I had done! But pain has gotten a lot better & I'm less self conscious, especially when I'm teaching all day in front of 32 ten year olds :)
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