I was AWOL for over a year... but I still have these braces

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I was AWOL for over a year... but I still have these braces

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Hey all! Just thought I'd stop by after being inactive for over a year. Admittedly, since I'm in that boring "bite correction" phase of treatment, there hasn't been much going on visually in ye' olde mouth. It's so boring that even my ortho stopped taking pictures after getting shots for SureSmile last year.

For those that may remember me, my blog is here (you may recognize my teeth, of which I have no recent picture. Perhaps I will remedy that soon):
http://bracedface.blogspot.com/

Shocking that I haven't updated it in over a year.

Anyway, I finally had my last of four TADs removed last week (the final TAD made it almost a full two years in the same spot -- surely, a record). My last of four extraction gaps is closing and one side looks awesome. My upper midline is off a few mm, but I'm doing my best to not get crazy about it. I've been told that my braces MAY be off by April, but who knows. After two and a half years, it's kind of just life now.

So if anybody has questions about TADs or extractions, fire away. I try to put this wealth of what I hope will soon be useless knowledge to me to good use. :D

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