Metal Mouth Message Board

It's always encouraging to see how much can be accomplished with braces.

Here is my one-year anniversary comparison pic!

I will have more pictures up in my progress thread soon, but I thought I would share this as encouragement for those of you starting your journey!

Looking amazing, what brilliant progress!

nice results and teeth shape! i like the symmetry of your lips now too!!

Awesome progress! Your teeth are coming together beautifully! I can't wait for my one year!

Wow, your teeth look great!!!! Looks like you might finish before your 24 month estimate!!!

Your teeth look fabulous! Great progress. What is the estimated time for your braces to be on?

Bracesat57 wrote:Your teeth look fabulous! Great progress. What is the estimated time for your braces to be on?

24 months. I am about halfway there. I'm guessing I'm right on target.

They look great. You must be very pleased. I've just reached twelve months but my top teeth are a not level. Still, plenty of time left. Do you wear elastics? Sorry if I missed it in your earlier posts.

your smile looks fantastic! Can i ask, did you need to have any extractions?

Uptown Girl wrote:They look great. You must be very pleased. I've just reached twelve months but my top teeth are a not level. Still, plenty of time left. Do you wear elastics? Sorry if I missed it in your earlier posts.

I haven't worn elastics as much as you would think. I had them for about 6 weeks about 8 months into braces. I started wearing them again at about 13 months. Besides that, most of my alignment has been achieved without elastics.

pantlover wrote:your smile looks fantastic! Can i ask, did you need to have any extractions?

No! I was initially recommended for extractions, but my ortho decided to take a chance and start my treatment without extractions. The deal was that if it didn't work out or if I ran the risk of unhealthy tipping for my gums/teeth, then I would go for extractions. Luckily, it never came to that. At my 12 month mark, I had IPR on my lower jaw to buy 2-3mm. It seems to have done the trick.

I am VERY grateful that my ortho decided to test out a non-extraction treatment.

Your mid line is starting to look enviable! Awesome progress.

Awesome progress, congrats!