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I finally got my molar bands off last week! I am scheduled to get my braces off on April 24th. The long wait is over. It took a long time for my teeth to quit hitting each other and hurting. They had me coming in every 2 weeks for the past 2 months to try and make me comfortable. My teeth looked straight but when an adjustment was made, another tooth started hurting. It went back and forth like that for a while until it was finally right.

My molars hurt for about 3 days after the bands were removed. Now the spaces need to close up so they are having me chew gum. I haven't chewed gum since getting my braces on. It does feel nice not to have those bands on back there anymore but you sure get used to brushing them with them on. I almost forgot how to brush real teeth. I was doing it like I had them on at first. I can't wait till I can brush them all like normal.

I have to admit, the braces were a pain but it will be totally worth it. I know I will be smiling a lot in a week!

I am so excited for you! Remember how much we enjoy before and after pics on here, too!

Yes, I will post pictures when I get them off!

Oh wow, that's like TOMORROW!! So glad it all worked out in the end and so quickly too - I have my (in theory) last appointment tomorrow before I get these bad boys off on May 10th but still not getting excited because of new gaps that have appeared. All will be revealed tomorrow...but not in the same sense as you

Enjoy the big reveal and definitely post some before and afters - it reminds me to ask the orthodontist for my dental photos so I can do that same.

Yay!

Well, they are finally off! The removal process went fairly quick since the molar bands were taken off almost 2 weeks prior. They had to grind off the adhesive and polish up my teeth. They got impressions taken for my clear retainers and I picked those up the same afternoon. It now feels like my mouth is back to normal again. I didn't find that it felt odd. It just felt normal. I did have a habit of brushing my teeth with the toothbrush angled and now I can brush normally again. I love using regular floss too.

The retainers look nice but they do hurt when I take them off. It feels like I am pulling my teeth off. The orthodontist did say my teeth will probably hurt for a while and it is slowly getting better. They pretty much hurt only when I take the retainer off. They are getting easier to take off. My ortho said they should get more flexible after a few days and it will be easier. I am beyond thrilled to have them off though.

There really isn't a huge difference between the before/after pictures because my teeth weren't that crooked. My bottom teeth were a bit crooked but they are straight now. You can't see it in this picture though. It was the overbite/overjet that was the biggest issue I did include some pictures before/during/after.

Here are a couple of pictures during when I was getting my two front teeth fixed last year. My gumline was even but the teeth were different lengths so my dentist fixed.

pjade1 wrote:Well, they are finally off! The removal process went fairly quick since the molar bands were taken off almost 2 weeks prior. They had to grind off the adhesive and polish up my teeth. They got impressions taken for my clear retainers and I picked those up the same afternoon. It now feels like my mouth is back to normal again. I didn't find that it felt odd. It just felt normal. I did have a habit of brushing my teeth with the toothbrush angled and now I can brush normally again. I love using regular floss too.

The retainers look nice but they do hurt when I take them off. It feels like I am pulling my teeth off. The orthodontist did say my teeth will probably hurt for a while and it is slowly getting better. They pretty much hurt only when I take the retainer off. They are getting easier to take off. My ortho said they should get more flexible after a few days and it will be easier. I am beyond thrilled to have them off though.

There really isn't a huge difference between the before/after pictures because my teeth weren't that crooked. My bottom teeth were a bit crooked but they are straight now. You can't see it in this picture though. It was the overbite/overjet that was the biggest issue I did include some pictures before/during/after.

Congrats!!! Fantastic results.

Congratulations! They look fantastic

They look great!