NAHKY's Long Bracial Journey - New Pics Pg 16

[jenfire]

Wow! Your teeth look amazing

Congrats!

[chillin-in-grilz]

What an awesome journey!!!!! I might be getting jaw surgery as well during braces or after. Not sure.

[Elyse84]

Your teeth look phenomenal. You must be totally happy!

I'm at the beginning of my journey, and your result is totally inspirational.

[samantha_lou]

Looking great Jason, such an amazing result!

Congratulations!

[bebeger]

WOW...

by comparing with your initial state of your teeth, i must say that your new teeth really looks 100 times better!!

congrats! u finally did it!! dont u just love your new smile!!!!!!!???!!!!

[nahky]

The results are in!

Thankyou everyone for your kind words!!!!!

Although slightly concerned about a tiny opening between my front teeth, there have been some great progress. I will go to my orthodontist today to see if adjustments can be made to see if the gap can be reduced. its tiny, only i notice it, but i know all teeth settle differently.

i have been using plenty of whitening products. Lots of supermarket brands. Lots i find very unsatisfying, and very unconvincing. Well i took the step to go to the dentist to get custom made trays. one week later, I'm thrilled. Thrilled to bits with the results. it has really brought everything together for a really nice finish

Here is my progress pics again and the now results....


Before braces n surgery


the elastics phase (a long phase at that) Before the debracing


The before and after whitening phase. I'm stoked with the pearly-ness. It is slightly yellow at the bottom teeth, but i'm not complaining. I;'ve only used 1/3 of the whitening mixture that was given to me. I'm saving the rest for touch ups if i ever feel the need. I don't smoke or drink too much coffee so I'd say it'll last awhile. I'll keep it updated if anything changes.

The dullness is gone, The yellow tinge is no longer , and the lustre is back, something i haven't had since i was a kid. Didn't expect to it dramatically change so quickly after a week .I used 'Nite White' ACP, the deluxe kit. It is good for 27 applications, so 27 nights basically for 3-4 hours each application. I have used 9 applications. I have health insurance so i got it for a reasonable price. 130 AUD. Well worth it, when comparing to the countless crap supermarket stuff i have purchased in the past. I'm sure some of them do work, but its not for me.

The custom made trays are really comfortable to wear in comparison to anything else i have used. quite fuss free. The dosage for the mixture is accurate and I don't swallow much if any mixture.

Jason

[SimInsomniac]

Beautiful teeth! Such a huge improvement from how they were. The whitening has made them look even more fantastic.
Hope things continue to go well post-braces.

Sim

[BraceFacePrincess]

Your story inspires me! Thanks for sharing.

[nahky]

I was previously worried about a small gap opening up between my two front teeth.

Well i made that appoiment with the ortho and he quickly adjusted my retainer. Instantly when he snapped my retainers back in, I could feel the tightness around my teeth. and he told me the gap was already closing. Not only was I happy about it this, but I was happy I wasn't imagining things when I said I saw a gap between my teeth

Im quite happy with how things are looking




So far, havent had many notice my braces are off. But i did get a compliment from a co-worker. She said she noticed my braces were off and they looked very nice. Felt pretty good She was thinking of getting braces herself though, maybe thats why she noticed my teeth more.

[Elyse84]

Your finished result is amazing. And the whitening really seems to have worked very well!

Congrats!

[chillin-in-grilz]

Wow, it looks to good to be real lol did you get special stuff done? lol jk awesome results.

[nvcarissa]

Omigosh! Really Gorgeous Smile! The whitening just finishes everything up so nicely.

[bec1989]

Hi
I'm new, name's Becky.
Have just been reading this thread.
Scary stuff.
I have an underbite worse than yours but it doesn't affect me at all in day to day life, just don't like smiling showing my teeth on photos.

Just the past couple of days I've been looking at underbite surgery on the net. By top teeth lean in slightly which makes the gap appear bigger too.
But I think my mum would be more likely to get surgery than me as she says it's really 'affected' her her whole life.

You had the surgery on my birthday! May 24th. And yep Bob Dylan's.
But I've got to say this thread kinda scared me and added to putting me off ever getting it, although your teeth look amazing in the end, was certainly after a lot of work and I think I just couldn't handle it all psychologically, the amount your face swells is unbelievable, didn't realise it would be so much. Very depressing!

I couldnt sleep properly tonight. Constantly waking up. I just cant get comfortable. Only the hospital bed was accomodating enough.

I really hate this. the pressure i feel in my head is so immense. I cringe eveytime i see thr mirror. I scare myself. i look sub-human. I dont think i've peaked yet. Its worth it in the end. But at this point, i dont think i'd do it again if given a chance. this is a gory horrible experience.

my breath stinks, i eat by letting my lower lip hanging over the rim of the bowl and use and spooon to slurp it into my mouth. Every slight movement of my head, i feel blood rushing to my cheeks.

Im strating to bruise all over my neck. and my lips r HUGE, now with bruising.

i hate this.

In partic has put me off!

But I may just look into getting a brace to straighten the top ones

P.S don't know if you can really tell so much on these, but just to introduce myself anyway, here's pictures of me...not smiling showing my teeth

[nahky]

Hi Becky...

I had to think about this post of yours. It did make me reflect on the whole experience. I am a bit disappointed that my thread has deterred you from something I Have done. It was a diary of sorts of how i was feeling at the time. With what you quoted, you must read it in context, this was during the peak of my swelling, now ofcourse its not going to pretty and i'm not going to sugar coat it. Those few days were quite hard to bare.

But in saying that, you must have read my post days afterwards and see how things quickly changed and how happy i was.

Now in regards of you saying how the under-bite is worse than mine and doesn't affect your everyday life. Well, i wouldn't say someones under-bite is worse than someone else's, unless they are a borderline case which can be fixed with braces alone. An under-bite is an under-bite regardless. I would say you are fortunate in the case that you have a strong chin from looking at your pictures. I had a weak chin, which didn't help things.

Again, with what you quoted of mine, where i said i wouldn't do this again if i had the chance, I can't even remember typing that! Which tells me something, i typed that in jest and for the moment. The major swelling only lasted days. No one can expect to have the end result immediately. that'd be no fun

You have to be reasonable and logical when taking on these things. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I would be a bit more prepared. If you don't feel the need to do so, that is perfectly fine. But i reckon, if you want to be truly happy in your own skin, why do a half-arse job, and just go for it. But i say only do it if you really want to. Braced teeth with an underbite might accentuate it, will you be able to smile for photos then?

Have you consulted with a orthodontist yet?

Maybe your Mother will get the surgery first, I don't know, but that will sure be a good learning curve for the both of you. A first hand account of the experience, while learning to take care of each other.

Goodluck Becky

[chillin-in-grilz]

Hey, your story is a true inspiration for me, I hope I get amazing results as you did:)