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Braces at 32
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:09 am
by broadabroad
I ended up getting braces a second time at 32. My first go round was during my teenage years and I was not properly educated on braces maintenance and proper elastic wear. Now that I am doing it again to fix other issues, I am trying to be as proactive as possible. I have a long road ahead of me as I ultimately will have to get a bone graft and dental implant placed for a molar that was extracted several years ago. So far I am at nine weeks with ceramic braces on the top and metal braces on the bottom. I had one tooth extracted to balance out my jaw as my previous orthodontist extracted an odd number of teeth and my midline was significantly shifted. I will post pictures later.
Re: Braces at 32
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:29 am
by MummaFish48
Welcome!
This is a great forum to connect and people love to hear how others are getting on.
Good luck on your journey
Re: Braces at 32
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:21 pm
by broadabroad
Thank you, Mummafish. I am very glad I found this community.
Re: Braces at 32
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 9:24 pm
by Tiche
Welcome and GL with your braces!
Re: Braces at 32
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:16 am
by broadabroad
I'm nearing the end of my braces journey and I really want to post updated pictures, but I'm not sure how to do that on an iPhone. I'll have to dig around on here and see if it's possible. My ortho has me coming back in on March 22 and then she said she would start "closing me out," with a possible debanding date in April or at the latest May. I'm in my final wire, she's just trying to grt my midline on and I think she's going to put me in finishing elastics. (At least I hope she does.) I wonder what the minimum time for those would be to set a good bite. My next step is to get a bone graft for a molar that had to be pulled a few years back, and then finally an inplant. I'm pregnant right now, so the graft is off the table until after baby arrives. Does anyone know what the success rate is of grafts done soon after childbirth? I realize that is very specific, but if anyone would know, it would be this group! I'm so happy to finally be coming to the end of my treatment, but on the other hand I wish I already had the graft and implant taken care of.
Re: Braces at 32
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:50 am
by broadabroad
I would also like to add I forgot my own age.
One year off isn't bad!