Drew's braces story. BIG adjustment today! Pics.

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#1 Post by **Drewjb007** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:35 pm

What's up yall? I am a simple 15 year old boy who is VERY vain. I started my braces journey about a month ago. There has been good, bad, and ugly. Lets start with the good: My Ortho told me I only needed braces on the top and that I only had to wear them for 10-11 months. I got ceramic so they are sorta invisible.

The bad: I am very vain and don't like showing my teeth with braces. Like most teenagers I have hit that stage where my looks mean ALOT

! I have a crush on a girl but I don't know if she will like me now that I have braces. SHE IS HOT!!! Although I have ceramic many people seem to notice them which is a let down. I have to brush after every meal

!

The Ugly: Food gets stuck in my teeth and it looks really nasty.
My clear ligs have already stained to an ugly brown color that is not very pretty.

I am going in for my first adjustment in a couple of week so we will see how it goes

!

#2 Post by **Drewjb007** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:31 pm

Oh... by the way... I talked to this "hottie" and she didn't even care

! I have always known that she is a great person but I didn't know how she would react. Turns out I made alot of fuss out of nothing

. Most people I talk to comment on my braces (all positive so far), we talk about them for a few minutes, and thats it! I wish I would have done this a few years ago when I had the chance, but I'm glad I went ahead and did things now

. Thanks for the advice on the ligs, I will try a new color next time. These clear ones I'm using now are just awful

! Thanks again for keeping me going

Drewjb007

#3 Post by **Joanna20** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 2:53 pm

Hi Drewjb007! Good to hear that everything went good with that girl!
I too, should have gotten braces during teenagehood but I was really vain too and really ... well a teenager. So as I turned 20 I realised to had to do something about my teeth. So here I am

I'm happy that you could make that decision at such young age, that means you are responsible and care about ur teeth and oral health!
KK is GREAT! She always cheers everyone on the boards, always has the nicest words. I want an authograph too

Do you think that you could post some pictures of your teeth for us someday? We all love pics

Take care and good luck with the rest of your treatment!

Joanna

#4 Post by **Drewjb007** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:14 pm

Thanks so much for the kind words

! Yeah, I am planning on getting some pictures up when I find out how. As of now I have no idea where to start. If any of yall no how feel free to tell me. Poor old Mississippi boys like me don't know much about this new fangled technology

. Everything is going good so far and I haven't had hardly any pain yet which is great

! I have also noticed that two of my teeth have moved a great deal since getting braces only a month ago! My bite is perfect I just have multiple spaces on the top. Hopefully the Ortho will fill me in on whats going on when I go in for my first adjustment in a couple of weeks. Thanks again for all the kind words

!

Drewjb007

#5 Post by **samantha_lou** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:03 pm

Great to hear that everything is going well Drew, no pain is always good to hear!

#6 Post by **juf_84** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:08 am

Hi Drew!

Glad to hear it's been pretty good so far. I don't get braced for a few days yet (but it keeps getting closer...) and at the moment my biggest worry is the "Ugly" as you put it! I can only imagine how long it will take me to brush my teeth post B-Day and how many times a day it will be...

BUT as everyone says, think of the beautiful smile we will have at the end! And it's fantastic you're taking the plunge at 15- it will all be over before you know it!

Best of luck with the hottie!

Cheers!

#7 Post by **psychic** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:36 am

Hi Drew!

Great that things are working fine for you

If you want to post some pictures, you may use ImageShack , it's very easy to use.

Keep us updated with your progresses!

Good luck

#8 Post by **ThisIsMary** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:16 pm

Hey Drew, just a suggestion about staining; I have upper ceramics as well and after trying different shades of white, clear and tooth colored, I've found that the color "pearl" is the least likely to stain.

~Mary

#9 Post by **Drewjb007** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:45 pm

Thanks for all the support

! Next adjustment I will try a new lig color. The ones I got now are just... BLAH

!

#10 Post by **Drewjb007** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:20 pm

Well I finally was able to post one pic. I know this one stinks but taking pictures of yourself is quite hard

! My teeth aren't that yellow, I just had bad lighting. I will try and get some better pics out quickly. Thanks

!

Drewjb007

#11 Post by **Drewjb007** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:33 pm

Alrighty then! Well I have a decent photo now. The last one I posted (the really ugly one) was from about 3 weeks ago. This one is from today. You may not be able to tell it but I have certainly noticed some movement going on. The most movement I have seen is from the front 4 teeth. I will try to get a side view up eventually. I apologize for the really ugly lig color, I know it looks nasty

! I have an adjustment coming up in about a week so we will see how it goes! Thanks for all the support!

Drewjb007

#12 Post by **Drewjb007** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:17 pm

Just a quick question for all my veteran metal mouths. How long does it generally take for gaps to close? I am only a little over a month into my treatment and I was just wondering when I can start looking into the mirror and say, "Dang...My teeth look good!"

Thanks so much,

Drewjb007

#13 Post by **Drewjb007** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:16 pm

Well folks...today is the day. Today I go in for my... wait for it...wait for it...
MY FIRST ADJUSTMENT! I'm actually kinda excited about it too. I've been waiting for this day for 6 weeks, and now it's finally here

. The thing I'm most excited about is getting new ligs... As all of you know the ones I had were just nasty

. I will update as soon as I get home tonight to tell yall what went down. Until then just pray for me that I remember to take some Asprin before I go in...

Drewjb007

#14 Post by **Drewjb007** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:04 pm

Well I had my first adjustment yesterday and boy was it something. I got this HUGE wire put on and powerchains on my front two teeth. The awesome thing about it is in just 5 hours my gap in my front teeth was gone

! I know your thinking "this guy is crazy" but I'm not. In 5 hours with powerchains it was gone

! Boy am I excited! My mouth is very sore though

! I will update further as time goes by.

Drewjb007

#15 Post by **Drewjb007** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:04 am

Thanks for all of your support

! I will have to try the skin massage thing, it is pretty sore up there. When I went for my adjustment I asked if they had any other "invisible" colors beside clear. I got a very easy response...no. So I got clear again so in about a week my teeth will once again be brown, but who cares, I'm so excited about my progress to notice things like brown teeth

The ortho told my I was taking great care of my teeth which was a good thing. He told me next time he will put powerchains on my front four teeth or front six teeth rather than just the front two. I ate a Snickers bar for breakfast this morning so I am getting a little better with the whole eating thing again

. This is off subject but... I GOT MY DRIVERS PERMIT! Now I can drive, (with my parents

), wherever I want! Also I need a haircut. Well thats all I got for now, I will update when something exciting happens. Talk to y'all then!

Drewjb007

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