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I had my adjustment today and finally got my powerchain off the bottom. In its place I have what seems to be a "braided" wire from molar band to molar band and regular ligs. On the top it's still the trusy ole' powerchain! Those pesky extraction gaps don't seem to want to budge! I also found out what types of retainers I will be getting.... bonded on the bottom and Essix for the top. In the midst of the excitement about my powerchain I completely forgot to ask about how the roots of my canines are closer to the surface of the gum!!! I'm one of the few that suffer from C.R.S.!!! Just wanted to share my progress! Thanks for reading!
Metal top & TPA-4/6/05 Btm Lingual Arch-4/05
Upper ex-8/05 Lower ex-9/05
Metal btm-10/14/05
Lingual arch off-2/06
Those pesky extraction gaps don't seem to want to budge! I also found out what types of retainers I will be getting.... bonded on the bottom and Essix for the top. In the midst of the excitement about my powerchain I completely forgot to ask about how the roots of my canines are closer to the surface of the gum!!! I'm one of the few that suffer from C.R.S.!!! Just wanted to share my progress! Thanks for reading! 
