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So I've been living braces free for a year now and it still catches me off-guard when I see myself in pictures!

I'm thrilled with the end result and have one bit of advice for you would-be braces removers: keep that retainer on 24-7 during the first six months!

I was so excited to be sans-braces that at first I would cook for 1-2 hours then eat for a bit, then have dessert, then go watch a movie and have a soda or eat chips while watching. In short I was going ...

So the retained life kind of sucks. I produce a lot of saliva when wearing it so its kind of like chewing gum all day - I'm constantly hungry. We're not talking "hrm maybe I'll get a snack" hunger - I'm talking about stomache rumbles 2 hours after feeling stuffed!

Then I don't want to eat because it involves removing the retainer while I cook, then eat. After every meal I brush, sometimes floss and put the retainer back in. This is fine for full meals but when I'm debating ...

Well its been another month so that means its time to visit my favorite ortho (no offense to yours). My appointment is at 12:30 so I'm killing some time on-line before heading over.

They may come off today but I doubt it. They look and feel fine to me but my ortho is a lot pickier than me - I thought they were perfect a year ago LOL

Also I get fitted for a retainer and receive it a couple of hours later the same day I'm debraced. The office closes at 4:30 or 5 so I ...

My appointment is in 1.5 hours and I am so nervous! I've had these braces so long they've become a part of my identity. Every month I see (and feel!) progress.

Last month my ortho said they may come off today or possibly next month. The gap I was concerned about last month closed and my bite seems normal again - but I've been in his care long enough to know what seems like perfection to me isn't always good enough him

So lets see what happens - if they come off today ...

It was my first t-day in braces and it wasn't as bad as I'd expected! Turkey doesn't really get stuck in (my) braces and the sides were all easy to handle too.

I came prepared with a small pocket mirror so I could check my teeth without having to run into the bathroom and fake incontinence all night

How were your meals?

Last night was my first night with bottom braces. I took an Excedrin PM before sleep to make sure the pressure wouldn't keep me up. I also "waxxed" the bottoms but not the tops.

Waxxing is kind of a pain. The little wax tube needs to be flattened and pressed over the brace, giving me a funny shaped face. I also missed the back part on the left side so the inside of my gums there are a bit sore. Last time it took me about a week to become desensitized to the braces so I'm ...