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Debanding Pics!

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by , 04-27-2011 at 02:29 AM (1916 Views)
Here's the set of photos on my Flickr account!
Braces - a set on Flickr

Here's a sneak peek at what you'll see...
April 2009:


April 2011:

(gums are a bit swollen in this pic. They reassure me it won't look so odd when the swelling goes down and the retainers smash the teeth back together).
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  1. Sunny's Avatar
    Your finished smile is outstanding Denise ... huge congratulations! :party:

    Your photos are a fantastic record of your treatment!
  2. Ellebraced's Avatar
    WOW. BEAUTIFULLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumb:

    Congrats, You must be so happy.

    I bet it feels AMAZING to have it all done

    You are getting removable retainers only??

    :D
  3. lojoma's Avatar
    Nice! I hope mine look that good at the end!
  4. lightskinnnn38's Avatar
    Looks so wonderful!! Congrats on your debanding :) I hope my teeth will look as good as yours when I'm done!
  5. catgyrl's Avatar
    WOWZA!!!! I just took a quick glance, and am amazed at how different your teeth look now. :D I was especially interested in that double powerchain, and that looked extremely painful. I got a headache just looking at it. ;) I feel like that's how he's going to close my remaining two gaps - at the last minute, via drastic measures! haha

    I noticed at some point your teeth were edge-to-edge. Did they pull them forward with elastics, or wires? Or, a combination of both? I'm curious because I think that's what needs to be done to my teeth.

    They (and you!) look really beautiful, Denise! :thumb: When I get debraced, I'm getting the first appointment available, and taking the whole day off to celebrate! I doubt my ortho will give out any goodies, though. I think they're on the "cheap" side. haha

    I'm going to go back and look at the pics one by one, in order. Yes, I am obsessed!

    -Cathy
    Updated 04-27-2011 at 06:08 PM by catgyrl
  6. Denise's Avatar
    I do only have removable retainers. I went in yesterday to get them and they messed up making the top one so they had to do another impression and I go in tomorrow to get it, but I am wearing my bottom one and I HATE IT. It's so annoying! It feels like a big hard piece of bubblegum stuck under my tongue and it's rubbing a sore beneath my tongue, though I suppose, as with the braces, it will adjust. The good thing though is that there is a reprieve when I eat! I am absolutely DREADING the top one. I talk worse now with the retainer than I did with the braces.
  7. Denise's Avatar
    Oh and Cathy I am pretty sure most of the movement forward was elastics. Those things were SO painful sometimes, and my jaw was constantly tired. I am sure the wires were involved, but I feel like mostly it was the elastics guiding them that really made the difference. Thanks for the compliments everyone, I am really happy with my smile now and I feel so confident and almost like I'm part of some secret 'we have awesome teeth' club haha. I also got my nose pierced the day after my braces came off, so I'm just on a roll with changes!
  8. xBlankZ's Avatar
    What a big difference! I have a long time until I get my train tracks off. Did you have any stains on your teeth when they took your braces off?
  9. Jude63's Avatar
    Gotta say in a word your teeth look: Gorgeous!
  10. Denise's Avatar
    Nope no stains!! I was pretty adamant the whole two years though about brushing, flossing, and using mouth wash.
  11. Phantom Muse's Avatar
    Denise - CONGRATS! Your teeth look so lovely. I know how excited you were to get them off, so I am happy that the day FINALLY arrived! Enjoy!
  12. JessTheMess's Avatar
    Wow your teeth look amazing! I hope mine look that good after braces!!