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Well since I am nearing the end I thought I would give my opinion of my experience in braces as an adult.

This is my second time in braces and my teeth had shifted since having them removed at 13. My upper front tooth was wonky, my lowers were crowded and I had a 10 mm overbite.

APPEARANCE with Braces
-I was concerned about my husband being older than me and looking too young, but not one person said anything to me
-I was afraid people ...

I am soooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!

I am in the Final stages of my braces after 17 months :shock: My original sentence was 2.5 years so I am ahead of schedule and have 2-3 months left. He said he may do 1 more (maybe 2 more adjustments) which are 4 weeks apart now (not 6) and then they slowly take them off, molar bands first then a couple weeks later BRACES OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That means by mid August I will be free, not in time for the big family reunion July long weekend but less ...

Sorry its been so long since I posted pics. Things get kinda boring after 500 days I notice somethings opening up, some things closing but overall its getting there. My overbite was 10mm at the start and as you can see its almost not existent, a mm or 2. My right side seems to have opened up a bit again but left side just has a small black spot so thats good.

I took a pic of the front elastic I wear at night time and the upside down triangles I wear 24/7 though I prefer the class ...

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I went in for my adjustment (15 months in almost). I thought my upper back molar band wire was bent (probably from eating popcorn and chips and yummy evil foods) It was and she said it didn't fit in the molar bracket/band anymore and since this is my finishing wire with a million complicated bends in it they took it out. So the tooth is FREE, OMG it feels so good. It didn't hurt at all just a cut and the molar band was off and now I can't stop licking it and feeling a really naked tooth.
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Hi guys

Well Its true braces get very boring. I had my 10th adjustment they said everything looked GOOD and I did a great job wearing my elastics to move my lower jaw forward/upper backwards so now after about 6 months of the same elastic configuration I am now in the holding position (upside down triangles) I can't believe my jaw is finally where it should be, I started with a 10mm overbite which is crazy and now its great with only elastics use and wire adjustments, no forsus ...

Hi everyone, been a long busy summer so I will post more in the next couple weeks when things get back to normal and post some new pics but had a quick question...

I have been in my finishing wires for 13 weeks and 7 weeks. Braces on for almost 9 months, my original estimate was 28-30 months. There is a bit of an overbite still (maybe 2mm) and some gaps but most of my teeth are straight and inline but 2. I just don't see how it can take another 20 months unless things don't move. ...

Okay as promised here are 2 pics. You will have to look in my blog for before pics.

So you can see my teeth are a LOT straighter and I am on the last thick wire before the finishing wire is used to move things along.

I got a new camera which is taking AWESOME pics. Sony cypershot 16.1 MB, Its a great camera if anyone is looking. No need to focus or press macro button for closeups it does it all on its own.

My lower jaw is currently a bit wonky when ...

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Hi everyone

So yesterday I got Elastics. To move my lower jaw inline with my upper jaw. I think its called midline. THE BEST NEWS.........I DON"T NEED the scary FORSUS springs. YEAH ME!!!! I guess my teeth are moving better than they thought when they did my assessment.

I have had my braces for 4 months. I am on the super thick wire and will get the finishing wires in 6 weeks. Can't get too excited because I still have like 18 months to 24 months left.
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So I am on Day 113 or almost 4 months and it finally happened (for most of the time).....

I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY BRACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so obsessed before but finally after going away for 2 weeks to Grandma-sit and to shop!! I finally don't care, I don't even really think about them. I don't give a flying F&**.

This is huge for me, if you remember I didn't even want to leave the house on Day 1.

YEAH ME!!!!!!!
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Hey guys

Hope everyone is doing well and Spring is near for everyone.

SO my husband started a new job and I THOUGHT that I would get some coverage BUT NOPE!!! have to be under 18, old age sucks, okay I am almost 33 but still OLD to extended medical/dental. I think there is a extended account I have to figure out. I LOVE "free" money though, good news is I can go to the dentist ASAP for FREE!!!! more money for clothes!!!

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Well it is kind of going fast but when I think I have 858 days (worst case scenario) left it makes me have a panic attack and wonder WHAT THE HECK I have done .....ODGWHID.....So I kind of try to pretend they are not there and then everyone I know and also complete strangers comment on them so that is kind of hard to keep pretending. I must say it is amazing how much better they look after just 10 weeks but there is a lot of work to still do. Funny thing is if my teeth were this straight (and I ...

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Well I am all bracketed up again. Took under 5 minutes, didn't even take the wire totally out or anything.

My tooth sure moved a lot in 2 days. A LOT, I will post a pic, so I hope it moves back again just as fast

I treated myself to a Timmys double double...YUMMY!!!!!!!! I have to get the new tooth stained ASAP so it looks like my other stained teeth.

Last night while I was multitasking (which my husband says I am horrible at) .... I was eating salad while talking on the phone and the small spoon (which I thought would be easier than a fork) knocked my front upper ceramic bracket off.

F&*&$$#*&^@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to go away on Wednesday and that means another trip to the Ortho, 45 minutes away, while I am busy getting ready to go away. Luckily I called the ortho at 8am and then can get me in tomorrow. ...

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I went for another appointment today but nothing really happened, just got 2 back lower molar bands and they didn't even put the wire thru it. I don't go back for another 4 weeks, so my 1st adjustment will be 9 weeks from my brace date. They said I will get the next wire up, I guess in total there is 3 strengths or something. Oh well I was hoping for tension but I guess at least I will be able to eat good for the next 4 weeks. My spacers this past week didn't even bother me.

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Hi guys

Sorry I have not blogged much. I have a blog elsewhere and have been making more entries over there. Sorry.

Okay so it's DAY 4 and I feel SOOOOOO much better.

Basically I was in the day 1.... DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE but Day 2 I forced myself to go for a walk downtown and I didn't run into anyone or have to talk to anyone. My biggest concern is because I can't really close my mouth it was bad before braces but braces made it 10x worse. I was ...