lauralea
Senior Member

hey all,
officialy brace free as of now! I know..im really lucky to have been in and out so quickly ( 8 months) when my original treatment plan was for 10-12 months. My ortho was especially surprised at how quickly my teeth moved.
So in saying that...it wasnt the greastest feeling havingthe brackets pried off your teeth...lots of pressure forces to get those puppies off I tell ya, then the good old grind the teeth down. Second step was bonded retainers, top and bottom, this was no

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YAAA...just putting it out there...getting braces off next week!! YEAH
So simple question...for those of you who have bonded lin retainers...are there different types? My fam dentist told me to ask for the one that is only bonded on each linginal canine (same she got) instead of each individual tooth as is the bonded retainer that someone i know got just a few weeks ago..both from the same ortho...
HELP????

So I got a debond date of Nov 3rd! It wasnt my normal ortho who saw me, so I dont feel like I was able to talk about things with him like I would have wanted. I quess im super happy with my bottom, but Im not sure about my top teeth yet. I know they are straight, but im not sure if they are rotated properly. I quess im chassing the 'holywood' smile, but i dont know if my teeth can do it. I dont know, im honestly not much of a vanity person...but my teeth are more round then they are square and its

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Hello all,
So my last appointment was interesting.
I had a Pan xray to see my root movement, and so far the ortho is happy with that.
He actually didnt seem to pleased with how quick my teeth were moving, im not sure about this one. He said he didnt expect them to move this quick, and that we are ahead of the ballgame. He also said that we are looking about taking them off in the next few visits (4-5 months??)
He did shape the teeth a little, I have very round teeth,

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Well I have matured to a bigger wire, square one also. I quess this is a good thing, wow could i ever feel it when they put the new wires in..ouch!
Well next visit i think he plans on doing xrays as well, I see that my teeth have moved (in partiular the bottom ones), but I think it will be better when he reshapes the teeth likehe said he would. My teeth are very round and obviously want them square so they look better.
Anyhoe, I shallpost some pics.
The only downside i hae

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