Closing all these gaps, finally! - Madison, WI

So I've had braces for 2 years and 9 months. It's basically been a boring slow crawl to close all my spaces. I'm getting the brackets of off on the 17th. At that time I'll get a temporary retainer for three weeks then I'll get a series of trays like invisilign to complete treatment. I got my lower braces off last fall. I have a wire bonded behind the lower 6 teeth. It's been a long journey but a very great one. So close to the end! you can kinda see in the photos the minute Gaps that need to close yet. So exciting!

Hi! Well, after one full year in braces I have gone through a million changes! Almost all of my gaps have closed and my smile looks almost like a million bucks already! I recently discovered that I have two tiny cavities in between two teeth on my top left. No big deal. I had that portion of braces removed to get it fixed, then I'll go back for my normal adjustment and new wires. I have had springs for a long time now to slowly bring the back molars forward. It is amazing how my teeth look and feel so different from before. My ortho estimates that I'll have braces until the end is this next winter. Until then, I'm just settled in deep in braces world. It's just a part of my life and I barely think about it anymore. ( except for every time I eat and need to clean them she brush. Which for a grazer like myself is like at least 6 times a day). Haha!!!!

Overall, I feel so happy and beautiful. I love to smile and I run my tongue behind my teeth alot because it feels so smooth. I am so glad I'm doing this. I feel so close to the person who I feel I am on the inside. I'm excited to see how I act after the braces are off. The girl trapped inside is almost out. Watch out world!

Hello! I know it has been a long time since I have done a review and for that I am sorry! I have been dealing with the upper springs for a few months now and some gnarly wires with elastics along the bottom molars. They stopped replacing the actual wire along the brackets becasue it is a square heavy guage with the gold hooks and they do not not need to replace it for a while. They attached springs from the gold hooks to the back bracket on both top sides and then along the bottom they attached a long elastic band that has a thin wire that hooks onto the gold hooks. They replaced those bottom ones and the power chains/o rings at this last visit only. Since I posted pictures on here until now you can see major movement!!! It has been super amazing! For a while there I didn't see a lot of drastic changes but now you can! My middle gap is so tiny! The lateral incisors are touching the cnetral ones, and the gap between those and the canines are huge! So that is why they added the springs. My bottom row of center teeth have all come together nicely. Now to just pull the sides and back up. it is looking really good and I love the smoothness I can feel already on my teeth with my tongue. Pain and sores? Oh yes. They have been increased with the springs and extra wires everywhere. I went to Florida for vacation for 2 weeks and we drive 2 days to get there and left the day after I got the springs attached. Let's just say it was not a vacation for my mouth! :(
I got through it though and still enjoyed a break from the bitter midwest cold! Check out my pics!
My ortho is also impressed with my impeccable cleaning job everytime. Bonus! OH! ANNNNDDDD we got a generous tax return and decided to just pay the ortho bill all off so no more worrying about a monthly payment! yay!!! Life is looking up for me and my smile!