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Braces off
On the 2nd May, I had my braces removed. Weirdly, I was sad they were coming off. However, for hygiene reasons it was probably best. I've given them a good brush and floss numerous times since.
So I went to the orthodontist yesterday, and didn't really know what to expect. I honestly had no visualisation of what they were going to be like, and I can say it was definitely not what I expected. Anyway, they used a tool to get the brackets off. It didn't hurt but I didn't like the cracking noise it made. I have slight scratches on some teeth, but most are fine. They did use a drill type machine to get the glue off. Then they fit the fixed retainers, both top and bottom. Finally, she took an impression for my removable retainers. Once that was all done I looked in the mirror. My teeth looked so different I couldn't believe it. Funny, one thing that came to mind was how long and big they looked. But great all the same.
Because I've had spacers most of my braces journey, I'm struggling to establish my bite. Plus, my false tooth is quite wide, so once the fixed retainers was put on the glue was getting in the way of my bottom teeth. She filed it down and now it's not so bad. I love my new smile but I'll be glad when my bite and teeth settle. Also my false tooth is a little shorter than my real tooth so ideally I would like to change this in the future. But I would want to whiten (my false tooth is quite yellow) my teeth first. But this affects my retainers. So I will need both a new fixed and removable retainer, and this will cost me. It's annoying all the knock on effects my false tooth has.
Today, I got my fixed retainers. That went well. However, I've put them in tonight and it seems one of my back teeth has moved already. So that was a little sore. It's settled down after an hour tho. The only other thing is, if I talk with my removable retainer in, it makes me gag. So hopefully I'll get use to that.
So all in all I'm very happy. I still think I need to improve things but this can wait. My teeth are certainly a major improvement and my orthodontist has done a great job.
So I went to the orthodontist yesterday, and didn't really know what to expect. I honestly had no visualisation of what they were going to be like, and I can say it was definitely not what I expected. Anyway, they used a tool to get the brackets off. It didn't hurt but I didn't like the cracking noise it made. I have slight scratches on some teeth, but most are fine. They did use a drill type machine to get the glue off. Then they fit the fixed retainers, both top and bottom. Finally, she took an impression for my removable retainers. Once that was all done I looked in the mirror. My teeth looked so different I couldn't believe it. Funny, one thing that came to mind was how long and big they looked. But great all the same.
Because I've had spacers most of my braces journey, I'm struggling to establish my bite. Plus, my false tooth is quite wide, so once the fixed retainers was put on the glue was getting in the way of my bottom teeth. She filed it down and now it's not so bad. I love my new smile but I'll be glad when my bite and teeth settle. Also my false tooth is a little shorter than my real tooth so ideally I would like to change this in the future. But I would want to whiten (my false tooth is quite yellow) my teeth first. But this affects my retainers. So I will need both a new fixed and removable retainer, and this will cost me. It's annoying all the knock on effects my false tooth has.
Today, I got my fixed retainers. That went well. However, I've put them in tonight and it seems one of my back teeth has moved already. So that was a little sore. It's settled down after an hour tho. The only other thing is, if I talk with my removable retainer in, it makes me gag. So hopefully I'll get use to that.
So all in all I'm very happy. I still think I need to improve things but this can wait. My teeth are certainly a major improvement and my orthodontist has done a great job.
Some new pictures
7th month in braces
Had a visit to the orthodontist today. As usual they changed wires and ligs. Very happy with my progress. Still got a few good months to go and will be getting class 2 elastic after my next visit. My lower teeth are off side so not central like my upper teeth are. It's only slight but may get resolved with elastics or may have to accept it. It wasn't something that bothered me tho. Also my front right tooth is slanted so needs to smoothed off. So I think that will make a real difference overall. I would say that's the thing which bothers me the most. My teeth are starting to get discoloured at the bottom too so need them cleaning really. Anyone done this with braces or do you wait till they are off?