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6 Month Smiles: DONE in 8 months!
UPDATED FROM Maryland831
2,019 years post
4 Months After Treatment
$5,500
I am back in braces as of 3 days ago. I am seeing a real orthodontist and I have on traditional metal brackets at the recommendation of the orthodontist because she said they move teeth faster. I’m glad I went with her suggestion. The metal brackets feel smaller and are a lot more comfortable than the clear ones that SixMonthsSmiles uses. Also, the application process for the brackets and where they are positioned was different. The worst part of getting these braces On was getting the permanent retainers removed! The orthodontist drilled as much cement as she could to remove the retainers but there is still some left until I can get to my dentist. She said they do not have the equipment to polish them down. (Not sure how true that is.) Anyhow, an X-ray showed I do not have any bone issue with having an underbite. She will try to adjust my teeth with elastics and if it does not work, worse-case scenario she will remove a front incisor from the bottom (just one.) Currently, I am in elastics to bring down my teeth on the one side they are higher.
Anyhow, I don’t know if I will do any other updates. My new braces cost as much as the Six Months Smiles system, so I am disappointed to have to fork out so much money twice. Thankfully insurance has helped, but combined treatments I have paid $4500 out of pocket.
Anyhow, I don’t know if I will do any other updates. My new braces cost as much as the Six Months Smiles system, so I am disappointed to have to fork out so much money twice. Thankfully insurance has helped, but combined treatments I have paid $4500 out of pocket.
UPDATED FROM Maryland831
2,018 years post
Bottom braces off - 8 Months (My end results)
Bottom braces are gone! I am completely braces free!
I have a bonded retainer on the back of my bottom teeth. It looks small but it feels big. It almost feels like my bottom braces are on backwards in the front. It’s not painful but it is rough against my tongue.
I’ve already gotten used to my retainer bonded on top so I am hoping I will get used to these on the bottom.
My dentist said he is 75% pleased with my results. He wished that it could have fixed my crossbite. But he did suggest that I follow through with the orthodontics to get my teeth the final results I want.
My final thoughts: I do kind of wish I had known I would need true orthodontics because my insurance only covers it once. I’m not too crazy about having to pay for braces twice. I don’t feel nearly as upset or annoyed at my crossbite as I did before. I’m actually pleased with how straight my teeth are. I think anyone going to use this product would like the results if they want short term orthodontics and would be happy with a slightly less than perfect outcome.
I have a bonded retainer on the back of my bottom teeth. It looks small but it feels big. It almost feels like my bottom braces are on backwards in the front. It’s not painful but it is rough against my tongue.
I’ve already gotten used to my retainer bonded on top so I am hoping I will get used to these on the bottom.
My dentist said he is 75% pleased with my results. He wished that it could have fixed my crossbite. But he did suggest that I follow through with the orthodontics to get my teeth the final results I want.
My final thoughts: I do kind of wish I had known I would need true orthodontics because my insurance only covers it once. I’m not too crazy about having to pay for braces twice. I don’t feel nearly as upset or annoyed at my crossbite as I did before. I’m actually pleased with how straight my teeth are. I think anyone going to use this product would like the results if they want short term orthodontics and would be happy with a slightly less than perfect outcome.
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JohnMcDonaldDMD
September 19, 2018
Maryland831
September 19, 2018
Woah - what did you say?
JohnMcDonaldDMD
September 22, 2018
I am glad you are happy with your result. Your lower teeth are now straight, it is unfortunate that you now have a visible space in the middle of your lowers. I guess that is better than crooked teeth. It also looks like more of your teeth are actually in crossbite than when you started. If your bite feels better, then that is an acceptable result.
Maryland831
September 22, 2018
I didn’t have my dentist fill in my black triangle. I’m going back into braces in Jan. To correct my crossbite. I found out I have a slight class 3 underbite. The new ortho said I also have a slight open bite on the side. I probably was never a candidate for Six Months Smiles. Since my teeth are pretty straight they will consider me a minor case. But I will still be in braces for 2 years.
JohnMcDonaldDMD
September 24, 2018
Glad you are getting care from an orthodontist. Yes, you have a class 3 bite. You always did. An orthodontist would have recognized that from your initial photos. The fact that your dentist did not and still felt comfortable charging you almost the same as a full orthodontic fee, putting you through 8 months of treatment only to leave you needing an additional 2 years of braces is a little concerning, don't you agree? In your overall comments, you rate that you are satisfied and that 6 month smiles was worth it. I would think you would be very angry to be out that amount of money then to find out that the person who treated you did not even know the basics about what he/she was doing (like actually recognizing what kind of bite you had). Do you still feel that Six Month Smiles is a good program for others who will read your very thoughtful write up of your treatment?
Maryland831
September 24, 2018
Hi- it does annoy me a bit to know now that I should not have been a candidate. I did, at the same time I saw the dentist for a consultation, saw an ortho who does Six Months Smiles for a consult, and he did not mention the underbite either. In fact, he hardly spoke at all and seemed disinterested in my being a client that I went back to the dentist. Both times they did ask: “what is your goal, what outcome do you want?” And I said: “I want my teeth to uncross and correct my crossbite” I think that would have been a good moment to tell me it wouldn’t work as I imagined or at least tell me what could potentially happen. I cough it up to a lesson learned. I knew the risk going in, but I didn’t know I was not fully informed of my issues. For the most part, I’m not too terribly upset at my current results. I just think it could be better. I think that in topics or photos focused on my teeth, you can tell I have a crossbite. But in normal daily activities, eating, talking, socializing, etc no one ever notices my current crossbite. When I look at before and after photos, there’s def marked improvement.
September 22, 2018
Hi. Glad they are off. Your teeth look fab.
I’m happy with mine too. They are really not 100% perfect but look more natural this way. I’m 100% happy. Hope you are too [RS bleep]
September 24, 2018
I’m so curious to know what your before and after looks like but you’ve never posted photos, right??
UPDATED FROM Maryland831
2,018 years post
Top Braces Off - 7 1/2 Months
I was scheduled to have my braces removed but the dentist only took off the top ones.
First, he installed the bonded retainer that goes behind my teeth. He said they do this because my teeth are where they want them to be with the braces. Then he removed the brackets. Then he cleaned off the remaining residue and polished them. My teeth felt gloriously straight under my tongue, but they felt...flattened. I’m not sure if he polished them down so the surfaces are less curved? I’m not sure how to explain it. Maybe I’m used to how it felt with braces? It just felt different. But my teeth are so white and in comparison to the bottom brackets I could see how yellow my elastics are. I did feel him filing to shape some of my teeth and I wish he did not do that. I know my teeth are not perfect but he knows I’m going for braces treatment later so I did not want him to fix anything else on my teeth. You can see the difference in my photos.
So far I am happy with my results. My teeth are straight and look so much better in photos. I went on vacation to Mexico the day after removal and I have a nice straight smile in photos. I’m still pretty insecure about my cross bite though.
First, he installed the bonded retainer that goes behind my teeth. He said they do this because my teeth are where they want them to be with the braces. Then he removed the brackets. Then he cleaned off the remaining residue and polished them. My teeth felt gloriously straight under my tongue, but they felt...flattened. I’m not sure if he polished them down so the surfaces are less curved? I’m not sure how to explain it. Maybe I’m used to how it felt with braces? It just felt different. But my teeth are so white and in comparison to the bottom brackets I could see how yellow my elastics are. I did feel him filing to shape some of my teeth and I wish he did not do that. I know my teeth are not perfect but he knows I’m going for braces treatment later so I did not want him to fix anything else on my teeth. You can see the difference in my photos.
So far I am happy with my results. My teeth are straight and look so much better in photos. I went on vacation to Mexico the day after removal and I have a nice straight smile in photos. I’m still pretty insecure about my cross bite though.
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