22 years old, after 14 months of treatment I have the smile I always wanted! - Saint Marys, GA

Sorry about the snap chat photos! Just wanted to give everyone a look at my new smile!! My jaw is so much less painful ever since getting them off yesterday. I'm very happy with the results! I was also given clear plastic retainers to wear 24/7 for the next six weeks. Thank you for following my journey!

So here it is, after 14 months of treatment the process is over! My orthodontist told me the big new yesterday and now I'll have a beautiful smile when I have my college graduation next month. He originally told me the treatment would take 18 to 24 months. I'm so happy I can't wait! Here are some updated photos before I get them off.

At the end of this month it will be about 9 months of treatment! I haven't received a straight answer from my Dr about my timeline but he is working to get all my problems with my crowded bottom teeth fixed. At my most recent appointment he actually shaved in between my bottom teeth with a metal sheet as if he was flossing my teeth with it. And then he took one his powered tools to go in between each tooth to make more space. It was definitely a weird feeling but totally bareable. There was blood on his gloves and in my mouth but it didn't hurt. He did this to make space for my teeth to fit together better and make them more flush because currently they are sitting at an angle because of my small mouth. If this doesn't do what he wants it to he said there is a possibility of having to remove four (yes!! 4!!) teeth to space out the rest of my teeth. So that is not what I expected and now we're waiting to see how my teeth react to the space he made between them. He also most recently put a power chain on my upper teeth to pull them together. So far thats really all the news I have! I'm really hoping I get these suckers off by next summer before we move across the country! I would love to start fresh with brand new teeth :)