So I will be sure to take some tylenol or something before I go in on May 15th!!
I have pictures uploaded.. In my opinion, they do not look that much different from last month. And this I suppose makes sense, all the drastic teeth moving is done, and according to my dentist everything is good except for the front two teeth! (minor overlapping)
After the brackets come off my dentist will do some filing/shaping of my teeth.
I was a little sad that I didn't get them off right at 6 months, but going in, the thought wasn't even in my mind, like holy cow! I get them off today!!!... because of the overlapping. Good thing I didn't get overly excited!
And in all honesty, now that I have been wearing them for 6 months, yes, I'm excited to get them off, but its
not the end of the world if they have to stay on for 2 more weeks. You get used to them pretty quickly, and I've only been called brace face twice. and brace face four eyes once. SO it's all good :-)
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| Before, Initial, May |
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| Initial vs May ** You can see the overlap that formed, but! the teeth/arch have rounded out (check out the outer edges of the two front teeth in comparison to the next door teeth) -Shelby |




Whoa, look at the huge difference! And only in a matter of 6 months! I enjoyed looking at the pictures and notice how your teeth has changed every month. I must say, you have the dedication and commitment to document your experience with wearing braces. Anyway, I hope you are quite satisfied with the results. Take care!
ReplyDeleteMerle Wells @ GillumDentistry.com