BRACES GONE!

Well, by September 15th all of the braces were off! It wasn't bad getting them removed either and my teeth feel so awesome. I had a permanent retainer placed behind my bottom front teeth. It took my tongue a few days to get use to it but now I don't even know it's there. My top retainer needs to be in for 6 months around the clock but it does come out to eat an hour here or there etc. I have had so many before and after pictures done both at the ortho and surgeon. My next ortho appt. is a meeting to go over the final results and to get copies of pictures, molds, etc. The surgeon who I saw for the last time until I reach the 1 year post surgery said it looks "damn good." My top teeth do feel a little squishy but it's actually that they are loose and this is normal and will take some time to firmly reattach the tooth fibers. My nose is still bothering me off and on but I think that is more from the 2nd surgery (complication). My bite is perfect right on and my teeth are straight as can be. I wasn't suppose to have my braces off until December so having them off in September was just fabulous news for once! All in all the surgery was worth it the healing process truly does take a year!