I GOT MY BRACES OFF!!! || what it's like

Y'ALL!!! I GOT MY BRACES OFF!!!!! *cheers* *throws confetti* Y'all have no idea how excited I was about getting them off!! On the visit before I got them off, I asked my orthodontist if there was any way I would be able to get them off before I graduated. She said, "Absolutely. We'll try and get them off on your next visit." When my orthodontist told me that, I did everything in my power not to start jumping up and down. I was supposed to wear them for 24 months but I only had them on for 18 months!! I got them off six months early!! I guess all the hard work with brushing, flossing, and proxying paid off.

So I was a little disappointed at first because I thought I'd have to have my senior pictures taken while I still had my braces on, but a friend of mine (that I babysit for sometimes) who works at the orthodontist office said that she would try and persuade the orthodontist to get me in a little earlier so I could get them off before my senior pictures. So I guess she convinced her because I got them off TWO WEEKS EARLIER!!!!

Anyway, today I'm going to be talking about what it's like getting the braces off.

GETTING THEM ON

I did a post a few moths ago about getting braces put on and how to care for them. So if you're interested in reading that post click here. 

GETTING THEM OFF

Getting them off was actually pretty easy. They explained to me what they were going to do and then they started popping brackets off which took about eight minutes. They gave some kind of cotton thing that I bit down on while they popped the brackets off, and I noticed that the harder I bit down on it, the less pain I felt. But the pain wasn't that bad. Just a little pressure.
The worst part about taking the brackets off was taking those silver rings off around the back teeth. I have to admit, that hurt. And I was sore the next day from it.

After taking the brackets off, they began taking off the glue which took about fifteen minutes. That didn't hurt at all, it was just kind of loud. I rubbed my tongue around my teeth when they were done and I was like, "This feels so weird." My teeth felt so slimy and for some reason kind of soft???

I then went to rinse my mouth and wipe off my face and that's when I saw my teeth for the first time. My first thought was, "Woah. My teeth are really big." But they were so straight. I felt a rush of excitement fill my body.

The next step was taking the impressions for the retainers. I was expecting it to be really bad, but it was better than I had imagined. They just took this impression stuff that felt like chalky gummy stuff and stuck it in your teeth and you have to hold it there for about 30 seconds. On the top and the bottom. Just don't move your tongue around and you should be fine ;)

After rinsing my mouth again, they took me to go get pictures and x-rays. That all took about ten minutes.

When I went back to my chair, they cleaned and polished my teeth which took about five minutes, and then painted on floride and I was all finished.

They all congratulated me and then handed me a cup filled with candy I couldn't eat when I had my braces. Milky ways, lolly-pops with tootsie roll fillings, sour patch kids, sour skiddles...Mmmmmmmm!!!

Right when I got back in the van I took a selfie. I was SO excited!!

But anyway, I am very happy with my new smile!! All of the hard work in caring for them paid off because I didn't have any white spots and I left the orthodontist with a new set of teeth :)

I go back on Tuesday to get my retainers, so maybe I'll do a post on that sometime.


Also, Megan from A Barefoot Gal is having an awesome giveaway on her blog! You should go check it out!

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