Refinement 1 tray 14!

I am nearing the end of my refinements! I start my last tray tomorrow after dinner! I am really excited to get done with it - I won't be doing any more refinements. The rest of the work that will be done will be cosmetic. I have an appointment for August 1st to start that phase. We are going to start on the lower arch - I'll need some re-contouring and/or bonding done and we are going to do the bridges to replace my missing molars. I'm more nervous about that than anything - I have to ruin perfectly good teeth in order to do this, which I am not happy about. But implants aren't an option due to the process and cost. The next posts after this will chronicle the other work I am having done. Hopefully all the other work will only take about 2 months - so by the end of September I hope to be showcasing my new improved and completed smile!

I don't really have much to report as refinements are slow going! I know there has been movement but it is so much more subtle than the first round so I haven't seen a reason to update. I've had nothing out of the ordinary going on. Just tray after boring tray! I haven't had much pain at all. At my last checkup my bite was pretty much perfect and my arches are looking pretty well done to me! I will ask for the before and after photos at my next appt.


Here are current photos (doesn't seem that different from my last photos but the lowers did some nice straightening.

I smile a lot more these days! My husband thinks I have horse teeth when I have my braces in (which is most of the time so... LOL) I am wearing them in this photo - they're so shiny! :)