i got my retainers today. i was secretly hoping that i'll get the transparent kind (whatever you call it), but judging by the fact that the clinic doesn't even have coloured powerchains, i gave up hoping.

when the dentist helped me with the lower retainer, i almost died because it was SO tight. thankfully he was aware of it. then he helped me with the upper retainer. he took both out, helped me with them again, then he told me to try removing them. i did so he went on to see if i knew how to wear them back. easy peasy lemon squeezy.


upper retainer with my surname on it



so that kind summarized my days with braces. i'm missing them right now :( review's in another 4 months' time. till then.

TODAY'S THE DAY! the whole debanding process took approximately 45 minutes, and that included:

1. taking photos before the official removal of the braces.
2. removing of the braces. (which hurt quite a bit. and now my teeth feel kinda shaky, gosh!)
3. polishing my teeth to remove the glue.
4. cleaning of my teeth.
(3 & 4 took quite awhile.)
5. molding my teeth for the retainers. (the paste smelt like thinner, ewww!)
6. taking photos of my teeth after the removal of the braces. (which included - just the teeth, me sitting upright facing the front with my mouth close & another with me smiling, me facing the left with my mouth closed and the last one facing an angle with my mouth closed.)





i am QUITE convinced with the results although i think it could be much better. i feel weird without my braces now :( i hope i'll be able to get my retainers on sat (either sat or tues, the dentist will inform me if i manage to get an earlier slot) because i'm afraid my teeth will start shifting. ok i'm paranoid but i can't help it!