Roshelle and Alyssa: Getting my braces off 101

Hi guys! So today is a very very special post because a few days ago I got my braces off! And back in March, someone left a message on tumblr asking to do a Braces 101, which I did end up doing (you can find it here.) In that post, I described how I got my braces/the pain/the experience. I wrote that over two months ago, and finally after 732 days and 100000 dentist appointments later, I am so happy to say that my braces are off and that I can finally eat what I want!

When you get them off
So before you get them off, the dentist takes a moulding of your teeth in order to make retainers for when you get your braces off. Literally takes 2 minutes then you're good. The next appointment is to finally get your braces removed! It took less than 20 minutes, and what they was basically get one of their orthodontic tools and started breaking the brackets off and then the entirety of the braces came off (the brackets/the wire etc) Then they broke off the metal in the back, aka The Molar Band which is what hurt the most because I felt is the most as my dentist just yanked it off. Out of 10 it hurt like 0.5 so close to nothing at all, and then they clean off the glue and your teeth look so different! I looked at myself in the mirror and asked "is this really me?!" But I'm so glad that I went through those 2 years because it finally paid off!

So for those of you that still have braces, keep going! It's so so soooo worth it :)

Aftercare
Basically you can do anything without braces! Make sure you wear your retainers at all times unless your eating or brushing your teeth, you brush and floss everyday, and take good care of your retainers! Other than that you are free to do whatever you want :)

Here are some photos:

Refer to the "Braces 101 post" for a before and during photo of my braces. Here.