At last, my teeth are free again, (without braces that is). This means I can eat everything I want (peanuts, chewing gum, coco nuts, carrots, cabbage, apples) and many more, I don’t have to worry about what kind of food is appropriate to eat while having lunch or dinner out.

I wore it since 15th of October 2003. That’s 1238 days which translates to approx 3 years 4 months and 23 days. (Is it coincidence that is older then my blog/domain?) Initially, I thought that I have to wore it for one year. Then, after a year and a half there were some complications and I had to have a molar pulled out, and another molar moved a couple of mm to the front teeth. This part extended the time I had to wear it with more then one year.

Do I see any improvements, yes, some. My upper teeth are straighter, but I don’t see any improvements to my profile or to my lower teeth. Perhaps there are any, but not so visible with the naked eye. It is true that meanwhile I gained more then 10kg, and my profile looks kind of different.

Would I recommend to wear braces to anyone who needs it? Yes, but not more then 2 years. Although you get use to them after the first 3 months.

Later edit: the duration of the treatment was longer than the initial estimated period because of the molar complication (which is related to another doctor, not my orthodontist).