My day has finally arrived. I am a SARPE survivor!! I had my appliance removed last week and have been enjoying life feeling more normal again. Above are my before and after pics so far. The before pics are from two days prior to getting braces, and the second photos are from today. As I'm sure that everyone can see my smile has changed drastically already! I am so excited to see what future progress lies ahead.
The actual removal of the RPE was more painful than I expected. When they removed the bands that connected the RPE in my mouth it was uncomfortable to say the least. The bond didn't quite want to break. Then the scrapping of the old cement was really uncomfortable. But I toughed it out, and am doing much better. I had to go in today b/c another one of my bands came loose. But that was a blessing b/c I was having a lot of pain with my back molars rubbing on the remnants of the RPE.
Well I will keep more pictures coming. I don't know how long it will be until they put me in power chains again. But I'm really ready to get all the spaces closed up in the front.
I hope everyone is doing well in adult braces fun, and have a wonderful holiday season.
