Better late than never! Woo hooo!!! Congrats Marilyn. I was freaked
out when I had to wait 24 hours to get my retainers, and let me tell
you, I do talk funny too. How can you stand to wait 2 weeks?? My
first day, I bit into an apple and was so used to my previous bad
bite, that I nearly bit it in half, haha. Then on day three, I had
corn on the cob and was a little more used to the bite, so I didn't
bite into the cob.

I got the professional white strips from my dentist and just three
treatments later, the yellowing had cleaned up to be as white as the
rest of my teeth...well worth the investment!

--- In adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com, "Marilyn Puett" <mpuett@...>
wrote:
>
> Adults With Braces (Non-Fetish Group)They're
off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After 28 months, they're off!
>
> It took two hours to put the bottom bonded retainer on, remove the
upper and lower braces, polish off the cement and do the mold for my
upper retainer. I thought I was going to have a bonded upper, but
it's going to be a Hawley instead. Heck, I'm just happy to have them off.
>
> My mouth feels so strange. I think I talk funny. LOL! It took my
mouth and tongue a while to get used to braces; I guess they'll have
to get used to NOT having braces.
>
> I stopped on the way home and bought a package of honey roasted
cashews -- first nuts I've had since January 2004. Oh gosh they're
good! And tomorrow I'm going to buy fresh corn on the cob and fix
that for dinner. And maybe a Snickers bar too.
>
> I go back in 2 weeks to get my retainer. I bought Crest Whitestrips
Renewal on the way home too and will start those tonight. I'll keep
you posted on the results.
>
> Marilyn
>