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Jim
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Date Posted: 15:04:54 07/22/04 Thu
In reply to:
Micki
's message, "Has anyone had this experience" on 11:22:24 07/22/04 Thu
I've noticed taht my upper lip seems fuller.
I'd had my top arch expanded when I was younger. And during this treatment, I've had a tooth pulled, so I assume that helps make everything a bit smaller. I think that has made my lip seem less thin!
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>The problem with my teeth is severe crowding. I had
>to have 4 bicuspids (2 upper, 2 lower) removed so the
>rest of my teeth will have room to move and rotate.
>
>The 2 teeth on either side of my 2 front teeth were
>raised, almost sideways and lapping in (see pics
><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.impsci.com/My%20Braces.htm">http://www.impsci.com/My%20Braces.htm</a> ).
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>I had my braces put on about 2 months ago. Since then,
>I have experienced a LOT of movement, especially on my
>upper teeth.
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>The teeth are much more straight but still need to
>come down. (new pics soon).
>
>Anyway, as I was going through my old photo albums
>yesterday, I noticed something really interesting.
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>I always allowed myself to be photographed smiling if
>I was caught off guard, (and I always HATED those
>pics), or with my lips closed, so people couldn't see
>my teeth.
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>I obviously wasn't happy with the "teeth showing"
>pictures, and with the "lips closed" pictures, I was
>never happy because I had a crooked smile.
>
>Because of my "crooked smile", I had a hard time
>picking out lipstick. If I choose a bright color(which
>I loved BEST), it seemed to call attention to my
>crooked teeth or crooked smile.
>
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>Now, since my teeth have gotten straighter, I noticed
>that my smile really is very symetrical. It was my
>crooked tooth on the left that held my lips away from
>my mouth, and that is what made my smile crooked!!
>
>I have to tell you that I LOVE my smile now, even
>after only 2 months and with the braces on!!. It is
>so much better than the way it was.
>
>Has anyone else had this experience??
>
>Anyway, for those of you who are having a hard time
>with your braces, I just want to tell you that there
>are perks along the journey that maybe you haven't
>even planned on.
>
>As for me - I will probably be buying many different
>shades of lipstick, to make sure people notice my
>beautiful smile :>)
>
>Micki
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