Hurrah!!! My front teeth have been racked sufficiently so far forward that last week I was able to have the Rack removed. PURE JOY!!
The ortho took a huge pair of pliers to me and there was a resounding Crack and then the plate just dropped out and for a tiny moment I had my whole top of my mouth back to myself again. It was wonderful! It felt like my tongue had too much room and my lips were too loose and flapping around. Internally where the plate had rested up against my upper palette my skin was all wrinkled and swollen up, much like when you stay in the bath too long and you go all crinkly but sadly it was all short lived as he was gearing up for the next and much longer phase- The Train Tracks.
I found my ‘before’ photo on day one and you can see that my upper teeth and lips are much further forward in comparison to my lower lips. From the front it actually looks like i have quite buck teeth at the moment!
Middle Aged Lady with Braces 