GETTING RETAINERS AFTER BRACES!

Hello everybody! So in today's video I am going to get my retainers. I got my braces off this morning and I'm gonna go and pick up my retainers. I've got to go because I'm gonna be late but I'll talk to you when I get back. So I'm just walking to the orthodontist now. I'm waiting for my mom. Let's go! Basically you won't mix up the upper and the lower. Okay. The other's not going to fit where it should be. Okay. So in the upper it slides in like a little mouth guard. It'll be super tight. Okay. And then you'll lower exactly the same way. Slide it over the little retainer and in it goes. Let me show you from a social distance what your friends will be seeing. You can't really see them. No you can't. Other than your tongue feeling them to begin with and feeling quite strange. Yeah. Your friends won't see them. They'll notice maybe in your speech the first 24 hours. But what I would suggest is just practicing out loud to lever it out pretty much one tooth at a time and it all comes out in one go. Okay. Nice and slimy and stringy. So do you want to try them in for me? Yeah. So that slips in the upper. Beautiful. And that one slips in your lower. And have a practice taking them out because I have let someone leave before and they couldn't do it. So. Beautiful. Excellent. You can lever it out a bit more. So this one's scalloped. So that means that this one's got some little edges on it and this one isn't. Okay. Just so the only time they come out. So I have my retainers. Here's the little case that I got. These are my retainers. I have two huge pimples on my face. Let me just cover that with my hair. Sorry. This is what they look like. The only thing that kind of gives it away that I'm wearing a retainer is it has kind of like a glossy kind of appearance to it. It makes my teeth look kind of glossy. But besides that, you actually can't really tell that I'm wearing it. Also said that I have a little bit of a list, but to be honest, I don't really think I'm talking that weird. Maybe I'll play this video back and I'll sound like a complete loser and have like the biggest list. But I feel like it's not that bad right now, which is good because I'm going to work tonight and I don't want to sound like I have a list. And because I'm working all my friends from work are going to see my teeth and I'm so nervous about their reaction. Yeah. I'm excited. I also thought I would talk to you all really quickly about impressions. And if you don't know what impressions are, basically they are the things that they do to make the retainers. Basically it's just like putty that they put in your mouth. Put it in the video where I got my braces off, but I'll insert a little clip here or something just so you can see. But basically it's where they put the putty in your mouth. I've heard a lot of people say that it's really, really bad because it goes to the back of your throat. And if you have a bad gag reflex, it makes you gag really bad. For me personally, it wasn't bad at all. Like I was so nervous about doing it. I was so scared that I was going to like gag or throw up. And even the lady that was taking my braces off, she said that it happens all the time where people throw up from it. So I was so scared. It's one of those things that's different for everyone. So it just really kind of depends. The biggest tip is just to breathe deeply, relax. And I know it's like so hard to stay relaxed when you literally have like stuff going down your throat. The key is just to stay calm and not stressed and just inhale, exhale, and you'll be fine. Hey everybody. So it is currently, what day is it? It's Wednesday. I got my braces off last Friday and I never thought I would be filming this because I thought I was done with my retainer video. I am going back to the orthodontist today. I'm just going to go back about my retainers because retainers aren't going back to my back tooth. And I just want to double check with the orthodontist that my back tooth isn't going to move at all because I'm so scared that it's going to move. I don't quite know what's going to happen. I don't know if I'm going to get new retainers or it's going to be fine. It probably will be fine. It's probably just me stressing. I'm about to leave. So I'll let you know everything that happens. So I just got back from the orthodontist. I'm outside again because it's warm and it's nice. So I thought I would explain what happened. So basically I went to the orthodontist and they had a look at my retainers. Basically what happened was is they fit me in instantly. Like I didn't even need to make an appointment, which I really appreciate. And they did my impressions again, which is basically the party thing that I talked about. They took more impressions of my teeth and they are making me retainers that I'm going to pick up tomorrow. And this time my retainers are going to go back to my very back tooth, which I'm so happy about. It's just kind of eased my mind a bit that it's not going to move and it's going to stay that way. They explained that the retainer not going to that tooth isn't a problem at all. But for my own peace of mind, they're going to make my retainer go back just in case it does move. It's likely not to, but just in case they're going to put my retainer back there. So they're making me new retainers that I'm going to pick up tomorrow. So I will film tomorrow as well and update you on everything that happens. So today I'm going back to the orthodontist to get my new retainers because these ones don't go all the way back to my back teeth. So they kindly made me some new ones and I'm going to go back and pick them up. Yay. So I'm back. It feels like I actually live at the orthodontist. I don't know if I'm going to film inside, but I'll definitely film when I get out just because I feel like it's going to be the same thing that happened before where they just kind of fit my retainers. I will see you when I get out and I'll kind of just let you know everything that happens. Let's go. I just got back from the orthodontist and I got my new retainer. I also got a new case. This one's light blue, which is really cute. Matches my top, not really. And I also got these molds and I don't know if I'm supposed to open them, but I'm going to open them in the video. It says fragile. Please do not open. Please put them in a safe place, but I want to open them. So I'm sorry. I'm going to open them really carefully. It's like an unboxing video. I love how most people do like unboxings, iPhones or unboxings of something cool. And then I'm unboxing literally my molds, but I'm going to keep the sticker. I'm excited. Oh my God. Okay. So that's my bottom teeth. This is crazy. That's my bottom teeth. Actually so weird seeing this and that's my metal bar at the back. Then that there is my top. That's so weird. So that's how they look together, but they look the same. How weird is that? So I thought I'd film a little part to this video where I kind of just explain everything. Cause I know some of you are going to be really confused as to why I went back to get more retainers. Also ignore my bedroom. It's so messy. I'm going to clean it after I finished editing. So basically now I have two retainers, which I'm not complaining about because at least I have a backup now. I'm going to try and condense it. We're really short story just to kind of explain. So you know what I'm talking about. Basically I had a really bad scissor bite before I got braces. That was partly because my very, very, very back molars molars at the very back of my mouth were basically on the side. Like, so a normal tooth is like that. My tooth was like that. So the bottom of it was literally on the side of my mouth. And that gradually happened when, as I got older. So when I was about like 10, it just gradually started getting worse and worse. And then at about the six month mark, I then got back brackets on my teeth. And if you watched my, why I have to wear braces for longer video that kind of explains all of it. But basically my orthodontist was explaining like the whole time, every time I went how hard it is to move those back teeth. And he was really impressed by how well my teeth had moved. And usually they don't move as easily because they are back molars and they're harder to move. So most orthodontists will just take them out and then just leave them. Anyway, it was a really hard thing to fix. Like it's not something that happens easily. And basically what happened was when I got my retainers on the day I got my I don't know if you can see, but my retainers didn't go back to my back molars. They stopped at the molar before, which I was kind of confused about because obviously a retainer is to retain your teeth and that back molar wasn't included in the retainer. So I was like, isn't that tooth going to move? Because it's not in the retainer. I asked a few of my friends who have retainers and some of theirs went back to their back teeth. So I was like, okay, so it is a thing. It does go back to your back teeth. Then I asked on Twitter and some of you said the same thing. And basically I was just kind of freaking out because it was such a hard process for it to be moved that I didn't want it to go back to how it was. And I'm really happy with how my teeth turned out and I just want to do everything in my power to kind of maintain how they are right now. So just as a peace of mind, I went to my orthodontist and I asked like, is it okay? Is it okay if they don't go back to my back molar? Is my back tooth going to move? Is it going to affect how my teeth look when I get older? Kind of explained that most retainers don't go back to that back tooth. There's a science behind it. I don't know the whole science behind it, but I'm sure there's a whole reason as to why they don't do it. And they explained that my tooth shouldn't move, but then they really kindly offered to do my impressions again. And then they made me a whole new set of retainers. And this time they do include that too. I'm probably being so dramatic, probably laughing at me right now because I was stressing so much about it, but I just really want my teeth to stay how they are right now because I've been through that whole effort with braces and I don't want them to go back to how they were, especially those back molars. You think they don't make a difference, but they honestly do. They can change a whole bite. So keeping them perfect is crucial. And my orthodontist clinic really kindly said that they would redo my impressions and make me a new retainer free of charge, which I think is so kind because retainers are so expensive and it's taking time out of their day to make me a new retainer, probably for something that I'm stressing about that literally is not going to happen. But I really, really appreciate it. And I feel so much more at ease knowing that my retainer goes back to those teeth now. Just feeling it there. I'm just like, okay, it's fine. It's not going to move. It basically looks the exact same. There is one or two differences in it, which I'll kind of show you. This is my old one up here. There's little scallops. This is my new one. It just is a straight edge. That's my new one on the bottom. As you can see, my back molar is included in this one here. It feels so good in a way because now I have two retainers. If I do end up breaking these ones, I don't need to instantly rush to the orthodontist to get a new retainer because I do have these ones as a backup. Yeah, this is my new retainer. The bottom one also goes back. Sorry, that is so gross. Bottom one also goes all the way back. My old one went to half of my back molar. There is a little bit of difference in how they feel. I can just kind of feel them on my back teeth more. I wouldn't say they're uncomfortable. They basically feel the same. They just kind of feel slightly different. I'm really, really happy that I went back and got new retainers made. And I just want to say thank you to Profile Orthodontics for making me a new one. You didn't have to do that. I really, really appreciate it. I know it takes a lot of your time to make them, so I really appreciate you fitting me in on the same day. Thank you so much for being so kind and understanding about this whole thing. You guys have been so amazing throughout my whole journey. If anyone is getting braces, I 100% recommend going to Profile Orthodontics. And they are definitely part of the reason why I loved having braces so much, just because their whole clinic is just such a good vibe. And it just makes you feel happy. Every bit of nerves that I have when going in, it's just taken away instantly, because everyone there is so friendly. Everyone's so sweet. And I just love them all so much. So I just want to say a massive, massive, massive, huge thank you to you guys. You guys have been so sweet. And I know you watch my videos. So if you're watching this, thank you so much. I hope you all understand how grateful I am. Thank you so much for everything that you did for me this whole journey. You were all so sweet. Thank you for just everything that you've done. So thank you so, so, so much. I'm already excited to go back in January. And honestly, I'm actually really sad that my appointments are over now, because I really want to go back. It's so fun going back. I don't know why. I'm just going to put them in. I did find when I first got these, these were a little harder to put in. Because I don't know if you can see, but my back molars are slightly a different shape. As you can see, all these are in a line. And these ones are slightly a little bit different. This is such a fail. I literally can't get them in. Okay, I'm going to go to the mirror. There we go. Took its time, but I eventually got them in. Everybody, that is the end of this video. I just want to say a huge, huge, huge, huge, huge thank you to every single one of you. I'm going to get emotional saying this. I just want to say thank you so much to everyone that has followed me on my braces journey. I just, I can't even explain it. I just want to say thank you so much. No matter what I say on this video, I feel like it's not going to express how truly grateful I am. That is the most annoying thing. I wish there was something that I could do to prove to you how much you guys mean to me in my heart. I can't explain it. I'm literally tearing up right now. I know a lot of you are so curious about what's going to happen to my channel. Am I going to upload? Is my channel going to die? Is everyone going to unsubscribe? Honestly, I am aware that people are going to unsubscribe from my channel. That's totally fine. I am blessed to even have 30,000 subscribers. I understand that some people are only here to watch my braces videos, and that's fine. I still am going to make braces videos. I have a few ideas. I just want to say thank you so much for even subscribing. It means so much to me. I understand that if you only subscribe to watch my braces videos, fine. I understand that. Obviously, I'm still going to make content on my channel. I have tons of video ideas. Obviously, I'm still going to film videos because I absolutely love making videos. I'm not doing YouTube for the subscribers or for money or anything like that. Like, I genuinely love making videos, and it's something that I have become so passionate about, and I'm definitely not going to give up. I am not driven to YouTube because I get views, because I get subscribers, because I get money. It's something I do in my spare time when I'm not working. I enjoy doing it. I enjoy the whole filming process. I enjoy the whole editing process, and the fact that you get excited for my videos and you actually enjoy watching them is so incredible. I can never, ever, ever take that for granted. I don't think in my whole life there will be a point where I'm like, yeah, people watch my videos. It blows my mind every day, and although I may not reply to everyone, I go through every single comment. I go through every single Instagram DM. I go through all my Twitter mentions. I read everything. I see everything, and whether that be good or bad, because I see so many hate comments, it's something that I can never take for granted. I don't know. There's literally... I don't know what I'm trying to say. All of you have probably crossed off this video by now. I've seen so many comments on my videos being like, your channel is going to die now, and yeah, it probably will, but I don't care. I'm not doing YouTube to get subscribers. I'm doing YouTube because I actually love doing it, and I just want to give a huge thank you and shout out to the people that are going to stay and watch my videos after I get my braces off. I'm actually crying. It means so much to me. Why am I crying? I'm going to go, but yeah, thank you so much for following me on this journey. I hope you all love my videos. Also, I just want to say these are not sad tears. If you know me in real life, you know that I cry at happy things. I don't know why. I think I'm going to film a little video on Friday, so stay tuned for that. I'm still going to upload every week. Don't worry. I'm also going on holiday very soon to Singapore and Sydney, and I'm going to vlog that because, fingers crossed, I'm going to meet Harry Styles. I am not leaving Singapore or Sydney until I have met Harry Styles. Anyway, guys, this is not the end. I love you so much. Thank you so much for this journey. It means so much to me. I'm giving you literally a virtual hug. Hug me right now. Thank you so much for watching this video. Thank you so much for following me. Thank you so much for subscribing to me. Thank you so much for liking my videos. The fact that people take time out of their day to like my videos, comment on my videos, tweet me, Instagram DM me, just blows my mind. Literally so happy right now. I love you all so much. I love you all so much. See you in my next video. If you want to watch my next video, goodbye from my new teeth and my normal wave that I usually do. Goodbye.