Great News!!

Hi!

It has been a while since I last posted. I made it to my estimated quoted time in braces and ended up going over because there was still some tweaking to be done...

But I can finally say that my time in braces is drawing to an absolute closed.

I had an adjustment today and was told that my braces will be removed in 2 weeks!!!

I am sooooooooo excited and can't wait!!

I'll take pictures of the final results in 2 weeks time.

:)

Cya!

Adjustment 22: Kicked It Up a Notch....

Hi! Been a little while!

I didn't post about my last adjustment because there really wasn't anything new, I just had a new power chain placed and was sent on my merry way with a bag of elastics.

This adjustment was a little different. After I was called back to the row of chairs, my ortho had me open and close my mouth and said, there seems to still be a little space there. He turned towards the assistant and told her to put triple A's on the upper and lower and walked away.

So I asked the assistant what was going to happen because I saw her pull out this plastic box with all these little wires in them. She told me that she was going to place a wire on my upper and lower teeth because my lowers are flared out a bit and they want to push them in a little as well as push my uppers in and that should help close the space.

She proceeded to put my new upper and lower powerchain on and then began adding the triple A wire, and it was pretty tight once she got it on. She also wire tied it in a few spots because she wanted to make sure it wouldn't pop out of my mouth. Lol. I'm probably going to be in a bit of pain, so it's back to the pain meds for me.

I'm glad that they added something else because that means we'll have progress and I'm getting closer to having these darn things off.

Oh! I also have to wear elastics on top of all this, so that should be fun.

I'll take a pic soon.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Bye!

Adjustment 20: Still Waiting on Space Closure...

Hi!

So I had an adjustment today and my ortho said that it looks like spaces are closing but I do still have a few spaces on the upper and my bite together is still spaced.

So I was given a short closed chain on my uppers and a long open chain on my lowers. Also, have to continue wearing elastics.

 I really wish my spaces would close a bit faster, since I have to wait on them to close, I've found that I'm becoming impatient and just really want my braces off. Nothing to do but get over it and just be patient... sigh.

That's all for now.. This is the boring part of the process so I probably won't have much to say on the matter until my spaces have completely close and I have a deband date. lol

See ya later!

Week 112: Spaces Slowly Closing

Morning!

I'm still around.. I'm still waiting on my spaces to close. They are slowly closing up on my right side and in between my front teeth. My teeth are looking better and better as the spaces close. It's amazing!

I'll have to take pictures soon. The thing that still shocks me a bit is whenever I look in the mirror and smile, and I see a straight set of teeth. It really looks like someone elses mouth and not my own. I'm really glad that I got braces because I have changed so much within the two years. I'm constantly smiling and laughing and my self esteem is just great.

If I had to do it all over again, I would do everything the exact same way!

*Pics Coming Soon*

Bye!

Adjustment 19: Pretty Uneventful

Hi!

I didn't realize that it's been a little while since I've posted. My spaces on my right side are slowly closing, have been wearing my elastics like I'm supposed to.

My 19th Adjustment was pretty uneventful. I had my purple power chains swapped out for blue ones and I was told to continue to wear my elastics in the same configuration and they would see me in 6 weeks.

My ortho did say that everything is moving right along and looking good. So that did make me feel good and let me know that there is progress at least. :)

( I will post pictures from my previous adjustment soon.)

That's all for now.

*I forgot to take Adjustment Pictures. Sorry about that!*

Adjustment 18: Purple Chains, Cut Wire and Finally Asked...

Hola!

Finally can post about my adjustment... I didn't have Triple A's(?) installed, didn't even have a wire change. I basically had my power chained changed to a pretty purple upper and lower chain. :) My upper wire was cut in the back on both sides. so it's only going to my six's on both sides of my arch. Nothing was done to my lower wire. The new power chains were a bit tight and I had some minuscule aching the next day but nothing major.

I also finally asked how much longer I had.. The best answer they could give me was, that I was originally quoted 30 months and right now, I'm at 24. So we'll see where I am in 6 months. There's also a possibility I could either get my braces off early or have treatment extended, it all depends on my spaces closing. Which includes the space between my two front teeth as well as the spaces on the right side.

So in other words, it's just a space closure waiting game and I HAVE to wear my elastics all the time and make sure to put them back in immediately after I eat and brush.

With the thought of possibly being free a little early or even right at the 30 month mark, I've been doing a great job remembering to wear my elastics.

Just going to continue to be a good ortho patient and wait for these spaces to close and "try" to be patient. lol


Bye! :)

*Pics coming soon*

2 Year Comparison...

Hi!

I'm a little late as far as posting a 2 year anniversary post but better late than never.

It's so cool finally making it to 2 years, it's seriously hard to believe. I thought that it would take forever to get to this point, but in reality, it flew by. It is simply amazing after looking at my pictures how much my teeth have changed and just how darn good they look. I can still see that there is a bit more work still to be done. So I'll just have to be patient and keep on riding the braces train.

Anyway, on to the comparison:

I'm not sure if it's the angle,for my 2 year front view picture, but my midline looks really off. The gaps on my right side still need to close. One other thing I noticed, is how healthy my gums look now. Makes me happy. :D
 Despite my teeth still being a work in progress, I tell you one thing, my teeth now look like they belong to someone else. It's just unbelievable! If you are considering getting braces, DO IT!!!! It is SO WORTH IT!


Later! :)