No Pain at all! :D

Even though I was a little disappointed about my adjustment yesterday, I'm really glad that it wasn't too extreme because there's no pain whatsoever. It's great! Usually after an adjustment, I have to eat soft foods for a few days but yesterday, I was eating popcorn (very carefully) and it was good :D

If it were possible to have adjustments with no pain and have awesome amounts of movement that would be really nice. I just have to brace myself (no pun intended) for this next adjustment, Dr. M will probably go back to torturing me. lol!

See Ya!

8th Adjustment: Complete!

Hi!

My adjustment was pretty uneventful. I had to get up at 6:30 to make my 7:15 adjustment... I am not a morning person at all... Anyway, we made it to the ortho office and I signed in and waited on my name to be called.... The ortho assistant came out and said Alex, I thought it was me... Nope, it was a little 10 year old boy that they wanted. Talk about being embarrased.

When I finally was called, I was told that my ortho was going to do my adjustment. I guess they were a bit short staffed. So my ortho told me to open and close my mouth several times, and he looked at my wayward tooth and was like well, it's really moving, you can tell because the wire is pretty long. He's like we're going to leave the wire on the bottom and just change your powerchain for today.. I was a bit disappointed. I was hoping I'd have a wire change, plus some of my molar buildup removed.. Oh well, maybe next time. Got my wires clipped too, so I'm at least happy about that. :)

I really have no idea what's going to happen at my next adjustment... In a way, it's kind of a good thing, because depending on what it is, at least I don't have a reason to freak out. lol! For me, it's not being afraid of going to the ortho, it's just not knowing what's going to happen and how badly it's going to hurt...


Bye!

8th Adjustment Almost Here.. =]

Only 4 days until my next adjustment and I'm actually kind of excited about getting a new wire for my  lower crooked tooth. Oh yeah, there's also the possibility that some of my molar build up will be shaved down. So it's kind of cool. I'm not really looking forward to the pain that will come with the wire change, but I just have to keep telling myself that the pain is only temporary. =]

Week 46: White Spots and Loving the Shape of my Teeth...

Hi!

It still doesn't look like my teeth have been moving very much... I have noticed that my lowers are a bit crooked but I think it's because of the flexible wire. I won't have the wire for much longer, in 6 days, my lowers will be upgraded. :)

After I eat, use my interdental brush and then brush my teeth, I tend to have white spots on my teeth but it's only on like my front 4 upper teeth. So at first, I freaked out a little and was thinking, omg! decalcification?? but I took my interdental brush and scrubbed a little where the white spots were and... it's plaque... lol! Just need to brush a little better.

I had the same thing happen to me the other night when I was flossing, there was so much plaque between my teeth, it was crazy... o.o

Anywho, everytime I'm in front of a mirror and I slightly open my mouth, and see the way my upper teeth curve.. I seriously love the shape of my teeth.. It's kinda shocking to open my mouth and see straight teeth for one but maybe I'm just weird but I really do love the shape... When the braces do come off, hopefully, there wil be minimal shaping. So we shall see...


Later!

Week 45: Still Nothing... At A Standstill

Soo... I'm finally at the point where I feel nothing is happening. Doesn't look like my lower wonky tooth has moved anymore. It's just sitting there chilling. My uppers still look the same. Oh wells, maybe after I take pictures, I'll see something?

Until Next Time!

Week 44: All the Same..

Howdy!

This week in the braces world... I can't really tell if anything else has moved. It all looks the same.

My wire on the bottom has gotten longer and is poking me like crazy... I forgot to get it clipped last week. Ooops.! lol I'll just wait until my next adjustment.

Sometime last year, before braces, I had cracked my upper left 1st molar and had to have it filled... I believe that my other upper 1st molar is cracked as well. Lately, whenever I'd bite down, I'd hear a cracking sound and have a little pain. It doesn't sound like loose teeth but more like a cracking tooth. I'll keep my eye on it and if it gets worse, then I'll make a trip to see the dentist. :p

But that's all I have for this week.

Bye!

10 Months!! :D

Time is just trotting along! It's been 10 months since I became a brace face and I couldn't be happier. I complain and whine a lot about the pain but I don't regret my decision at all. Going from being shy and covering my mouth whenever I would laugh or talk to smiling like crazy and not worrying about being self consious anymore. It's really great!

I'm still a little shy but it's not like it used to be at all. Lately, I've been walking up to people and starting conversations and not having that fear. I don't even think twice about it now, it just comes naturally. Which is a bit weird to me but I'll go with it. lol

 When my braces are removed, my ortho is getting a huge hug because he's helped me so much. :)