Sweet, Sweet Relief....

Back from the ortho and it feels good to be pokey wire free!

The appointment went really well. The ortho assistant ( I really her, she does a great job) grabbed a pair of pliers and started moving my wire over and shoved it back in the bracket... It was a tad uncomfortable because she didn't open any doors. She then strong armed my stop on my wire because it wasn't clamped down enough to stop the wire from slipping. That was the primary reason why my wire moved in the first place because of my stop.

She also noticed that one of my  doors wasn't closed very good so she wire tied it to keep it from popping open. She told me that one of my lower teeth had started to move in the wrong direction because of the slipping wire..

I learned a lesson today.

Whenever there is something wrong with your braces, it best to go in and get it taken care of as soon as possible, otherwise you could have teeth moving the wrong way and then that will prolong your treatment.. (I would be very unhappy if my treatment was prolonged but it would be my own fault in that case.)

I closed my mouth and didn't feel anything poking me and I was like omg, that feels a thousand times better!!!

I can now make it to my next adjustment, April 22nd.

Bye!

Week 86: Ortho Appt Tomorrow

Hi

Well I finally broke. I made an appointment for tomorrow to get my lower wire fixed. I can be stubborn sometimes... From what the receptionist said, my wire is sliding around and needs to have a stop placed so that it won't do that anymore. She said it will be a quick appointment. :)

Anywho, I don't have any teeth news. lol It still looks the same.

See ya!

Week 85

Sadly, I forgot to take pictures after my adjusment last week... whoops.. Sorry about that folks.

I'll take pictures for this week and everything will be good. :)

Anyway... I've had a pokey wire since I left my adjustment last week (Ortho assistant forgot to cut it.) and I've just been kind of stubborn and didn't want to go back and get it clipped. lol The only bad thing about it now, is that it's gotten a bit longer and it's really poking, so my wall of resistance might soon crumble.

Besides, the pokey wire, I don't really see any changes in my teeth. They look the same. I would say this phase of treatment is like watching paint dry. I wish things would happen more quickly but I just have to be patient.

That's all folks!

Bye

24 Hour Update

I'd say I'm doing pretty good considering I'm sitting here eating peanut butter crackers without any difficulty or pain.

So I'm really happy to report that this adjustment was pretty much pain free.

I did notice a change in my lower molars yesterday when I was looking in the mirror. My molars are almost lined up. They were pretty wonky for a while but now, they're coming together. Makes me really happy.

I seriously can't wait until I see the final results, I'll probably cry. lol

Later!

Adjustment 14: Finished!

Hi!

My 14th adjustment is all complete and I'm really not feeling any soreness... yet.

I got new upper and lower wires 16x22. I was told that since my teeth are looking good, I could skip a couple of lower wires and be upgraded. So I was happy about that. :) I also had my ligs changed, clear again... I could have chose a color this time around but I was just too tired and didn't care whether I had a color or not. lol

I also have a few ligs on  a few of my bottom brackets because the ortho assist was having a hard time opening and closing my brackets.. She told me  I have some slight tarter buildup around a few of my brackets but she said that it's not from not brushing well enough beccause it looks like I do brush really well but it just happens sometimes.

The good thing is I have a cleaning next month, so my dentist can get rid of the build up. :)

So nothing too exciting happened with this adjustment which makes me happy because I was not looking forward to pain.

The ortho assist told me that at my next adjustment, they're going to give me Stainless Steel wires and start closing up the spaces. So the gap between my two front teeth will only be there for a little while longer. I am not looking forward to the new wires coming my way, those things hurt!

Oh well, that's the life of a braced person. lol

Later

Week 83

Howdy, I'm backk! :)

Computer is up and I have a little time, so I'll work on posting the pictures from a couple weeks ago.

19 months already??? O.o 11 more months (hopefully) to go! That's so cool! I seriously dream about the day when my braces come off and I can eat almonds, corn on the cob, chocolate turtles..... (Yes, I will probably make my self sick, but it will be worth it. haha)

This week, the gap between my two front teeth has opened up a little more. Not very happy about it being there but I know it's all apart of the process. I'm really hoping at my adjustment on Monday, that I will be given a powerchain again. I want this thing gone!

Besides that, I really don't have anything new to report. Everything else seems normal.


Later