Week 52: Stained Glue

Hi!

Was super busy last week so, I didn't get a chance to take pictures. So no update for last week but I will make sure to take pictures for this week..

I continue to look at my pictures and I often comment on how yellow they look, but I actually think part of the reason is because my glue under my brackets is a bit a stained. So I'm sure once the braces come off, then my teeth probably won't be as yellow as I thought.

 It seems like my lower tooth is in the same spot. Don't really think it's going to move too much more until a thicker wire is applied. So we will see. :)

Also, I've been struggling with my bristles on my tooth brush either getting caught on a sharp edge on my brackets or on a pokey wire and when I'm brushing, I'm kind of tugging on my brackets as the brush goes over teeth. It's really only in the back that I'm having this problem. So I guess I can mention that to my ortho.

Also, I need to make sure that I mention that my jaw has been clicking. It's been doing it a lot more frequently and I'm just wondering is my jaw settling or am I developing tmj issues? So will update on that soon.


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Week 50: Tired Jaw

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Some mornings I wake up and my jaw is pretty tired. I have to open and close my mouth a few times before it loosens up a bit. Or sometimes when I take the first bite of food, my jaw aches or pops a little. The popping doesn't hurt which is a good thing!

I just think because my bite is changing so much, my jaw gets kinda tired from all the movement. I'm not looking forward to the jaw tiredness that elastics will give me but oh well, I'll just deal with it.

In other news, my lower molar is steady moving, it still has some more movement to make, but it's happening pretty fast. :)

Later!

Week 49: Lower Tooth Almost Aligned =]

Howdy!

I think I'm in the home stretch as far as my lower molar scooting in line with the rest of it's buddies. The most surprising thing to me is I haven't had much discomfort or pain with this tooth moving in. I was really thinking it was going to be a painful experience but it has been a breeze. So that in itself is a blessing. :)

I have pictures from last week and for this week but I just need to work on them... Been busy with life and such. :p

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Week 48: Lower Tooth on the Move!

Hiya!

I'm happy to report that I'm finally seeing movement with my lower right molar. It's starting to straighten up! I can't believe that very soon, it'll be completely in line with the other teeth.  :) I really have no idea what will happen after it's aligned. Maybe elastics?

Only one more month until it's been a year in braces. It really doesn't feel like it's been a year.. maybe 6 months at the most but hey, it's ok because that means i'm getting closer to having them off... Well, I'll still have a year and half to go but it won't take long at all..

Next month, I'll do a comparison of my teeth from all angles. So that should be fun...


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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...


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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. =]