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10th Adjustment (2/25/11): "Kinky" Times...

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, 02-25-2011 at 10:59 PM (1178 Views)
Well, it’s been a month since I started my elastics, and I must admit, I feel naked without them! I change them after every main meal (B, L, D), and if I happen to “shred” them a bit while eating things I’m not supposed to (popcorn is a big culprit!) The office manager (ortho’s wife) was the one who removed my powerchain today and told me “Your teeth are looking great! Isn’t it amazing how some teeth can move so quickly, and others take forever to even move 1 mm?” That’s the first positive comment about my teeth I’ve ever heard from any of them. Then the doc came over to check things out. When he removed my bottom wire, I thought “FINALLY!” because I haven’t had that wire changed since October of last year. He put a few small kinks in it, (“kinky”… get it?! Okay, nevermind… ) and put it back in. Could he be trying to rotate my teeth, or bring forward a couple of teeth that are kinda hanging out a bit behind the others? I was going to mention to him that I was wondering how my lower canines (which are a bit turned, and behind the others) were going to align with the rest of them… he must’ve read my mind because he did it without my even asking.

Nothing changed on the top; just got a fresh powerchain. (I always feel so “clean” when they swap that thing out. I can just imagine what all is stuck between the links that I was unable to get to…) I told him that after the first day of elastics, they really didn’t bother me at all, and I actually look forward to changing them. He said, “That’s great! A lot of my patients can’t even make it past the first day.” So, I got two more bags of Jaguars, and will see them again in a month.

Just for fun (and because I’m a bit bored), I tried to do a “Progress Collage”. Please excuse the blank spots – some months I didn’t take pics, and I couldn't adjust the number of squares accordingly.









And here’s for all of you who get impatient waiting for your gaps to close! This is a 9-month span:


I can’t believe I’m coming up on one year of being braced! The time really does fly…

-Cathy
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  1. Denise's Avatar
    Wow very nice!! I love watching the movement in all of my photos too. My two year is coming up and I'll be darned if I'm going to have these things on for longer than two years So my time is coming!! My last gap is so tiny now, but I can feel it. I look forward to the day soon when I won't feel any gaps at all! Keep on being kinky!!
  2. AK710's Avatar
    Your teeth are beautiful! I'm with you, I feel naked without my elastics and they have never bothered me one bit. In fact, I freaked out tonight because I thought that I had forgotten to put them in, but the were there the entire time. I had to have them from day 1 though, so it just feels normal.

    Are you getting your braces off soon? Everything looks so nice already. You have movie star teeth!
  3. catgyrl's Avatar
    AK710 - I think you may need an eye exam, if you think I have movie star teeth! LOL! But I thank you for the compliment, anyway. I'm not even close to getting these things off yet (unlike DENISE.... ). I'll make 11 months next week, and I was told it would be about 2 years. There is a ton more stuff to fix, but I am very pleased with my progress so far. Glad to hear you're getting on well with your elastics. I've noticed that before braces I used to sleep with my mouth slightly open. Now... there's no way that mouth is staying open because the elastics pull my teeth together, almost to the point of clenching.
  4. Denise's Avatar
    haha Cathy - you remembered me!! My next appointment is March 14. My last gap is SOOOOOOO CLOSE to being closed up!! I think these will be off in a few weeks! AAAH!!
  5. Rynne's Avatar
    Jealous SO jealous Denise!!!!

    How did you do that progress collage? Love it!
  6. catgyrl's Avatar
    Rynne

    It's part of Photobucket. I have all of my pics uploaded there, and the collage is in the "Edit" portion. It's super easy!
  7. mzkimx3's Avatar
    cathy so happy your gap closed, the one i had from the palate expander is gone i just need my camera back from the boy to take pictures now i just have a small gap on my right side, its amazing what the powerchain can do so quick
  8. Sunny's Avatar
    Cathy your teeth are looking amazing! You must be so thrilled with your progress!