Adjustments

I haven't been keeping up with my blog on here but I had my 6th ortho appt today. He made a lot of changes and I left feeling very optimistic and excited about my treatment.

The wires stayed the same but he put in a coil to close make the gap where my implant will go the correct size. He removed the TAD which was very exciting because that was a pain to keep clean. He put some wires to hold my bottom front teeth in place in a crisscross pattern (not sure what this is called) and finally ...

I had my third adjustment today and I wasn't as hopeful as I was last time. I didn't have to go in to get my wires shortened so I felt like my teeth hadn't made very much progress. I did notice that one of front teeth moved and is more in line with the rest so I did feel like there was some small progress there. I felt like all the progress was being made on my top teeth but no changes were happening to my bottom teeth.

My ortho put in new wires that he said were thicker and more ...

Hi everyone! Today I had my second adjustment. I got some thicker wires and my turbos were removed! yay! I remember when I first got them on, I was convinced I would never eat again. And now, 3 months later, they are off. I feel a little pressure from the new wires, but I don't think it will be as bad as when I first got braces.

I was very encouraged to see progress and I think these wires will create even more progress. My ortho said I would probably have to come in before my next ...

Hi Everyone! I haven't posted anything in a while, but it seems as though everything is going well. I have my first adjustment next week (8 week appt) and I am getting nervous. On one hand, time has gone by very quickly and I can't believe it's almost been 2 months since I got my braces. On the other hand, I am dreading the pain I felt for the first week and the inability to eat real food. At least I have a frame of reference this time, and know that it will not last forever

I ...