I've had my braces on for 9 1/2 months so far. I just got my bottom brackets on last month, so I haven't seen much change there. As far as my top teeth go, they're nearly straight. My front teeth have been stubborn. You can see in the photo that my ortho bent the wires in order to get them to move the right way. I've been satisfied with my progress, and I've noticed that my bite has been changing. I ...
via my blog: dswiz.blogspot.com I had a full day of appointments yesterday! My Orthodontist and Dentist are 10 miles away from each other so you can just imagine how much driving I had to do: Appointment 1: Orthodontist - Get power chain and wires removed. Appointment 2: Dentist - X-Rays, Stain removal, cleaning, fluoride treatment Appointment 3: Orthodontist - Get power chain replaced and wires put back in ...
I was having dinner and the metal part on which the wire was bent on that had my molars fixed in place so they won't move broke off! The wire also loosened and the dentist said it won't matter much because I haven't had any tightening-ups yet and said he would tell about it to my ortho. My teeth are all straight now and it didn't take more than 3weeks for that. But the extraction gaps are still BIG !!!
It's been a while since my last post! November was boring, and nothing changed much (just some minor tweaks by my perfectionist ortho), but this month has been more eventful. I had my first December appointment on 12/15, where my ortho decided that one of my bottom teeth needed to be turned slightly. He couldn't get the spring on it the normal way, so we had to MacGyver it a little. We also discovered that another one of my bottom brackets was busted. Of course, the one next to my original busted ...
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