via my blog @ http://dswiz.blogspot.com/ I went to my 11th adjustment today and my ortho was happy about my gaps being closed! Now he is going to work on closing my open bite on the right side. He put a thicker wire on top (yay....) and made some kinks in my upper and lower wire to try and bring my teeth together. My upper teeth should come down a little and my lower teeth need to come up a little. I hope these wires work their magic fast! ...
I can't believe i'm updating my blog again to say that I'm now 4 days into my 5th set of aligners! YAY!! Oh, also, 17th May marked my 2 month Invisalign "anniversary". Just another 9.5 months to go for this initial round, and then hopefully i'll be happy with the end result so I can start my retainer wear. Anyways, allow me to update you on the latest and greatest with my Invisalign journey... I went back to the ortho on Tuesday, and the first thing my ortho ...
Hi folks! I went back to the ortho on Tuesday to go for my bi-weekly progress check up and to get my 4th set of trays fitted. I can hardly believe I'm already on my 4th set! Before Invisalign, I thought 2 weeks was a long time, but now, 2 weeks seems to fly by. My appointment lasted all of 10 minutes, which is a good thing in my books. And the most exciting thing happened....after I removed my 3rd aligners, my ortho checked my teeth, and he said that he can already see that my ...
Updated 05-06-2012 at 04:31 PM by Emeraldeyes21
So, I am 6 days into my tray 3's and so far so good. The first day was pretty painful as there was a lot of pressure on my top teeth in particular, so I resorted to taking an Ibuprofen. The pain did subside after the first day, so that's a relief. The trays are really easy to remove now, so I guess that's a good sign that my teeth have shifted into their latest positions. I'm still being incredibly compliant and wearing my aligners for 23 hours (sometimes a little more) a day. I'm ...
via my BLOG! Went to my adjustment today (15 minutes late and I literally RAN out my door lol) and my teeth are "almost there" according to my orthodontist. Good news... I guess? Here's what you've been waiting for... pictures! Double power chain! Yikes! They added a double power chain to my top 6 teeth. You can kind of see ...
Updated 04-12-2012 at 04:48 PM by lightskinnnn38
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 ...
So hard to believe it's been eleven months already. Seems like I just got my braces on and now I'm almost a year down (ortho. said I'd have to wear them for at most 2 years). Well today's appointment went well as far as I can tell, though granted I don't have any training. Dr. H said my front teeth are coming along well and my left molar is almost where he wants it, my right molar on the other hand is extremely slow moving. Today he changed my top wire and across my front four teeth he had his assistant ...
via my blog at: Wired Journey It's only been 2 weeks and I can see and feel a difference in my bite. Teeth are now touching that weren't touching before! I was wondering what my ortho had planned when he was tweaking my wire. Awesome! Even though my bite is INFINITELY better than before I had braces, he still wants to bring my lower teeth down more, which may require a wire change or something else. I might not be in my last wires now. Here are some pics! Week 64 - ...
It has been around 10 weeks since i last updated my journey... mainly because i couldn't get onto the site...... so i thought i would give a quick update. Firstly, i have seen a great amount of movement and have been amazed at how quickly they moved in the first month, and how they continued to move in the last week! I had incredibly crooked teeth and a very bad (well i thought it was) overbite. And being 6ft 3", most people have to look up to talk to me and the gap ...
via my blog: Wired Journey That's right folks, my ortho FINALLY told me I can stop wearing rubber bands!! Well technically his words were "You can stop wearing rubber bands for now," but I'll take it! He wants to try and close up my gaps and overbite. He even tweaked my wire to straighten my upper teeth. He wants me to come in more often, about every 6 weeks, to get my power chain replaced so my gaps can close. I have a crap ton of gaps in my upper teeth. I mean literally, ...
Updated 01-19-2012 at 04:31 PM by lightskinnnn38
Hello all, I'm starting this New Year with tray #14. 7 months so far and fianlly some changes to see. This is the 1st tray after IPR was done on my upper arch and it feels quite tight, specially on my 4 front teeth. The gaps opened by the IPR procedure aren't noticeable with the trays on, but they open again when I take them off. By the way, I'm annoyed with the way IPR was done on my two fron teeth. The midline isn't vertical. It's already done and I can't do anything ...
Okay so basically my treatment as been boringly uneventful. I guess that's what happens when you get close to your de-banding date right?? (At least I hope I'm close!) I think my ortho is trying to perfect my midline, and I have seen definite improvement since a few weeks ago. Shoot, I better see improvement since I've been wearing my rubber bands like my life depends on it! Lets take a look Week 62 - Almost there!!! My midlines are SO close! ...
via my blog: Wired Journey Well one year and a week has gone by and my 7th adjustment is done. My ortho says my teeth are straight, my bite looks good, and my debanding date will depend on how strict I wear my Class 2 rubberbands! He said I am way ahead of schedule (based on their records my original debanding date was Nov 1, 2012). So basically the more I wear my rubberbands, the sooner my braces come off! Woohoo! I think he is just trying to fix my midline. Just a guess, I didn't ...
Updated 12-06-2011 at 08:21 PM by lightskinnnn38
Hi guys, Just want to keep my blog posted. I got my top and bottom braces put on, on September 28, 2011. I chose to go with Damon Q, just the fact that they don't use elastic bands and they suppose to have less friction. They didn't hurt the first 4-5 hours, but I can definitely feel the pressure in my mouth. They started to hurt afterward but pain killer will be your best friend the first couple of days after braces were put on. During the first week, I could ...
Updated 12-07-2011 at 02:14 AM by AL3X
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