So I posted a while ago about being on amoxicillin for my infected screw(s). I thought that would be enough until I saw my ortho, but after a few more aches and twinges, I finally went to see a doctor up here at uni. He said he couldn't see anything, but without being a dentist he says he can't be sure. So he decided to prescribe some more anti-biotics, this time they are called Metronidazole and my dosages is 400mg, one 3 times a day for a week.
They aren't too bad I guess, but I'm
So I had an appointment with the orthodontist and she checked out my little infected area and said "Ooh, yes, that is infected." Yeah that is why I told you to look at it. Silly ortho...
Anyway, she said it's oozing a little puss from the scar, but she wanted to check that was all that was wrong. I'd forgotten how fun x-rays are! Certainly more fun that moulds but still it's not my favourite past-time.
I got called back in to my ortho once the x-ray was all
Yeah, it's dampened my mood a bit...
I've been on holiday with my family, and they commented on how my face seemed disproportionately swollen. I had felt a little pain, but I assumed this was still normal in the first year after surgery. However, I had a dentist appointment today and thought I'd better say something.
So I told him I've been experiencing a few pains and he asked me whether it hurt as he was examining it. It didn't really so I said no. He had a poke around
Here are some photos of me...
This one was taken before I started any treatment, in february 2008, age 14.
This was before my second jaw surgery, august 2011
This is what my smile looks like now, after two lots of surgery and over two and a half years of braces
This is me in January 2012
I'm lovin' the results!
I finally got my braces off on 29th December, just in time for the new yearI smile every time I see a mirror now. It wasn't that nice getting them off though...
There was quite a lot of strain on my teeth as each bracket was prised off, then a fun test of endurance as my ortho polished my newly naked teeth. That wasn't so bad I guess. But then the most enjoyable part of all... the moulds. Now bare in mind I had both my jaws broken and my wisdom teeth removed in August. So when
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