mariahfromchicago

Well, not so eventful, but it was my birthday yesterday and my little brother was in pain during dinner. I think he is better today.

My brother does not have pain after adjustments. His two front teeth were hurting.

I worry too much. So on Friday I was worried that my tooth chipped because sometimes when I talk that tooth bumps the retainer.

I went to the ortho and they said that the tooth didn't chip. Weird, I thought it did. So they tightened the retainer (ouch!). It hurt afterward.

The good news is that I don't have to wear the retainers 24/7!

The next appointment will be in January...

My brother had an adjustment! He has been doing great with brushing and flossing! His teeth have been making lots of progress! He chose metallic blue and silver. He will be getting some sort of an expander or appliance on his bottom teeth, but he won't need any spacers.

He did get the wire changed, not sure if the wire was thicker, but the new wire is not hurting him.

His next appointment will be on the 1st week of September... not sure of the...

My brother has had braces for a month already! 1 month down, and I think 11 months to go?

Supposedly my brother will be getting a lower expander and braces. Not sure when though.

There has been a lot of progress.

My brother has been doing great.

Stuff I have learned since my brother's brace day:

~ Wax really helped
~ There are brackets on my brother's baby canines because it's for stability reasons (I...

Well I have had my braces off for 3 months. I have been wearing my retainers for about 20 hours a day. For some reason I think my tooth might have shifted. So here are pictures.

9 February (debanding day):

Today:


Take a look at the canine on your right. I think it might have shifted slightly. ...