It has been over 4 months with my removable brace and nearly 2 months with my lower fixed brace.
My first adjustment
I went for my first adjustment on the 28th November. He had a look at the tooth that had previously been bothering me and agreed it could be due to me clenching my teeth at night. Due to me having such an uneven bite he said I bite down very hard on the right side. Luckily I have had no pain since...touch wood. I have some deep fillings in my back teeth so the ortho said he wont be surprised if any of those may need root canal at some point.
So he then unhooked the wire from the bracket on my bicuspids ( I think) and tightened just those two teeth. It was a little bit uncomfortable but I was expecting alot worse. My teeth have felt fine since and I can still chew yay!
My ortho said he will write to my dentist now so I can have my two top bicuspids taken out eeek, and then fit me with springs. I have no idea what these springs are going to be like but I googled springs and they look painful. It'll all be worth it though and he said they will reduce my treatment time by 3 months :). I plan to have my teeth out late January, then around a week later I will be fitted with my upper ceramics, I think, and the springs.
Here are my teeth today, my lowers have changed so much and feel so straight already. I can'y wait to get my upper fixed brace and see the changes on my top teeth.
