Wednesday 30 July 2014

Month 22

Wednesday 30th July

Went to my ortho today for my adjustment. The gaps have really started to close up. Thought It was going to be a normal new wire and elastic appointment.......WRONG! 

My ortho got some bolt cutters out eeek and cut my TPA! Was a huge crack but didn't hurt. He ground down the excess to smooth them off. Aaahhh I have the roof of my mouth back :). 

Then he said he can get my lowers straighter so he took 3 brackets off, ( came off easier than I thought they would) and replaced them. I got clear bands too. 

He replaced my upper wire and elastics too. I have a wire with a spring (I think) to help pull my uppers back. 

Hopefully when I am back in 8 weeks the gaps will have fully closed. He said just a few fine adjustments left then. 







20th August 2014

The first week after my adjustment my teeth were uncomfortable again and I found it hard to bite into things. My tongue was getting cut to shreds from the molar bands where my ortho has ground them down, so i used wax. After about a week my tongue 'manned up' and it is OK now.

The gaps are closing up more, i can't fit my tongue in the gap anymore :) ( I am realsing how much I stick my tongue between the gap now lol).

I go back for my adjustment in 5 weeks time.

Month 21

I haven't posted for a while because there hasn't been much movement. It's been quite slow! 

Today I went for my adjustment and my ortho meant business and put double elastics to start really pulling them back. 

They were abit tight for a while and I really noticed the difference this time :). 

He said we are looking at having my braces off at the end of the year eeee. 

My teeth on 5th June