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.
Can't believe you lasted 6 months with the TPA! I gave in and went whining back to my ortho after about 3 weeks! My tongue was killing me! Thankfully he took a look and said he no longer needed it! And the rest can be done with elastics later on...
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