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