As per normal routine, my orthodontist changed my wire to a stronger wire. He then informed me that my front tooth is not rotating the way he had hoped and decided to place a clear rotater on my tooth to assist with the process. He once again tied everything in with stainless ties instead of the coloured ties. I much prefer the stainless ties as the coloured ones draw more attention to your teeth. The stainless ties have a cleaner look to them. He told me that the clear rotater will turn yellow over time due to staining from coffee or other foods. This wouldn't be so bad, except the rotater is right on my front tooth and although not very noticeable now, will be when yellow.
So two days after it has been placed on my tooth, it has turned quite a bit. I now have a small gap in between my two front teeth that I have never had before. My mouth has been quite tender and I have had some difficulty eating again. We went to a friends house for dinner last night and I had a very difficult time eating the ribs they had prepared. I ended up just sucking and chewing on them instead of eating the meat because I just couldn't pull it off the bone with my teeth.
I do have quite a large opening between my upper and lower teeth when I clench down. You can see it in the picture below. I don't like this at all. I feel as if I have rabbit teeth and I am hoping this will be corrected some. Maybe it isn't that bad to others, but to me, it is a big opening. I have added pictures below so you can see the rotater. These pictures were taken the day my orthodontist put the rotater in my mouth. I will take more pics next week to show you the progress over the last week with the rotater. My next appointment is in 6 weeks. Seems like forever between appointments.
