Week 19

Man, what a whirlwind of activities with the start of school.  I have been so busy with carpools and appointments, homework and volunteering, that I just forgot about this blog.  Please forgive me.  And thank my youngest child for reminding me to post pics.

I have seen my orthodontist again.  I had my wire pop out of a bracket and the wire was ripping the inside of my mouth apart.  It was very uncomfortable, and I was just going to wait until I saw my ortho again on the 17th.  Unfortunately, I began feeling my teeth shifting and I started to panic.  How fast would my teeth revert back to their old position? Would they be crooked again by the time I saw my ortho in 17 days?  Was I undoing 5 months of work by allowing this to happen.  I called my ortho's office 5 days after the wire popped out (yes, I know I should have been more diligent), and had an appointment the next day.

Thankfully I didn't cause a lot of damage. He removed my old wire and replaced it with a newer and stronger one.  He also replaced my clear rotator, which did indeed turn a yucky yellow gummy bear colour.  I thought I would be getting coloured bracket holders as the hygienist offered me the colour wheel, but my teeth were just not ready yet.  I was going to pick orange since it is so close to halloween.  I thought I would be festive.  Having the rotator changed is very uncomfortable.  the pressure of my ortho trying to shove it under a wire while pressing against my tooth to prevent movement causes pain.  Just to warn anyone else who may need one. 

With the new wire, my teeth were once again in agony.  As silly as this sounds, I try not to take any pain relievers as the pain of my teeth shifting prevents me from eating.  My new diet trick.  (Unfortunately, it doesn't work for too long).  My teeth look straight to me now.  There are gaps and areas that need to be tightened and filed, but they have come so far from the first day.  I do have a generous overlap, which I have been informed is because I chose not to remove 2 top teeth and only have 6 brackets placed on my teeth.  When I smile, my teeth rest comfortably on my bottom lip.  It isn't so bad if you look at me straight, but I imagine if you look at me on an angle or side view, I look like I have rabbit teeth.  Maybe that will change still.  My next appointment is on October 30.  Maybe I will get colours then.  I think I may stick to silver for Christmas though.  Green and red would be very noticeable.  I will see how long it will be between appointments and pick from there.  Hopefully my new pictures show my progress.  I do apologize for how awful these photos are.  I am taking them with my blackberry and I never have my make up on.  I should really try for better.  Take care everyone.