Broken bracket

The bracket on my upper left central incisor is broken. It's still on the tooth but chipped and cannot hold a ligature. I hope I don't get charged for its repair since I found it almost immediately after my last appointment.

Shhh don't tell on me!

July adjustment

So I have a confession. When I was young I wanted attention. Haha okay let me stop quoting random songs.

I do have a confession though. I have not been very attentive to my braces. I've only been wearing my elastics occasionally and not 24/7. It's been very inconsistent. Kinda like how I treat this blog actually. Anyway that is my big bad braces confession. I'm sure that I'm not alone in this neglect but I still feel upset with myself that it has gotten this far. The only person I hurt by doing this is myself.

Anyway now that I've gotten that off my chest time to get down to business (to defeat the Huns- okay okay I'll stop)

I went in for my adjustment today. Nothing too fancy. Just replaced the ligatures. I still have all the extra stuff, the wedge and the coil spring and the elastics. I was hoping to lose some of it but no I must continue with them all. I guess this is what I get for failing to keep up with everything.

I know I've been promising pictures for a while this is also something I've been slacking in. I had planned in making a video or a sideshow of my progress when I'm finished with my treatment but well we'll see what happens. Maybe I'll still have enough pictures to make that work.

Sorry readers

Real life has been kicking my butt lately. I got into an accident at work and while I'm still living a mostly normal life I'm in therapy 3 times a week.

Let's update. I've been going to my normal visits. Twice in June because the office was closed during the first week of July for independence day. At my last appointment at the end of June my ortho gave me a new device. It's called a wedge. It is located in front of my lower right lateral incisor. The simple explanation is that it is there to sort of turn my tooth. I'll wrote more later. I'm in the doctors office right now for a follow up. Take care my few readers.

The things I do for vanity

My braces are killing me right now. I am wearing two rubber bands both with a circumference of 8 mm, to correct a 6mm overjet but the band is stretching from my lower molars to my upper canines. My mouth opens about 4.5 mm when I have the bands on. It was an adventure trying to get an advil into my system. Finally with my bff kinda helping me on skype I manage to slip it between gums where a wisdom tooth have not yet erupted waaaay at the back.

All because I want to get rid of my severe crowding and overjet and crossbite.

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April adjustment

As of today I have rubber bands in my mouth. They are to be worn 24/7 and removed only when I'm eating. And I must change them once a day. It is such a hassle to get ON I don't know how I'll manage to get them off. It make speaking difficult and licking my lips impossible. I just ran into the Rite Aid and stocked up on chap stick lol

More details and pictures to come later but so far so good!


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ALL Progress Pics (July 2011-February 2012)

October 11, 2011 (3 months)
November 11, 2011 (4 months)
February 3, 2012 (7 months)

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July 5, 2011
July 9, 2011
October 11, 2011
February 3, 2012

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July 5, 2011
July 27, 2011
October 11, 2011
February 3, 2012


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February Progress

I went in for my adjustment yesterday and it was not that bad. Again, my orthodontist changed all my rubber ligatures and the steel ligature on my upper right lateral incisor. But then it changed. Instead of having a power chain from my molar to my lower left canine, the powerchain was attached between my lower left 2nd bicuspid and my lower left lateral incisor. I can only imagine this means that my canine has moved as far as it can go and it's time to bring another tooth over to the left to help out my coil spring a bit.

And I guess since it's a brand new power chain it is STRONG. My lateral incisor has already visibily moved. it's right next to my canine now... And the area of the gum where the tooth used to be is all red and raw.

As you can guess I'm having difficulty closing my mouth all the way now. It seems to interfere (or at least feel odd) on my appliances....


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Misadventures

So I know I'm supposed to avoid all things hard, sticky, or tacky but i was overcome with munchies these last few days. Not the drug-induced kind, mind you, just being glutton. And I found a box of Cheezits. And ate them all.

Felt like they pressed the wrong way against my archwire and elastic chain on the lower left side. Eeek!


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Love thy name is Apple

I'm having my first apple in 6 months, 3 weeks, and 4 days because of my braces. IT WILL BE THE SWEETEST APPLE I HAVE EVER TASTED.

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January Progress- no pics

Hello readers! Happy New Year!

So on the 4th I went for my monthly adjustment. Nothing new to report just the regular changing of all the rubber ligatures, retying of the wire ligature on my upper right lateral incisor, replacement of the elastic chain from my lower left molar to lower left canine.

Althought my coil spring on the other side seems to be bothering me a bit... It's probaly nothing.

Minor soreness now and then. I should have gone to my six month appointment to my regular dentist in December however I was recently kicked out of my health insurance group and have been unable to be accepted into another one. Hopefully I'll be able to go see him in February when I may be better able to pay for his services out of pocket. Other than that I think I'm fine. Progress pics to come later :)


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