September Adjustment and money troubles

Slowly making that progress happen. I went in today and my adjustment went normally. The ligatures were changed, my missing bracket was replaced.

I brought up that my gums were bleeding and she said that it is not normal. It usually happens when food gets around my gums and gets irritated so don't stop brushing because they're bleeding but instead make sure that I get all my nooks and crannies.

She said to make sure I keep all appointments with my dentist. problem is I have not been going due to a lack of insurance. But in light of this new development I had to make an appointment for X-rays and cleaning. It'll cost me a total of $200. Just for that. Oh lord I need some insurance fast! *************************

Bleeding gums!

I've noticed that my gums are beginning to bleed in several spots when I'm brushing my teeth. I have heard of this happening to people but it's never happened to me. I'm vaguely worried about this...
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Inability to gorge… for now

I was at my chiropractor's office yesterday when the other Chiro (my doctor's wife) offered me some giant chocolate covered pretzels. I told her "Thank you but I can't have these. Braces." I even explained how I have a broken and missing bracket. She told me that yes she knows exactly what I'm talking about because she had braces too when she was younger. I wanted to ask her THEN WHY WOULD YOU OFFER ME SOMETHING YOU KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE??

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August Adjustment

I have one less appliance in my mouth. My orthodontist removed my coil spring today! It made the wedge feel a little strange because now it is right against the arch wire. I had the regular thing of replacing ligatures. Nothing unusual there.

I did have do redo my panoramic X-rays and photos. Apparently the office does them every year because they check progress too. So that was fun and interesting.

What was strange though was the following day. I woke up and as I was brushing my teeth I noticed that I was missing a bracket on my upper left 2nd premolar. It was just gone. Not even the ligature was there. Like I swallowed the whole thing in my sleep.

I called the office and they eventually told me to come in 15 minutes early on my next appointment and they out me in for a repair appointment. Strange... *************************

It's been a LONG time since I took progress pictures

These were taken today, August 20, 2012
1 year, 1 month, 4 weeks, 2 days into treatment

Still got my elastics on and still have the wedge on the lower right lateral incisor and still have the coil spring right in front of the wedge. Still just plodding along. My next appointment is coming up in three days!



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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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