Week 73 - Happy New Year 2011

Summary: 2011 will be the year I will get my braces off!!

Happy New Year to all! The past few weeks were great - full of happiness and food, especially food and sweets.

I was out of town for a week and I totally pigged out. I must say, I was also not very good with brushing or changing my rubber bands. However, I did flossed every night. Hopefully all of this won't hurt my teeth or gums.

I probably should have watched what I ate and cut down on the cookies and sweets but I really couldn't help it. Being away from home actually messes up your schedule. You are in a foreign place, maybe at the mall all day and you can't brush or change your rubber bands have they have snapped.

I haven't taken any pictures but just by looking at my teeth in the mirror I can see the big gap I had is closing a little bit.

Also, I am looking forward to June when they should technically be coming off but I think it will be most likely in August. Regardless, they will come off this year!

Week 70 with the Damon Braces

Summary: Pain lasted for three days this time around

Pain lasted 1 day longer than normal but the latter days of pain was actually pleasurable. It is actually already the 4th day and I still feel a very slight pain and I can't eat anything too hard yet.

What has happened so far? I can feel that my front teeth have come back a tiny bit because I can touch a little bit with my lower teeth. I also think that my lower teeth shifted a tiny bit back to the left undoing some of the work the rubber bands did in the last 6weeks. I also really hope my gap is closing and continues to close. 6 more months is all I can take with braces.

These pictures were taken the day after my ortho appointment. They were taking without the rubber bands.

Week 70 - Ortho Appointment

Summary: I am all rubberized

I just got back from my ortho appointment and decided to give a quick update. I just realized I did not write or post pictures since my last ortho appointment 6 weeks ago but it has been really busy for me lately :(. Sorry!!!

Here is my quick update of what was done to me today:
1) New wires on upper teeth again (went back to the strongest wire with the little hooks)
2) New side rubber bands (the ones I don't replace daily) on the bottom right and left side
3) No more spring on my upper left side (they are trying to close that big hole)
4) New side rubber bands (the ones I don't replace daily) on the top right and left side
5) New daily bands on left and right side.
6) New power chain on front teeth to close small gaps

These are all pretty vague but I will update later this week with pictures. I sense a really painful day today and tomorrow with all of these changes.