Today I had an ortho appointment! Yay! :] This time was especially special (LOL) because it was the first time I went by myself, in my own car!! Very exciting, right? I loved how my mom got to stay home and not wait for and hour in a room full of crying kids, I hated that she had to do that...
Anyways.
This time, they made me keep the same top wire, and changed to bottom one to a stronger wire. I also had some of my teeth filed! Really! Remember how I told you my middle bottom two teeth were kind of separating? Well the ortho did some more filling in between those, and maybe the ones next to them. She used this little machine that completely freaked me out. First she called the assistant: "Jocelyn, bring me the jdfbdufdk", or whatever it is called. And I was wondering, "What could that be?". And the assistant brings a small box and starts assembling a small machine. Then she asks the ortho to check to see if it's ok. The ortho takes it, and that's when I can take a look at it:
[picture has yet to be found]
She then turns it on, and it makes a loud noise (maybe not so loud, but loud enough to scare me), and puts it between my two front lower teeth. Did it hurt? Not one bit. Which was surprising because I though I was going to cry in public and scare the rest of the 7 year-old patients. That was done in less than a few seconds and the ortho was about to leave when I asked her if I needed to keep using my rubber bands, to which she said: "Yes. The same way I told you last time: all day on the right, and the left only at night". I wasn't surprised about this, since I had been bad and didn't really wear my rubber bands...
Then the ortho left me with the assistant to put in my wires. Then she opened the drawer and said: "Pick a color for your chain". Hallelujah!!! And if you read my previous post, you know that I said: "Do you have turquoise?". Which, to my disappointment, she answered: "No... this is the only blue I have", picking up a navy blue chain. So I said: "Which colors to you have?", and I took a peek into the drawer and looked at the colors. I said, "Which pinks do you have?", and she picked up a neon pink and a pastel pink. I though the neon would be too crazy, so I chose the light pink. She put it on, with a little trouble, and told me I was done and to wait for her at the door.
In the little hallway by the door they have a mirror, and I took a look at my teeth, trying to see what they had done with the machine, but I couldn't really see a difference. And I also looked at my pink chain. I regretted the choice instantly. I feel it looks like I have gum stuck in my teeth, and that it makes my teeth look yellow. But oh well, I guess this is a trial and error situation; and you can't really see my bottom teeth unless I smile creepily, so it's not a big deal. Before I left, I asked her what they had done with the machine and the assistant said that the orthodontist had filed my teeth a little to make more room. Cool :]
So here's what my teeth look like:
Thanks for reading, and send in your questions! I will be glad to answer them. And I might even make a post about it here in the blog!
Next Appointment: January 6, 2010
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Appointment: September 23, 2009
Today I had my orthodontics appointment at 9:20 AM. I woke up around 8, but somehow I didn't manage my time correctly because my mom and I were out the door at 9:10 AM. And it takes us about 20 minutes to get there.
So I got in late (9:35 AM), and waited for them to call my name. When they did, I got in and I waited inside again. There was this really cute guy there, which was surprising because most boys I see there are.... well, boys. So, moving on...
I got in the chair and the lady took of my purple chain. Goodbye chain! I was definitely expecting to get a new one, and I had already thought of the color: turquoise. I figured it would go great with my new pink streaks and the hot pink lip tint I've been rocking lately. The lady also took my wire and sent me of to brush and floss. I was a bit surprised of how big my teeth looked without the chain. It was pretty funny, I liked it!! I finished brushing and flossing and went back to the chair and waited for the ortho. When she came to me, we said our hellos:
Dr: "Hello! How are you?"
Me: "Hi! I'm doing good. How are you?"
Dr: "I'm good too. Just another day at the office..."
Which sounded like she meant she had a tedious job, but from the little times I've seen her and observed her, I know that's just her personality.
She then asked me if I had been wearing my rubber bands. "What? They told me I didn't have to wear them anymore. I SWEAR!!!", I thought. I told her that, and she told me that I would have to wear them again, and that I would then be over with them. I was happy, I knew I would have to use them again, but I didn't know I would ever be "over with them". Then she told me that I would have to wear the right one all day and all night, and the left one only at night. Apparently, my teeth didn't move evenly, haha. I was thinking how weird it would be to have just one rubber band on. Now it would definitely look like I had something stuck in my teeth.
Then the ortho wrote some stuff on my chart and said she was done with me. I waited for the assistant. She came to me and I had the word "turquoise" about to come out. But she didn't ask me anything. She grabbed something and started to put it on my teeth. It definitely wasn't the wire, I wondered if she was reusing my old purple power chain. That kinda made me sad, because I wanted another color :[ Then, she put on my top wire. Then she told me she was going to put a stronger wire on the bottom, and then she put it in. She cut the ends, and asked if anything was poking me. I checked with my finger (weird, haha), and told her "No". She then told me my new instructions for my rubber bands, which I repeated back to her. I definitely didn't want to forget and invert the correct way. She then asked if I needed more rubber bands, and I told her I did, even though I have one and a half packets (I don't want to run out). She told me to wait by the door, in the little hallway. There is a mirror there, so I looked at my teeth and saw what was going on:
They put that wire, criss-crossy thingy (which goes only on the four front teeth), which I don't know what is for. I really like the way my teeth look, I feel the braces are less noticeable now than with the purple chain. So even though I didn't get turquoise in my teeth, I was once again very, very happy.
Next Appointment: November 11, 2009
So I got in late (9:35 AM), and waited for them to call my name. When they did, I got in and I waited inside again. There was this really cute guy there, which was surprising because most boys I see there are.... well, boys. So, moving on...
I got in the chair and the lady took of my purple chain. Goodbye chain! I was definitely expecting to get a new one, and I had already thought of the color: turquoise. I figured it would go great with my new pink streaks and the hot pink lip tint I've been rocking lately. The lady also took my wire and sent me of to brush and floss. I was a bit surprised of how big my teeth looked without the chain. It was pretty funny, I liked it!! I finished brushing and flossing and went back to the chair and waited for the ortho. When she came to me, we said our hellos:
Dr: "Hello! How are you?"
Me: "Hi! I'm doing good. How are you?"
Dr: "I'm good too. Just another day at the office..."
Which sounded like she meant she had a tedious job, but from the little times I've seen her and observed her, I know that's just her personality.
She then asked me if I had been wearing my rubber bands. "What? They told me I didn't have to wear them anymore. I SWEAR!!!", I thought. I told her that, and she told me that I would have to wear them again, and that I would then be over with them. I was happy, I knew I would have to use them again, but I didn't know I would ever be "over with them". Then she told me that I would have to wear the right one all day and all night, and the left one only at night. Apparently, my teeth didn't move evenly, haha. I was thinking how weird it would be to have just one rubber band on. Now it would definitely look like I had something stuck in my teeth.
Then the ortho wrote some stuff on my chart and said she was done with me. I waited for the assistant. She came to me and I had the word "turquoise" about to come out. But she didn't ask me anything. She grabbed something and started to put it on my teeth. It definitely wasn't the wire, I wondered if she was reusing my old purple power chain. That kinda made me sad, because I wanted another color :[ Then, she put on my top wire. Then she told me she was going to put a stronger wire on the bottom, and then she put it in. She cut the ends, and asked if anything was poking me. I checked with my finger (weird, haha), and told her "No". She then told me my new instructions for my rubber bands, which I repeated back to her. I definitely didn't want to forget and invert the correct way. She then asked if I needed more rubber bands, and I told her I did, even though I have one and a half packets (I don't want to run out). She told me to wait by the door, in the little hallway. There is a mirror there, so I looked at my teeth and saw what was going on:
They put that wire, criss-crossy thingy (which goes only on the four front teeth), which I don't know what is for. I really like the way my teeth look, I feel the braces are less noticeable now than with the purple chain. So even though I didn't get turquoise in my teeth, I was once again very, very happy.Next Appointment: November 11, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Emergency Visit
While brushing my teeth on Saturday night, I noticed something was wrong. The two bands around my bottom left molars were loose. I told my mom that we would have to go to the ortho on Monday to get it fixed. Monday came around and I woke up at my usual vacation schedule, 9:30 AM. I had breakfast and at 10:12 AM I called the ortho's office to tell them I was coming. They told me that they only accept emergencies before 10 AM. "This blows!" is what I though, but oh well, I didn't mind waiting.
So today I woke up at 7:50 AM and my mom and I where on our way by 9:00 AM. I signed in at 9:40 AM and waited for them to call my name. The assistant who helped me was very nice and friendly. She made small talk, complimented my eyeshadow, and kept telling me, "What did you do, young lady?". She seemed a bit confused on what to do, so asked the orthodontist for help. The doctor told her to go ahead and take the wires out, fit the bands, and to do the adjustment then and there, instead of at my next appointment in August 27th.
She fitted a smaller band for one of my molars, and the orthodontist glued them back on again, one at a time. Then she left me again with the assistant to put a stronger wire on my lower teeth and a new wire on my top teeth. "The usual", I thought. But I was wrong. The assistant then told me that she was going to put a chain on my top teeth. She opened a drawer, and told me: "Choose a color". This was cool, because my braces are the kind that doesn't need the little, fun colored elastics. So it was the first time I was going to have some color in my mouth. I chose purple, which I like, but I think I should have picked a hot pink. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. But hopefully I'll get to pick a different color every time I go :]
Another exiting thing: I don't have to wear elastics anymore! This is great!! No more grossing people out by taking them out in public, or "accidentally" forgetting them on the dinner table. I'm gonna miss those little things, but I'm sure glad they're gone. For now.
My next appointment was moved to September 23rd, but I will be adding some miscellaneous posts in the meantime.
Thanks for reading, take care :]
So today I woke up at 7:50 AM and my mom and I where on our way by 9:00 AM. I signed in at 9:40 AM and waited for them to call my name. The assistant who helped me was very nice and friendly. She made small talk, complimented my eyeshadow, and kept telling me, "What did you do, young lady?". She seemed a bit confused on what to do, so asked the orthodontist for help. The doctor told her to go ahead and take the wires out, fit the bands, and to do the adjustment then and there, instead of at my next appointment in August 27th.
She fitted a smaller band for one of my molars, and the orthodontist glued them back on again, one at a time. Then she left me again with the assistant to put a stronger wire on my lower teeth and a new wire on my top teeth. "The usual", I thought. But I was wrong. The assistant then told me that she was going to put a chain on my top teeth. She opened a drawer, and told me: "Choose a color". This was cool, because my braces are the kind that doesn't need the little, fun colored elastics. So it was the first time I was going to have some color in my mouth. I chose purple, which I like, but I think I should have picked a hot pink. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. But hopefully I'll get to pick a different color every time I go :]
Another exiting thing: I don't have to wear elastics anymore! This is great!! No more grossing people out by taking them out in public, or "accidentally" forgetting them on the dinner table. I'm gonna miss those little things, but I'm sure glad they're gone. For now.My next appointment was moved to September 23rd, but I will be adding some miscellaneous posts in the meantime.
Thanks for reading, take care :]
Welcome to my braces blog.
Hi there! I'm Ana and I'm also happy that you came across my blog. Let me tell you a little about myself:
-I'm 25 days shy of turning 19.
-College student
-Female (duh!)
-I've had braces for a year and two months.
So why the heck did I just start making a braces blog, almost halfway through my treatment? I have no idea. But I figured it's never too late to do anything. I do have pictures of the progress of my teeth, and I will be posting them eventually, so I hope that is interesting for you :]
Thanks again for coming, and check back soon for updates!
EDIT: I just figured out how to make a post with an older date. So that's how I will be uploading the pictures of my before and my progress so far. Cool tool! :]
-I'm 25 days shy of turning 19.
-College student
-Female (duh!)
-I've had braces for a year and two months.
So why the heck did I just start making a braces blog, almost halfway through my treatment? I have no idea. But I figured it's never too late to do anything. I do have pictures of the progress of my teeth, and I will be posting them eventually, so I hope that is interesting for you :]
Thanks again for coming, and check back soon for updates!
EDIT: I just figured out how to make a post with an older date. So that's how I will be uploading the pictures of my before and my progress so far. Cool tool! :]
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