I had my appointment with the orthodontist today. I arrived a few minutes early, checked in, and waited in the back. They took me to a side room, instead of the main room where I normally go. The girl pulled off the little rubber bands (ligatures) that hold the wire in place, and left. I sat and read People magazine for a while. I got bored with that, and was just starting to take a short nap when the orthodontist came in. Normally I don’t have to wait like that. They must have been pretty busy. He quickly checked my teeth, having my bite down on my back teeth. Then he set about to replace the bracket that he removed during my last visit to allow the dentist to fill a cavity in that tooth. He cleaned the tooth, and had installed the bracket in maybe about a minute. He shined a UV light onto the bracket to set the glue. Then he left. In a few minutes another girl came in to install the ligatures. She installed a couple when I asked about the wire. The wire that was still on the bottom was the one he cut short when he removed the bracket. She looked and thanked me for bringing that to her attention. She removed the wire, and installed a new one. She placed all the ligatures, and trimmed my wire. I have another appointment in July.
