http://www.myadultbraces.com Getting Braces As An Adult Sat, 10 May 2008 17:01:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last time I was at the orthodontist, my upper teeth had moved forward. So he put on a powerchain to close gaps. Well the gaps have pretty much closed, but the upper teeth moved back some in the process. This time, he installed a longer powerchain, and is having me ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/moving-top-teeth-forward-again.html When I got my teeth cleaned back on February 26th, the dental hygenist hist a spot that made me jump. I hadn't had any pain or anything. The only sign that something was wrong was when she hit the spot with a metal scraper probe thing. She said she thouhgt ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/intermittent-toothache-after-getting-filling.html When I had my teeth cleaned a few weeks ago, the hygenist (at my periodontist iffice) hit a spot with a probe that made me jump about a foot off the chair. She looked but didn't see anything at first. But looking closer she saw some decay next to one ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/cavity-filled.html At my last visit to the orthodontist, I thought he was going to start pulling the front teeth back together. But one of the side teeth had moved in, so he had to work on pulling it back out. So this visit, the side tooth was back where it was ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/power-chain-and-new-prosthetic-tooth.html I had my orthodontist appointment. I have had a wire pushing my upper front teeth forward so they are out over the lowers. The wire has only been attached to the front four teeth and the rear molars. The front teeth are now forward enough. So I thought he would ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/latest-orthodontist-appointment.html I visited the orthodontist today for the first time since November. He was very happy with how my teeth are moving. Last time he changed the wire on the uppers. There was small bends in the wires towards the back to keep them from sliding through the brackets on the ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/moving-upper-teeth-forward.html I had my orthodontic appointment this morning. My teeth are making progress. The gaps in my lower teeth are gone, so they removed the power chain. I now have just the regular little ligatures installed on the bottom. The teeth on my upper-left are seeming to stay out over the bottom ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/i-got-a-new-wire.html My next appointment was scheduled for November 5th. But today after lunch, the ceramic bracket on my prosthetic tooth broke. The prosthetic tooth gets pushed all over the place when I eat, and that puts strain on the bracket which eventually breaks. I called my orthodontist, and they were able ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/orthodontic-powerchain.html I visited the orthodontist last week, and my appointment went great. At my last appointment he was a little discouraged because the two teeth on the upper left hadn't moved enough to make it over the bottom teeth. He bent the wire almost straight, and put it back in. I ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/teeth-finally-moving.html I had my orthodontist appointment this morning. The couple teeth on the upper left have moved just a little bit, bit still aren't out where they should be. Actually one has moved, but the one next to it not so much. The orthodontist pulled the wire out, and straightened it ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/teeth-wont-move.html I had my twice a year periodontist appointment yesterday. With my braces, I get my teeth cleaned every three months. The teeth cleaning is rotated between the dentist and the periodontist. I got there on time, and waited in the waiting room. Not sure how long I was there, but I ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/periodontist-appointment.html I have been wearing rubber bands on my braces for months. Nobody told me how often they were supposed to be replaced. They mentioned that I could take them out when I ate, or brushed my teeth. But I was okay eating with the rubber band in there. I would ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/how-often-to-replace-rubber-bands.html I love my Waterpik, and have never had healthier gums since I started using it. And it works great for keeping my braces clean! But when we travel, it is a little awkward to try to take it with us. I bought a portable Waterpik while on our recent vacation, but ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/panasonic-portable-oral-irrigator.html I got a letter in the mail from my dentist. I thought it was a bill or something since I had recently been there twice: once to get my teeth cleaned, and again to get a cavity filled. But it wasn't a bill. It was letter informing that he retiring. ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/dentist-is-retiring.html I use a regular Waterpik oral irrigation unit at home. But while I was on vacation I missed it. I love my Waterpik for cleaning my teeth and getting the the hard to get stuff out of my braces. So while I was on vacation, I decided to buy a ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/waterpik-wp360.html When I travel, I end up missing my Waterpik! I love my Waterpik for cleaning all the stuff out of my braces. The full blown Waterpik is just too big to pack in my luggage. I had been looking at the cordless version of the Waterpik as a possibility for ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/cordless-waterpik.html 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 ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/orthodontist-appointment.html I had my dentist appointment today. This is the first cavity I have had in quite a while, and the first since I got my braces a year and a half ago. The cavity was right next to an old filling. The dentist numbed me up with Novocaine. Then using a ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/white-fillings.html During my teeth cleaning appointment at the dentist yesterday, he discovered a cavity on #19. I don't know all the numbers of the teeth, but it is a molar on the bottom left side. In order to fix it, he said he needed the arch wire removed. My scheduled orthodontist ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/braces-and-cavity.html I had a teeth cleaning appointment this afternoon. Since I got my braces, I have had my teeth cleaned every three months. Today's appointment was at the dentist. My dental cleaning in three months will be at the periodontist. Today's cleaning went pretty good overall. I take pretty good care of ... http://www.myadultbraces.com/teeth-cleaning.html