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 very back. The wire was then attached only to the front four upper teeth. There were a little bit of bow in the wire to push the teeth forward.
So on this visit, he removed the wire, and stretched out the small bends in the back by about a millimeter each.This will add 2mm to the length of the wire, and help advance the front teeth forward a little more. My prosthetic tooth is pushed out farther and is kind of floating now. The assistant asked if I would like them to remove it. But the thought of a big gap in my front teeth wasn’t appealing. I told her to leave it in. I am used to it floating some anyway.
One of the bottom molars seemed to have moved in a little bit. She had to push the wire over into the bracket. She put a ligature on it, but that wasn’t enough. So she attached the wire to the bracket using a small twisted wire thing. It was a little uncomfortable at first, but I don’t even notice it now.
He said to schedule my next appointment in 3 to 4 weeks. So they scheduled my next appointment for the last Tuesday of January.

Posted by Rob in Whatever on January 7th, 2008 |