This past Monday I had my 2nd orthodontist appointment. Last time I thought I had a wire change, but apparently not! The orthodontist came and inspected the progress of my upper teeth. Both my orthodontist and her assistant starting talking in tongue (you know, the dental terms we all don't know much about!) and finally she looked at me and said "Next time we'll try to get the bottom brackets on, we need to get the top moving more because that's where you need the major work." So, I did not have my bottom brackets applied...bummer! However, the assistant used a new wire, and this time the spring coil on the top right side of my mouth is gone; one less coil! I was in pain, and I vaguely remember the assistant telling me that next time she was going to put a bracket on the last top molar on each side and that a new wire may not be applied next time.
Right now, I am in a lot of pain. From what I've read, the damon system of brackets should result in less discomfort - but that's not the case yesterday or today! My teeth ache, I can't properly chew because doing so results in so much physical pain. I try to chew with my back teeth where the pain is less significant.
Below are some images. My next appointment is on June 13.
On a side note, I will be having a second consult with an oral surgeon from New Brunswick on May 13 regarding upper/lower jaw surgery for my class 3 malocclusion; He's nicknamed 'the magician' - I've got good vibes already! I'll update Next Friday regarding the consultation.
until then, have a wonderful week! Hope you had the chance to vote, canadian friends!
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| Class III malocclusion, underbite, crossbite, braces, negative overjet, mandibular prognathism |
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| Class III malocclusion, underbite, crossbite, braces, negative overjet, mandibular prognathism |
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| orthodontics, class III malocclusion, maxillary deficiency, archwire, damon system, brackets, blue bonding |
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| Notice: the coil has been removed! Feeling a lot of pressure/ pain. |
