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BRACERS FREEDOM DAY! Today, I got my braces officially removed. I had prepared myself for some discomfort, but overall the process of removal wasn't that bad. I also didn't get the slimy teeth feeling everyone seems to talk about... Anyway, I got to see Dr. G today, which was nice because I started ...

It's been quite some time since I posted an update here. Sorry, not much has been going on. Teeth are not moving anymore. For the last 5 months, my new ortho Dr. P (Dr. G is not my ortho anymore, but Dr. P is pretty good--she's a new partner in the practice, I've mentioned her before) has been tryin...

Braces appointment yesterday. We didn't do shaping -_- I was looking forward to it. Anyway, I saw the lady doctor, Dr. P. She's the newest partner at the office with Dr. G (my ortho) and Dr. E (the other partner). She said to hold off on the shaping (I think it's called enoplasty?) until de-bonding...

Braces appointment yesterday. We didn't do shaping -_- I was looking forward to it. Anyway, I saw the lady doctor, Dr. P. She's the newest partner at the office with Dr. G (my ortho) and Dr. E (the other partner). She said to hold off on the shaping (I think it's called enoplasty?) until de-bonding....

So, we've reached 18 months! Unfortunately, the braces didn't come off this month...teeth weren't ready. Anyway, I did have my adjustment the other day on the 18th. Finally got my (I think) final wire on the bottom, and uppers and lowers are in full chains. First chain on the bottom teeth ^_^ Still ...

Bad news: I'm not getting my braces off in September. I have a lower tooth that still refuses to engage my wire, so we're working on it. I feel like this particular tooth hasn't done much of anything since the start of this process, but maybe I'm just not paying attention...? In the meantime, just c...

6-10-19 Had an adjustment this morning. Got a new stronger wire and a full chain on the top. No changes to the bottom quite yet, as I still have a stubborn tooth that doens't want to engage. They put a thicker metal tie on that tooth to try to get it to move. I'm visiting the general dentist on Thu...

4-15-19 Went to my races appointment and we did a lot of things! I knew I was getting my lower back molars bracketed (up to this point my four 2nd molars have been free from braces prison), but since my apico is 4 weeks in the past and has healed nicely, my ortho decided to go on and do everything!...

UPDATE! 3-20-19 Had my Apicoectomy w/ Dr. S. Now that that's out of the way, I have no more benefits for the year (XP). Hopefully I won't have to go through that a third time. Two is one too many, but whatever. It's done now. The recovery this time around was much smoother and I was not dying in pai...

I have a date for my apicoectomy retreat surgery: March 20th @ 9am. This will be the day after my 1-year post extraction surgery. I didn't do that on purpose, it just worked out that way. At least I will be on spring break, so I will have a few days to recover before I go back to work. Now we can fi...

Man, I haven't been on here in a while! Thanks for the comments Navygrrl and Jeffhere! Hoping and praying ^_^ Anyway, here's an update: 2-18-19 Had my adjustment. Got Maroon chains this time. Bottom gaps are 99% closed and I can't be happier for that. Next appointment I'm getting my back molars brac...

1-3-19 Went to see Dr. S (endodontist), and she took x-rays of my tooth and did notice something had changed--basically my infection came back, the one that I had previously had invasive surgery to remove. So she drained the fistula and gave me antibiotics and Peridex (my favorite -_-) in the hopes...

Happy New Year Everyone! Really quick update here: 12-31-18 Last night as I was brushing my teeth, I noticed something that made me not very happy. A fistula has formed above tooth #9 (front left central incisor). Mind you, I have already had an Apicoectomy in 2017 on this tooth after infection from...

Man, 8 months flew by! Anyway, quick update. 12-5-18 Had my 5th adjustment, and my ortho is very pleased with my progress ^_^ He activated my closing loops up top, and my teeth have been quite sore as a result. Bottom gaps are closing nicely. Bite looks good. I also got red & green bands for Chr...

11-1-18 Had my adjustment yesterday (Halloween). I FINALLY got my 2nd wire on the bottom. Nothing done to the top, upper chains were removed and replaced with individual ligature bands. I now have a chain on the lower six and I'm wearing a record 6 elastics (4 to close gaps--2 upper, 2 lower; 2 for...