Guys/Gals, I have been super-busy these several days and when I finally slipped in to see my post, Wow, you guys are so nice. I really appreciate your support! And hope everyone make nice progress!
Karen, you are always so nice. Thanks for your encouragement and suggestions. Now that everybody says this has been a short time, I started to realize this is INDEED just a short period time.
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So I'll be patient. Yes, your suggestion of asking the ortho questions before he started is good. I'll do that next time. I just wish he was more interactive, you know.
ghostmyimag3, yes, the ortho said he will attach a bracket to my sideways tooth later when there is space. My ortho said in the evaluation session that there are two options for my case which is crowding: one is teeth extraction (2 in the uppers and 2 in the lowers), the other is tooth slenderizing. He'd like to try the second one first because he thinks teeth extraction would probably move my teeth too inward and therefore affect my facial profile.
I don't know when that one is going to turn yet. But I definitely can't wait.
akireamil, yes, I've had 4 adjustment in 2.5 months.
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No, it's not the routine. The plan is to visit the ortho once per month. But because I had to go see my ortho quite often when I just started the braces, I ended up changing the wires earlier.
To be specific, one week after the first wire was put on, I had to go see the ortho because one of the upper incisors bit right on one of the lower teeth and I was having trouble sleeping. The ortho went ahead and changed a new wire.
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He also put some occlusal padd on two of the upper molars to prevent the teeth from fully biting into each other. But then I started grinding them a lot. And after 20 days I went in again because the pads were worn down so much that the teeth were hiting on each other again. The ortho changed a wire for me again. I had my doubts for changing wires so frequently at that time and the assistant said: your teeth are ready for it. Don't worry, this is good thing. I guess he meant as long as my teeth are ready for the new wire it's good to change it earlier to shorten the progress. And he also said I can keep the originally 2nd appointment. So 23 days after the actual 2nd adjustment, I went in for the 3rd adjustment. After that, things started to move in the "normal" pace: I didn't have the 4th adjustment until a month after.