Graduated to an "Active" Wire
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:28 pm
I'm exactly 2 weeks post braced, and I went in for what I thought would be the 2 week "10 minute" check-up.
Hmmm.......
My orhto told me that they were going to do the first adjustement today as my teeth have really loosened up quite nicely. Totally wasn't prepared. Then he told me that the wire I was using (I once referred to it as the baby wire in an earlier post) would now be replaced with the active wire. This thing is MUCH thicker and much less flexible than the other wire, and as soon as they put it on my teeth and started placing the ligs, I knew I was in for a rough few days.
Wowzer- my teeth are sore! So sore that I am certian they might fall out soon.
Anyway, I suppose I'm happy that I'm making good progress so far. And two good things did come out of the early adjustment 1) I changed the color of my ligs (I figure if I have to look like a 16 year old, I might as well have fun with it) and 2) my food no longer makes my wire pop out of the back brackets. The inactive wire was so flexible, that hard food made it pop right out!
Here's to progression, and may my future wires not be so painful!
Can't imagine how thick this darned things can actually get!
Hmmm.......
My orhto told me that they were going to do the first adjustement today as my teeth have really loosened up quite nicely. Totally wasn't prepared. Then he told me that the wire I was using (I once referred to it as the baby wire in an earlier post) would now be replaced with the active wire. This thing is MUCH thicker and much less flexible than the other wire, and as soon as they put it on my teeth and started placing the ligs, I knew I was in for a rough few days.
Wowzer- my teeth are sore! So sore that I am certian they might fall out soon.
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Anyway, I suppose I'm happy that I'm making good progress so far. And two good things did come out of the early adjustment 1) I changed the color of my ligs (I figure if I have to look like a 16 year old, I might as well have fun with it) and 2) my food no longer makes my wire pop out of the back brackets. The inactive wire was so flexible, that hard food made it pop right out!
Here's to progression, and may my future wires not be so painful!
Can't imagine how thick this darned things can actually get!