Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:19 pm
JUNE 3RD 2006
Hi Everyone,
I went to the ortho this past Wednesday, where I was again supposed to get the molds made for my retainers...and there was another disappointing setback.
The hygenist now wants a completely different tooth (not the one that I currently have the elastic on) to move .5mm! Here are some pics to show what I mean:
![Image](http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8570/annoyingtooth002cropped9ky.jpg)
According to the hygenist, the tooth circled in red is too close to the tooth directly below it (they are almost touching). The ortho placed some very tiny bends in my wire on the top, in order to try to 'push' that top tooth outwards a bit.
If you look at things from the bottom, you can also see how the top tooth (circled in red) 'touches' the bottom one, although it isn't too bad:
![Image](http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5662/annoyingtoothcropped2ql.jpg)
This has of course happened because this tooth is a peg lateral, so the spacing of my teeth is a little messed up. But really, .5mm?!
I think I am just frustrated because it seems like every time I go in they tell me that they are going to make my retainer molds, and then they say, "No, come back next week." It's psychological torture!
So, the hygenist made an apointment for me for next Tuesday (the 6th), she said that she purposely booked a 45min apointment because she really is going to make the molds for me at that time. I'll believe it when I see it though!!
If everything goes as planned, I should have my braces off by the 3rd week of June. We'll see!
Thanks for letting me vent!
Hi Everyone,
I went to the ortho this past Wednesday, where I was again supposed to get the molds made for my retainers...and there was another disappointing setback.
The hygenist now wants a completely different tooth (not the one that I currently have the elastic on) to move .5mm! Here are some pics to show what I mean:
![Image](http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8570/annoyingtooth002cropped9ky.jpg)
According to the hygenist, the tooth circled in red is too close to the tooth directly below it (they are almost touching). The ortho placed some very tiny bends in my wire on the top, in order to try to 'push' that top tooth outwards a bit.
If you look at things from the bottom, you can also see how the top tooth (circled in red) 'touches' the bottom one, although it isn't too bad:
![Image](http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5662/annoyingtoothcropped2ql.jpg)
This has of course happened because this tooth is a peg lateral, so the spacing of my teeth is a little messed up. But really, .5mm?!
I think I am just frustrated because it seems like every time I go in they tell me that they are going to make my retainer molds, and then they say, "No, come back next week." It's psychological torture!
![Mad :x](./images/smilies/icon_mad.gif)
So, the hygenist made an apointment for me for next Tuesday (the 6th), she said that she purposely booked a 45min apointment because she really is going to make the molds for me at that time. I'll believe it when I see it though!!
![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
Thanks for letting me vent!