__adrienne`s story; UPDATE PG.8 [two months!] pics

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#61 Post by **adrienne** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:15 am

thanks KK!
i was wondering whether you knew what my type of expander was called?
just out of curiosity

#62 Post by **adrienne** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:39 am

COOL!

after looking at those sites .. i feel special

the only difference is that the ones on the site is acrylic whilst mine is metal or something lol ..

#63 Post by **adrienne** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:07 am

Today me and my mom went back in and my mom learnt how to turn the key.
It took ages for her to get used to it and they had to turn it back so many times so that my mom could practice a bit more.
They gave us the key and gave me a PINK proxabrush which I love so much

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CALENDAR:

- those in RED mean that they have already past.
- those in GREEN (and an arrow just for fun

) mean that they are upcoming.

- May 15: Visit to dentist for referral. No cavities

- June 7: Consultation and records with Orthodontist
- June 20: Ortho Presentation
- July 4: Expanders in!!
- July 5: Learn how to turn key (with mom)
-

August 3: Stop turning expander
-

August 9: Expander appointment

Oh and by the way, turns out that I only need to turn my expander once a day .. not three times. YAY

Anyway, when they turned the key today .. I was able to feel the expander get wider .. such a weird feeling. And now, I can't talk as well now .. I was reading aloud last night and was able to get used to my expander so quickly .. and now I have to do it all over again.

#64 Post by **hannahwebbo** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:19 am

Hi Adrienne

Congratulations on starting your treatment

It's great that you didnt have to get spacers in.

Sorry to hear you having trouble speaking. You should try that Rainbow Passage that ive seen quite a few people talking about. Apparantly that will help alot.

Fromwhat i can tell by your pics you have got great teeth so i bet they will look fantastic after your treatment.

So just over a month to go until your next expander appointment. i hope everything goes ok until then and that you'll get your braces on soon after.

speak to you soon

Hannah x

#65 Post by **adrienne** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:33 am

Thanks Hannah!
Good luck with your consults as well!

#66 Post by **Laurie** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:34 am

Wow! That's an impressive piece of hardware! I haven't seen an expander like that before. Awesome!

#67 Post by **adrienne** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:24 am

Thanks Laurie!

anyways i accidentally missed one day of turning my expander cause i totally forgot about it

so .. umm .. yeah

so right now i'm on turn #4 .. oh well .. luckily my expander appointment isnt until the 9th of aug

#68 Post by **hannahwebbo** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:54 am

Hi Adrienne

I hope your expander appointment goes well today. Cant wait to hear how it went.

Hannah
x

#69 Post by **adrienne** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:08 am

Okay so today I had my expander appointment ... and turns out that I still have a crossbite on my right side

and i will need 15 more turns .. luckily I don't need a new expander because I have the type of expander which doesn't have a specific number of turns in it so I can keep going with my expander ..

***

CALENDAR:

- those in RED mean that they have already past.
- those in GREEN (and an arrow just for fun

) mean that they are upcoming.

- May 15: Visit to dentist for referral. No cavities

- June 7: Consultation and records with Orthodontist
- June 20: Ortho Presentation
- July 4: Expanders in!!
- July 5: Learn how to turn key (with mom)
- August 3: Stop turning expander
- August 9: Expander appointment
-

August 23: Stop turning expander (45th turn)
-

September 18: Expander appointment

So my next appointment is on September 18 .. at least if gives my teeth time to try close that gap!
Oh and by the way I have found out that if I stop turning my expander, my gap will close 1mm per week .. (thats cause my gap is 1mm smaller .. its biggest was 4mm .. and its 3mm big now)

#70 Post by **hannahwebbo** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:40 am

Hi Adrienne,

Im sorry to hear that you still have your crossbite but at least it will be gone soon.

Its wierd that your gap has closed by 1mm as you had stopped turning your expander. I assumed that the expander would hold everything in place after you had stopped turning. What will happen in the few months when you have to wear your expander to set everything but your not turning your key?

Hannah x

#71 Post by **Milk n Cereal** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:33 am

Hi Adrienne!

I hope those final 15 turns do it for your crossbite so you can get the show on the road!

#72 Post by **Laurie** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:03 pm

I know it feels like slow work but you're getting there!

#73 Post by **adrienne** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:33 pm

Thanks everyone for the nice comments!!
Anyway today when I woke up, my right side touched!!! YAY

because for the time when I had my expander, only my left side would touch, but now they both touch

BUT, my bite is way off and my midline is way way off .. anyway at least at the end of 15 turns I won't have anymore crossssbbbbbiiiiite.

#74 Post by **adrienne** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:27 am

Okay so I just came back from my appointment.

there's GOOD and BAD news.

the good news is that,
I'M GETTING MY EXPANDER OFF AT THE NEXT APPOINTMENT!

the bad news is ...

I'm getting ANOTHER expander after I get my current expander taken off

Apparently my ortho thinks that my expansion has gone so well that I can expand even more

but .. I don't want anymore expansion! I want braces to get this done and over with!!

And I'm having a singing competition in the middle of November and I don't want to go on stage with a huge gap between my teeth! My gap has already closed but I don't want ANOTHER gap!!

*cries*

***

CALENDAR:

- those in RED mean that they have already past.
- those in GREEN (and an arrow just for fun

) mean that they are upcoming.

- May 15: Visit to dentist for referral. No cavities

- June 7: Consultation and records with Orthodontist
- June 20: Ortho Presentation
- July 4: Expanders in!!
- July 5: Learn how to turn key (with mom)
- August 3: Stop turning expander
- August 9: Expander appointment
- August 23: Stop turning expander (45th turn)
- September 18: Expander appointment
-

October 8: Expander appointment (expander taken off, impressions taken for new *BOO* expander)

#75 Post by **metalmom** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:07 am

Sorry Adrienne.. I know that we all look forward to the day we lose the expander for good. Try and look on the bright side.... better get it all out of the way now then to find out in a few months you need more expansion and having to adjust all over again to having one in your mouth. I try to keep telling myself I've got a lot of years to live with these teeth and I won't have an expander. In the grand scheme of things I guess this sentence is not that long!!!