I had my first Damon adjustment on Monday. I was very surprised to hear my ortho say they were going to put in a rectangular wire on top - I kept thinking this would come several adjustments down the track. I think he said it was a 14/25 gauge?
The best bit of this experience was when they tried to put a replacement lower archwire on. I had a small tooth that needed rotation, and it had been so cooperative over the first 8 weeks that my ortho removed the powerchain and squeezed the wire in. Boy did that hurt like hell! I gripped the arms of the chair for about 5 seconds then smashed the tool tray with my arms and jumped out of the chair ... we all laughed afterwards, then I had to try again
Oh well, it's all coming along really well and I'm still very happy. In another 8 weeks, I think he might even start to close my diasthema between my front teeth. Strangely enough, I'm starting to feel a little sad about closing the gap, I don't think I'll recognise myself without it!
Oh yeah, one more thing. He put a reverse curve in the top archwire, in an attempt to level out my front teeth. Gotta love modern orthodontics!