had 1st adjustment today

[ashenk224]

So I had my first adjustment today and my teeth don't hurt as bad as I thought they would (at least not yet!). They kept my top wire at a .014 and left the upper second molars unattached. They bumped up my bottom wire, ot sure to what (maybe a .018?). They also attached my bottom archwire to my second molars. Unfortunately they didn't bracket my bottom left canine like I was hoping, but hopefully by next appointment! Here are some photos from the beginning til now...

Beginning...





Now...

[nikkibabie19]

Any updates? Seeing any movement as yet?

[ashenk224]

Not a whole lot, but if you look at how my bottom teeth look from when I first got my braces and then when I got my first adjustment, you'll notice how my left 2nd molar is rotated out... that started happening when they put a power chain on my back 3 bottom teeth to make room to move my lower left canine in. Now that they attached the archwire to that 2nd molar, it started moving back in line, not a lot, but it's noticeable. Hopefully in a few weeks I'll notice more movement!

[kennyandrew85]

what's that on the back of your front teeth? not seen those before

[ashenk224]

turbos... Prevents me from biting down on my brackets until my overbite is corrected. The orthodontist told me most of their patients who wear them keep them on close to a year. I'm hoping I don't have to wear them that long because they're giving me a bit of a lisp and food tends to get stuck on them if I bite into a sandwich and things like that.