Adjustment #5 (10 weeks)

Yesterday's visit was moved up from today on account that I got a job interview! Yahoo! Thank goodness the ortho was flexible and had an opening. Anyway, I guess a lot has changed. Everyone in the office was so excited about my progress. The ortho said that I was "just a baby chick waiting to hatch". Haha. Gotta love him. They took out the powerchains and added these springs in their place. Ouchy! None of my adjustments have hurt except the 1st time I had a wire cut (which was the day after I got braces on...) but yesterday's was a bit painful. Thank goodness I got silver so it blends in a bit more. And I am no longer on the 2 week plan! I go back in 3 weeks this time instead of 2. I'm so glad that I was able to get an appt the day before I leave for my brother's wedding so that I can get my colors changed! I don't want boring silver for the wedding. Also, doc said that the stubborn teeth (I think maybe incisors?) that have moved way behind the others should be engaged next visit. I might actually start looking like a real person in braces soon! No more crazy teeth all over the place. The springs are STRONG because within an hour after my appt, my front teeth had pushed themselves together! No gap and no longer crooked! It is pretty exciting. I'm going to post the original pics with the new pics to compare progress:

Day 1 10 Weeks

Day 1 10 Weeks

The gaps are almost gone! Things are going great. Can't wait to see what happens next...

Adjustment #4 (8 weeks)

Well, I have failed to post on time once again. Today is Thursday, a week and 1 day after my last adjustment. Oh well, at least I'm still remembering to take pictures! The doc is still very impressed with my progress, which is good. They replaced the wire in the front 4 teeth with a stronger one, can't remember what the strength is but doc said "If I feel discomfort, deal with it" haha. They also "doubled-up" my powerchains to help bring those teeth back some more. I hope the other teeth start coming out because they are about to get lost behind my 2 front teeth! I wonder what they will look like for my brother's wedding in less than a month? I have my next adjustment next Thurs (they are keeping me at the 2 week interval I guess...)