I have seen other people being presented with their elastics, with fun animal names like Bear, Impala, Monkey, Penguin, Kangaroo… and now it is my turn! This visit I needed a lower wire change, upper remains the same, and hooray my buttons were removed! They really didn’t bother me from a discomfort point of view – […]
Read about different treatment appliances
There are a range of appliances that can be used to achieve a straighter smile. The benefit of modern orthodontics is the research into new and faster treatments is happening all the time.
The posts below highlight various appliances used at Melbourne Orthodontic Group.
Adult Braces Journey – Surprising Bends
My reason for wanting to get adult braces was largely due to how my upper teeth looked in photos. So apart from noticing a little bit of crowding in my lower teeth, I never really suspected just how much movement was required to correct them until I saw that first wire threaded through the brackets. The […]
Adult Braces Journey – My First Real Wire
Up until now the wires I have had in place have been fairly thin and round. When they are put into the brackets there is a bit of a tighter feeling, and a slight return of the tender feeling, but this quickly passes. Today I was to receive my first thicker square profiled wire…we’re starting […]
Adult Braces Journey – The Joy of Buttons
I have now had my upper braces for 6 weeks and it is time for a wire change, little did I know what other delights were in store! It was decided that a few of my teeth needed to have ‘buttons’ applied to them. Small metal blobs that really are just like buttons, and they […]
Adult Braces Journey – Magic Wax
Oh my goodness!!!! Well let me just say that there are absolutely NO elegant ways to apply wax to your teeth…none! You take a blob of wax, about the size of a pea, and roll it around to soften it a little, then flatten it just a bit and hope it sticks to your finger. […]
