Quite naively I believed that as I got towards the end of braces I would have less hardware in my mouth, but now that many of the teeth are just about where we want them, it’s important to minimise their opportunity to move – so as well as my recontour I also received new wires […]
Adult Braces Journey – a Tooth Recontour
I am slowly learning that having braces is so much more than just brackets on teeth and a few wire changes. Now that I am nearing the end of my braces journey the fine-tuning begins. Me: So…how’s it all going? Dr Levinson: Not bad…that upper tooth needs to move half a mm still….and I think […]
Adult Braces Journey – Another New Toothbrush?
Something that I am sure people don’t realise is that braces are the mortal enemy of the toothbrush. I go from shiny new toothbrush to shaggy dog in about 3 weeks. The problem with trying to brush with a mashed up brush head is that you lose the ability to direct the bristles into the […]
Adult Braces Journey – A Message From the Queen of Elastics
Well I have been using my elastics now for 7 weeks. In that time I have graduated from Bears to Impalas because I was doing so well at wearing them my teeth had moved enough to use a smaller, tighter elastic. Yay for me! I really wanted Monkeys though…much more fun sounding…oh well! What can […]
Adult Braces Journey – Fantastic Elastics
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 – […]
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