Well I finally got to have my braces taken off...it is a really strange experience. Â It takes longer to remove them than to put them on! Â But ohhhhhh boy the feeling!!!
Time for a wire change?
March 13th, 2012
So now you have your braces, the wire has been fitted, and you have been called back to have a new wire fitted to start the tooth moving process. This short video explains how simple a wire change is – of course there is much more to it ‘behind’ the scenes – your orthodontist has to assess how much movement to initiate with each wire change, what gauge wire to use, whether any kinks or twists need to be added to the wire to get the movement required, reshaping of the wire and finally inserting and trimming to ensure you have ...
Adult Braces Journey – Fantastic Elastics
October 27th, 2010
I have seen other people using 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 – my tongue has long since adjusted to their presence – it was just the food getting stuck around them that was particularly annoying, so I was well pleased to be rid of them, even if it did mean having a whirring drill bit thing in my mouth… After ...