With my upper teeth in a more appropriate alignment, it was time to fit the lower braces. So again, I was plonked into the chair, reclined back and told to relax. Relax…uh-huh….you have wizzy dentist things in my mouth again…as if! The good thing is that I knew all about the pumice, conditioner, wash process.  It is over quite quickly again, it just seeeeeems like forever when you are sitting there. The cardboard guard is put into place to stop the gums from rubbing against those lovely scrubbed clean teeth and after the brackets are positioned and cured with the light, the cardboard ...
Orthodontic Congress – Sydney Here We Come!
February 2nd, 2010
I was very excited to be attending the International Orthodontic Congress in Sydney with the rest of the MOG team. Not the least of which was because I now had a set of upper braces that I could show off with pride, rather than hide my rotated teeth as I mingled with industry professionals. I was also excited for the things that I would learn from attending some of the lectures. Whilst I am not part of the nursing team at MOG, I certainly have a newfound appreciation for the orthodontic process as I am experiencing it first hand. In later posts ...
Adult Braces Journey – My First ‘real’ Wire
January 27th, 2010
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 on the business end of the tooth movement now and Dr Levinson is calling in the cavalry. The technology in those tiny little 'self ligating' brackets enables quick wire changes and longer time between appointments, which means less inconvenient chair time for us patients. I highly recommend ...