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 ...
Adult Braces Journey – Upper Braces Fitted
November 4th, 2009
So there I am, minding my own business one day…when I was lured into a discussion as follows: Jane: “So, Nicky, have you a made a decision about braces?” Me: “Yes, I think it should be done. I really do want to get those few issues fixed.” Jane: “Well guess what we have had a cancellation so c’mon…in the chair…” Me: “Excuse me????” In retrospect I would probably have procrastinated and you know ‘not wanted to be an inconvenience to anybody’ by making an appointment to have the things fitted, so realizing that this was the only way, my dear co-workers grabbed the bull by ...
Adult Braces Journey – Follow along & see how it feels!
October 15th, 2009
Who am I? I am a mature woman (age mature, not always attitude mature). I have 2 children who will soon start their own individual braces journeys that I will blog about here too. I am afraid of dentists. I have loads of fillings in my teeth. I am possibly in mid life crisis – my son asked me if I was trying to look like a teenager; my more gracious friends have commented that I look younger; I’m hoping a modified diet will assist me with some weight loss! I work for MOG, so you are getting an insider’s ...