Ahhh Valentines day, the day of love, the day when I love my son so much I had his braces wire changed! Of course you remember that I have only just completed my own braces journey, so as my dear son laid back in the chair and I observed his wire being changed to a thicker wire I knew what was to come! That night on a mercy dash to the supermarket for custard and yoghurt I remembered only too well the feeling of that first wire and that it is not so much ‘pain’ in the traditional sense but more just ...
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 ...
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 ...