6 Months 11 days
We are making headway people. Once upon a time, 6 months seemed a distant future. It is here now.
I went for my 6th appointment 3 days ago. It was brief and to the point. Elastics were changed. Then the orthodontist had one long look at my teeth.
“You’ve been wearing your rubber bands faithfully?” he asked.
“Yep.”
“Keep doing what you’ve been doing.” He meant with the rubber bands.
“Remember I can’t close your bite completely.” He has been saying this a lot lately. I just nodded.
I happen to have had a rubber band in my hand. He took it to try something with it. I suspected he wanted me to wear it differently, so that it puts pressure on other teeth. He left abruptly and then came back just as fast.
I could feel him place something tight in my brackets.
“Go see how I’ve put them.” He directed me to the mirror.
The rubber band was holding itself on the hooks of the bottom canines and my two front teeth.
That must have meant everything else was firmly in place save for the two front teeth.
I braved through the first day. Unlike the previous rubber bands which were sometimes not very visible, these ones can be seen cutting across my front teeth. These ones are also very tight.
The first night with the new rubber bands was a true nightmare. My gums ached from the tension, my upper teeth were sore; my entire face felt like it was being stretched. I planned to soldier on thru’ the night and contact my doctor in the morning to say that these things are way too tight.
The next morning I wore a fresh band and it was surprisingly bearable. I have now worn them for a week and I am completely used to them.
I don’t mind the progress actually. My bite looks much more closed than it did in the past.
I don’t mind the rubber bands either. They help keep the teeth together so I don’t bite and graze my inner cheek as I would before.
Still don’t know…(how many more days to go) but hopeful that it may not run into two years!
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