Bottom Metal on Today :)

 From a distance normal smile

A close up....


This process is hurting me already and I just got them  on at 9 this morning. :( I tried to eat a ham sandwich and it sucked! Haha.
The process was the same as the top just smaller since they are metal. They couldn't do the ceramic on the bottom because my teeth are to little they said. I like them tho.. They don't look that bad. I have the front tooth on bottom and it is sticking out more noticeable then when they were off so I am more anxious for that to go back into place. I also got the pearl color on the bottom. I am not bold enough to get the colors. They told me my teeth are doing great on top... Soon they will switch to the other type of wire once they are more level and they are close.... So cross your fingers that I am still set for Jan. to get them off. I can't wait. I want to see how my smile looks once they are done.

Round two of spacers

Ummmm Painful! It is truly a painful process having these. I got them yesterday because this coming Monday the bottom braces are coming on. I woke up 3 times last night from my top tooth lightly hitting the bottom one where the spacer is. OUCH. I am currently living off of Motrin to make the pain less painful. My lunch break is in about an hour so we will see what it will be like to eat a soft sandwich. I am praying not as bad as the last time I got my wire changed...but eating a banana today was hard for me. Honestly every time I go to the dentist I get all happy because it means I am that much closer to having my teeth back and straight. I love having braces because it is changing my teeth....But I am also looking forward to a different smile that I don't have to worry much about having food stuck in them.

Well here is my teeth from a distance... A huge difference.. Ignore the crucide smile... I was born with it and I didn't want to have to correct it this time.

3/8/2012

 3-8-2012 It is now Thursday but I just had got my wire changed on Monday. They were at a 14" now they went up to a 16". to be honest I am not that pleased :(. My dentist doesn't seem that into my teeth right now, He did however tell me tat my teeth are looking nice but he hasn't really given me any other information and it is bothering me. I am scheduled to get the bottom on april 9th and then after that I am just going to tell him that I feel like I am not getting any where and I need more information. Considering the fact I already had paid in full I deserve to be treated special in the sense that I have already paid for my mouth to get done and I would appreciate it if they saw that. I am going on my 3rd month and I feel like idk maybe I am just not in the best of mood today.. But my pictures from the first day tell today don't seem that much different :(. Idk ill talk to him my next appointment and hopefully it will get better.

Here is what my smile from a distance looked like right after they changed my wire :)

2/8/12

 Awkward smile but my lips hurt and I don't feel like faking my smile right now because I am not a happy girl. 

Monday they put the missing bracket on. It hurt kind of bad after I left. Today it still hurts but I keep running my tongue over it and I feel it going into place. Like my top teeth already are going straight and it feel so awesome to know this :). They have yet to put the metal bottoms on yet :( I don't know why they are prolonging this process. But I hope they do it soon. But the last bracket was added and it feels complete finally. My next appointment is March 5th so I hope they tell me progress at that time it would be cool to know stuff.

Progress almost a month in it

 This is a close up on how they look .The gap is closing a little but the tooth is still slanted up I hope that gets fixed soon. I get the remaining bracket put on this coming Wednesday. Maybe that will help as well. So far I don't feel as if a lot has changed but than again it has only been 3 weeks.

Here is a farther view. My smile has improved already and its only been 3 weeks. So I am very very pleased with this haha. So far a great decision and I do not regret it. But another positive note is the fact that I have yet to get any sores in my mouth at all so that makes me feel great. Also my boy friend says I look like a cute nerd so it is awesome :). For anyone thinking about getting them but feels the first few months aren't that fun I advice to just take the plunge because I was that person and now I am so happy that I took the chance and did it:).

1-18-2012

This is an image of me 9 days into the treatment. I feel like it should be already a few weeks. Maybe that is because I have read other blogs people have posted and they are already done so I read there past entries so theirs seem like it went buy in a few minutes. None the less I don't look to terrible with my braces right? I do feel young in them. I don't look 22 in this photo. I look more like 18 at the most. My teeth have finally stop hurting. I can eat semi normal now. Last night I had pizza but I had to cut it up. I don't think I will eat that stuff anymore. I got pizza stuck in my teeth and it was embarrassing. Despite the fact that I don't think my Boy friend cared since he has been with me in forever I just didn't like having it in there felt unnatural. I find myself always filling my cheeks with air so I can feel semi normal without the braces touching my top lip. But other than that I feel sorta used to them now. I haven't noticed much of a difference yet in my teeth. My friend says she has but I have yet to see. I can't wait to see what my smile will look like soon. Hoping its a fast process. Pray with me please on that one :).

The first day and night!

Good Morning,

Well to start this off I have a few teeth that hurt really bad already. I didn't realize how crucid my teeth were tell they went on and my mouth stuck out a little. They say once your teeth are straight the braces shouldn't stick out your lips. But than again they say they only stick out in your imagination. Well about the process on how they were put on;

Well first they took out my spacers then took moldings with that weird pink stuff they stink in your mouth tell it hardens and then they take it out. Well she was lame and left some in my mouth as I am laying down and it taste bitter and nasty. She did that on the top and bottom. Then she took some hard wax and made me bite on it, OUCH since my mouth was still sore when biting because of the spacers. Then she out the lip pullers (what I call them) and spread my lips out so she can see all my teeth. Wasn't so painful tell the pressed on it. Then they cleaned my teeth and put glue on them I am assuming and then placed the ceramic brackets on it. Then she scrapped off my teeth, I assume to get the extra glue off. Then they took a light and put it on every tooth. It was that blue hot light that hurts if it hits your skin, well yeah that was what it was. The ceramic brackets had die on them. I had to go brush my teeth before they put the wire and bands on so I didn't have random dark colors on my clear brackets. Took a little while but it came off. Then she put the wire on. It was easy and then the bands. Those sorta hurt me but nothing unbearable. Then I left and I felt discomfort right away. Mainly on the left side. The pain got a little worse as the night went on. I slept great tho. Then I woke up and the pain is still here. Only on two teeth tho? Makes me think but then again I have no idea how braces work so I can not judge.

Brushing and flossing;

I feel like I cheat this process. I use a sonic toothbrush and  waterpik for flossing. It is very easy. I just brush at an angle for 3 minutes than I rinse. With the Waterpik I just add the water and the power pushes it through the brackets and my gums and makes it easy. I still have my floss for when I go out and such but at home I think I got it easier than most. :)

Eating;
I haven't had much meals since I have had them on. I eat apple sauce and pudding, or tangerine bites. This morning I had oatmeal. But on the bright note of braces and the ceramic ones I am determined to use it as an excuse to loose weight. No Italian food since it will stain the brackets. No candy so I don't break them. No coffee or soda to stain them as well. All natural foods is what I will look towards. Take this time to get the body I have always dreamed of :). So not only will I work on my smile I will work on my overall health and appreance. It is going to be one awesome process.