Journey to straighter teeth

I went back to have the loop wire put on the top row that they couldn't do last time since the front brackets fell off....well, guess what? They fell off again! So still no loop wire on top but I was practically begging Dr. Palmer to do something on the bottom so it didn't feel like a wasted visit, so, he put the loop wire on the bottom row. The tech said that the bottom really looks pretty good, and the loop wire is one of the last steps, so, fingers crossed, I'll be down with the bottom row soon!

I didn't think it would hurt as much as it is though, it's been 3 days and my teeth are STILL hurting on the bottom, even chewing grapes bothers it :( But, I could stand to lose a few pounds, so oatmeal and protein shakes and soup it is!

Here are some pictures....

Posted by Rebecca at 4:49 AM | Permalink | Comments

So I was supposed to go in for a loop wire on the top set today, I don't know what it is until I saw it, they are very very shiny and very very strong looking, but, when the tech took out my old wire, my front 2 brackets just popped right off (I felt something last week when my water bottle hit my teeth but shrugged it off). So, since the ortho had to reattach the brackets, he wants to wait a couple of weeks before he puts the new wire on, so I'm going back after I get back from England. He kept trying to put red and blue chains on to celebrate their country's colors, and I won that fight, ha.

He said I'm doing really well though, I just want these off! On the plus side, I only have 8 payments left until they are paid off, yay!!

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