Frustrated

It's been a couple of months since I had my braces off and unfortunately one tooth has started to move again despite the permanent retainer on the back. Gutted. I went back to the dentist on Monday and he's put brackets on the tooth that's moved and the tooth next to it. It'll take about a month to close again so I'll have it on over Christmas and New Year. Oh joy. It looks bloody stupid too, they're metal brackets as he didn't have any clear ones and it looks like I've got a piece of spinach caught between my teeth or something, horrible!! And it bloody hurts!!

The rest of my teeth still look great though, it's just that one at the side. I don't know what my dentist plans to do when the gap is closed again, I guess I'll find out when I go back.

To contour or not to contour......

Hmm...since getting my braces off there's been a marked difference in my upper gums. My "gummy smile" appears to have gone. Completely. I'm not sure if I've "trained" myself to smile so that I don't show gum or whether the braces have pushed my gums up.

All very odd. I might not need the gum contouring after all which would be a result!

They're Off!

Finally! I got them completely removed today. Ready for the finished article?



Wait for it..........












Wait for it.............








TA-DA!!!!!!!!!



And just in case you'd forgotten, this is what they looked like at the start of my treatment.....





I am sooooooo chuffed!!!! It was worth every single penny. I don't think they need whitening, do you? I will get my gums sorted out though but I can't afford that at the moment. The main thing is my teeth are fixed, hurrah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Retainer

Well, I thought I was getting my braces off today. Turns out, the dentist just put the permanent retainer on the back (which funnily enough I'm almost already used to), and took the wires off. I still have the brackets on my teeth but he wants to leave them for another 2 weeks to make sure the retainer holds my teeth in place.

I'm not that bothered, my teeth look great!! I won't post a pic today, I'll wait till I've had the brackets taken off (and the batteries are flat in my camera, lol).

So....my next entry will probably be my last for a while. Other things are happening at the moment which means I might not be able to have the gum surgery done just yet, I'll have to check it's ok with my dentist.

Anyway, off to make a cup of tea!

Braces off!

Just a quick note to say my braces come off tomorrow!! Whooo-hoooo!!!!!

Day 161

Well, I had my final adjustment yesterday. My teeth are now finished! Hurrah!! I've just got to wait a month for them to settle down and then on 3 October, they come off!



How brilliant do they look? I can't wait to get them off completely and then have the gum contouring. I'll probably have whitening too cause they're a nasty colour and impossible to clean with so many wires all over the place!

I've lost a stone in weight and am now super slim, go me!!

Day 79 - Third Adjustment

Had my third adjustment today. I'm nearly done!! My dentist told me I've only got another month, two months max and I'm finished, yay!!!!

Today's piccy....



I found out today, I'll have a permanent retainer on the back of my teeth so that they don't move again which is good as I won't have to wear a night brace and I won't have the worry of them moving during the day. I'm just a bit concerned that I'll be able to feel it with my tongue and it'll make eating certain foods difficult. Oh well, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

He also told me I probably won't need any bridgework, but there will be a gap each side towards the back so it's up to me whether I have a bridge each side or an implant. I won't be bothering to start with, a bridge each side will cost £1,400 and 2 implants will cost £2,000. So I think I'll leave that for now, lol!!

I can't believe I'll be finished in 2 months at the latest, I'm so chuffed!!!!