Per my previous blog with my estimations I was nearly close... obviously August wasn't my month to get my braces off but October 1st my teeth will sink into everything that has been cut ever so nicely with a fork & knife since December. Okay, so getting braces doesn't mean that you can't bite into things, but for the sake of not wasting time wondering if I have food in my braces it was my best decision.
Now just to close some little spaces and bring one tooth down a little and this mouth will be golden. I'm back to the rubber bands though... which in this case "will only give you even better results. You are going to have excellent results either way but they will just make it even better" So now I'm forced into the aches & pains of rubber bands. Having all that pressure on your jaw is just about as much fun as stubbing your toe, messing up your fresh manicure, or getting bitten by a shark.
Let the count down begin!
Showing posts with label Braces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Braces. Show all posts
Friday, August 23, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Best Decision EVER!
Not that I ever regretted my decision to get braces but I seriously am sooooo sooo sooo happy that I didn't chicken out. I didn't want to "deal" with braces so I almost said forget about it... but then I realized I'm only 23 & I still have more than double my life ahead of me & I WILL regret it if I don't do it! Well it's been 3 months and I am so incredibly happy to report that I would never ever discourage braces from anyone! in fact I'm like a little "what you hate your smile? get braces, you wont regret it" person now!
I was painfully sore a lot in the first month of braces. I remember thinking that my teeth don't have any feeling & that they will never feel normal again. Well even though that may still be slightly true I've accustomed myself to the lifestyle that braces bring. I don't bite into anything with my front teeth instead I always cut or tear my food. My brother said "you know you're not the first person to ever have braces, suck it up" and yeah that might be true but I just feel a lot better not biting into things and just being extra cautious.
A little word of advice... it also prevents that messy stuff stuck in your braces performance. Now if food gets stuck it's only on the molar part of my braces & I can worry about that later, the people I'm eating with won't even know. The problem that I've had is the fact that I still have my palate expander in so food doesn't always know where to go. It can't make it's way to the side b/c the brackets & wire and it cant go to the middle/ roof of my mouth b/c of the expander. so basically if I take too big of bites I'm eating like a savage... or so I've been told haha!
My first wire adjustment went alright....it was a lot more painful then I had anticipated but that's the price you pay for straight teeth. I'm pretty sure the entire week afterwards I was sore sore sore. I didn't want to eat anything solid but my problem is that I don't like mushy food so I loaded up on Advil and dealt with it. after that I could feel my teeth shifting and you could definitely tell they were and finally my bottom teeth started moving. Now I'm not sure on how fast teeth normally move but mine are moving at light speed! My orthodontist said "you are light years ahead and I'd say you're going to have them off this calendar year" YAHOOOOOOO
only 1 year with braces! I can totally deal with that! I was expecting longer over shorter!
At my 2nd visit I was sure to floss while they had the wire off because it's like normal flossing instead of having the struggle of sliding the floss in and out of your braces... and boy was it glorious! I seriously am in love with flossing and this whole braces thing is making it much less enjoyable. It's the small things like once every 5 weeks being able to floss like a normal person that keeps me going. It's also a weir experience because I am so used to havign to floss with angling the floss every which way and now it's a breeze!
at my 2nd adjustment my expander was also "turned" one more time ... it hasn't been turn since November so that was an interesting process to have to remember again. Dr. Kolodziej said that I really could use that little extra room and he's looking at getting my expander out by the begining of summer. Hopefully that'll be true because even though I've gotten used to it I still can't pronounce some words and I am starting a new position at work on Monday and it takes extra effort to pronounce it w/o sounding like a moron.
If anyone is doubting braces just check out this transformation that only 3 months has made
My teeth went from this shape of crookedness below (left)...
Now looking like this below...
And I am so pleased!
I was painfully sore a lot in the first month of braces. I remember thinking that my teeth don't have any feeling & that they will never feel normal again. Well even though that may still be slightly true I've accustomed myself to the lifestyle that braces bring. I don't bite into anything with my front teeth instead I always cut or tear my food. My brother said "you know you're not the first person to ever have braces, suck it up" and yeah that might be true but I just feel a lot better not biting into things and just being extra cautious.
A little word of advice... it also prevents that messy stuff stuck in your braces performance. Now if food gets stuck it's only on the molar part of my braces & I can worry about that later, the people I'm eating with won't even know. The problem that I've had is the fact that I still have my palate expander in so food doesn't always know where to go. It can't make it's way to the side b/c the brackets & wire and it cant go to the middle/ roof of my mouth b/c of the expander. so basically if I take too big of bites I'm eating like a savage... or so I've been told haha!
My first wire adjustment went alright....it was a lot more painful then I had anticipated but that's the price you pay for straight teeth. I'm pretty sure the entire week afterwards I was sore sore sore. I didn't want to eat anything solid but my problem is that I don't like mushy food so I loaded up on Advil and dealt with it. after that I could feel my teeth shifting and you could definitely tell they were and finally my bottom teeth started moving. Now I'm not sure on how fast teeth normally move but mine are moving at light speed! My orthodontist said "you are light years ahead and I'd say you're going to have them off this calendar year" YAHOOOOOOO
only 1 year with braces! I can totally deal with that! I was expecting longer over shorter!
At my 2nd visit I was sure to floss while they had the wire off because it's like normal flossing instead of having the struggle of sliding the floss in and out of your braces... and boy was it glorious! I seriously am in love with flossing and this whole braces thing is making it much less enjoyable. It's the small things like once every 5 weeks being able to floss like a normal person that keeps me going. It's also a weir experience because I am so used to havign to floss with angling the floss every which way and now it's a breeze!
at my 2nd adjustment my expander was also "turned" one more time ... it hasn't been turn since November so that was an interesting process to have to remember again. Dr. Kolodziej said that I really could use that little extra room and he's looking at getting my expander out by the begining of summer. Hopefully that'll be true because even though I've gotten used to it I still can't pronounce some words and I am starting a new position at work on Monday and it takes extra effort to pronounce it w/o sounding like a moron.
If anyone is doubting braces just check out this transformation that only 3 months has made
My teeth went from this shape of crookedness below (left)...
Now looking like this below...
And I am so pleased!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
They're on!!!!! Braces on... check!
Well as every other day starts I laid in bed as long as I possibly could before realizing I only had 20 minutes to get ready and document my teeth being bare with out metal attached... After all it will quite possibly be 2 years before I even remember what they look like. So after a mini mouth shoot and running out the door I made it to my appointment at 10:20. I walked back to the chair and there she was that "careless assistant" from my horrible office visit.... as if I wasn't nervous enough about getting my braces on this just added so much anxiety. But I just prayed that it wouldn't be so terrible and leave me crying like the last time she was at the office.
Alright Step 1: buff teeth maybe prime or something along those lines, go rinse then return.
Step 2: take off my other front silver band from my expander. slice time
enough with the steps...
so then Dr. Kolodziej rolled on over and explained the process then got right to work... that was the easy part just little rub a dub of something on my tooth then the assistant would come over with the bracket and it was placed then positioned on my tooth. While Dr. Kolodziej was positioning the brackets ever so carefully... I had my eye on little miss careless assistant. I decided she isn't careless and may have just had a bad day. She isn't careless but lacks confidence. She isn't careless but is nervous. Then I thought maybe just maybe she read my blog and I am making her nervous ... then I remembered careless people don't stumble upon blogs and such so no it's not me. So I think maybe careless is named Cassandra... so from now on she shall be called Cassandra. sooo Cassandra was standing there waiting and twitching, shaking, twisting, making expressions. It was maybe the highlight when I decided that Cassandra gets a second chance but come on I'm the one getting the braces please stop shake, rattling, and rolling.
So then the top was on & Dr. Kolodziej said "actually I could put your bottom braces on if you wanted but it's totally up to you. I said well sure might as well (go big or go home, ya know) Cassandra then said she hadn't discussed silver or gold with me for the bottom. which was true and that's when I remembered that ceramic isn't an option for the bottom. But BEHOLD an angels voice spoke... :) Dr. Kolodziej told me that it was totally up to me but basically with the era that we live in he has to be realistic and do some tests on ceramic braces on the bottom. and guess what I am a perfect candidate... yahoo!!!! I of course asked why he doesn't typically offer ceramic on the bottom and there were risks but he said that my bite was protected enough that those things really are things that I should worry about. So Merry Christmas Michelle, ceramic on top, ceramic on bottom, happy girl! Same process that he used on the top apply goop,apply bracket, push, adjust, check with mirror, next. It was just about then that I realized that the staying in bed as long as I possibly can game wasn't so fun when you don't eat before a painful appointment .. ugh stomach shut up so they don't notice how hungry you are!
So now the fun part....the wireeeeeee! ahhh the wire!
alright well Dr. Kolodziej's work was done and now it was time for the assistant to step in and lace the wire through. after pressure and pain it was all there. Apparently there are 4 somethings that the wire has to loop through so each takes a little time & a lot of pressure. The bottom was much easier than the top and in no time I was done.1.5 hrs later, task complete, emBracing life as it is now. A short demonstration of how to floss, brush, and care for my teeth and I was out of there. There's a few cuts on my bottom lip or it feels like cuts, just a little rough so hopefully that's not something that will last the entire process. The top feels smooth still so I'm sure it'll be fine.
I went home & I thought alright well this is my life. I made myself some soup, plopped down on the couch, and POP a bracket popped off my tooth... whoops I guess sitting on the couch is off limits when you have braces.
So just after my visit I was headed back... this time it was much worse. My teeth were already starting to hurt but then they had to remove and re-wire the bracket and all that pain and pressure was just so horrible I just wanted it to be over and not even have to think about it ever again.... little did I know that I'd be thinking about it all night. I went home and was in pain so I took a 3 hour nap hoping to just stay asleep until 7am but not the case. Instead I woke up with pain pain and more pain. hey guys why didn't I think that pain would be involved?
Well I also had my stomach growling and knew I needed to overcome that obstacle so on the hunt I went searching high and low for something not on my list of foods to avoid. Something had to be soft that I liked to eat.... everything that stuck out to me was much to crunchy... celery, grilled cheese(that just seems messy), oh I could make rice... psshhh who am I kidding I don't want to stand around and make rice when I'm this hungry. Then there it was an idea just sitting on the shelf, Shredded Mini Wheat .. yeah I know not ideal they are hard, fall apart, and have serious potential to get lodged anywhere and everywhere in my braces. But I thought outside the box, I'll just let my cereal soak in the milk and get to a point of not as crunchy as normal. TADA!!! So soggy cereal I had and soggy cereal I will have for all my meals. It's like my grandma says "cereal provides all the nutrients that you need." The cold milk and the little bit of crunch that I got when I bit into the cereal was exactly what my painful mouth needed. It hurt so good!!!!
So now off to my first night of bed with braces.
It'll all be worth it in the end! straight teeth here I come.
Alright Step 1: buff teeth maybe prime or something along those lines, go rinse then return.
Step 2: take off my other front silver band from my expander. slice time
enough with the steps...
so then Dr. Kolodziej rolled on over and explained the process then got right to work... that was the easy part just little rub a dub of something on my tooth then the assistant would come over with the bracket and it was placed then positioned on my tooth. While Dr. Kolodziej was positioning the brackets ever so carefully... I had my eye on little miss careless assistant. I decided she isn't careless and may have just had a bad day. She isn't careless but lacks confidence. She isn't careless but is nervous. Then I thought maybe just maybe she read my blog and I am making her nervous ... then I remembered careless people don't stumble upon blogs and such so no it's not me. So I think maybe careless is named Cassandra... so from now on she shall be called Cassandra. sooo Cassandra was standing there waiting and twitching, shaking, twisting, making expressions. It was maybe the highlight when I decided that Cassandra gets a second chance but come on I'm the one getting the braces please stop shake, rattling, and rolling.
So then the top was on & Dr. Kolodziej said "actually I could put your bottom braces on if you wanted but it's totally up to you. I said well sure might as well (go big or go home, ya know) Cassandra then said she hadn't discussed silver or gold with me for the bottom. which was true and that's when I remembered that ceramic isn't an option for the bottom. But BEHOLD an angels voice spoke... :) Dr. Kolodziej told me that it was totally up to me but basically with the era that we live in he has to be realistic and do some tests on ceramic braces on the bottom. and guess what I am a perfect candidate... yahoo!!!! I of course asked why he doesn't typically offer ceramic on the bottom and there were risks but he said that my bite was protected enough that those things really are things that I should worry about. So Merry Christmas Michelle, ceramic on top, ceramic on bottom, happy girl! Same process that he used on the top apply goop,apply bracket, push, adjust, check with mirror, next. It was just about then that I realized that the staying in bed as long as I possibly can game wasn't so fun when you don't eat before a painful appointment .. ugh stomach shut up so they don't notice how hungry you are!
So now the fun part....the wireeeeeee! ahhh the wire!
alright well Dr. Kolodziej's work was done and now it was time for the assistant to step in and lace the wire through. after pressure and pain it was all there. Apparently there are 4 somethings that the wire has to loop through so each takes a little time & a lot of pressure. The bottom was much easier than the top and in no time I was done.1.5 hrs later, task complete, emBracing life as it is now. A short demonstration of how to floss, brush, and care for my teeth and I was out of there. There's a few cuts on my bottom lip or it feels like cuts, just a little rough so hopefully that's not something that will last the entire process. The top feels smooth still so I'm sure it'll be fine.
I went home & I thought alright well this is my life. I made myself some soup, plopped down on the couch, and POP a bracket popped off my tooth... whoops I guess sitting on the couch is off limits when you have braces.
So just after my visit I was headed back... this time it was much worse. My teeth were already starting to hurt but then they had to remove and re-wire the bracket and all that pain and pressure was just so horrible I just wanted it to be over and not even have to think about it ever again.... little did I know that I'd be thinking about it all night. I went home and was in pain so I took a 3 hour nap hoping to just stay asleep until 7am but not the case. Instead I woke up with pain pain and more pain. hey guys why didn't I think that pain would be involved?
Well I also had my stomach growling and knew I needed to overcome that obstacle so on the hunt I went searching high and low for something not on my list of foods to avoid. Something had to be soft that I liked to eat.... everything that stuck out to me was much to crunchy... celery, grilled cheese(that just seems messy), oh I could make rice... psshhh who am I kidding I don't want to stand around and make rice when I'm this hungry. Then there it was an idea just sitting on the shelf, Shredded Mini Wheat .. yeah I know not ideal they are hard, fall apart, and have serious potential to get lodged anywhere and everywhere in my braces. But I thought outside the box, I'll just let my cereal soak in the milk and get to a point of not as crunchy as normal. TADA!!! So soggy cereal I had and soggy cereal I will have for all my meals. It's like my grandma says "cereal provides all the nutrients that you need." The cold milk and the little bit of crunch that I got when I bit into the cereal was exactly what my painful mouth needed. It hurt so good!!!!
So now off to my first night of bed with braces.
It'll all be worth it in the end! straight teeth here I come.
regressing to age 15... I guess you can hardly notice them...
Until you look up close and see how crooked these teefers are...
My dinner from now until eternity....
All Tool Kitted out!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Something I didn't really notice until recently
Sooo I knew having this expander made me have to form my words differently and I've definitely adjusted if not mastered mostly everything to be understandable. BUT lately I've been using apps on my phone like Voxer, Skype, and just plain old video messaging and let me tell you I'm not doing quite as well as I thought. I can barely listen to my own messages, I hate watching myself talk, and it's it's it's... just not right! Everyone says "I can barely notice" and that is the biggest lie I've ever heard! Have you listened to my voice? and the way my words sound because I'm not sure if you're aware but I never sounded quite so disgusting in my life! ugh just a little longer I can't believe I have to have the expander & braces on together aghhhhhhhhhhhh I want it out NOW! I feel like Veruca Salt "Don't care how I want it (gone) NOW"
alright, back to everyday life :)
alright, back to everyday life :)
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