Today was one of my last orthodontist appointments before my braces come off! I know it won’t be the next visit because I am scheduled for a ‘regular appointment.” Which I’m okay with because I want everything to be as perfect as possible so I don’t have to go through this again. Besides, I have had braces for so long that a couple more months than expected even wouldn’t be a big deal to me.
The assistant took my bands and wires out as usual and then I waited for my orthodontist to make his way to me. He checked out my bite and told me to wear elastics only at night now! So exciting. He then reshaped my teeth! No more ridges and awkwardness. The change is not that drastic, but it definitely looks a lot better. The assistant then put my wires and tiebacks back in and added a power chain along my top row in order to close the gaps. Also, I pointed out that in between my front two teeth there is a gap on the upper half, but not the lower half. So, my two front teeth were not fully touching on the sides. It was probably only noticeable to me and I pointed it out to my orthodontist and he was able to file it in a way so the power chains will pull two front teeth snuggly together. You know your teeth better than anyone else does because you spend the most time looking at them. If you see something you are not happy with, no matter how minor, ask to see if that will be fixed. Maybe it’s on your orthodontist’s radar or maybe he hasn’t noticed it.
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