Emergency appointment!

Disaster has struck again.

This time a bracket on one my bottom pre-molars has come off the tooth. It is still on the wire so moves back and forth.

The orthodontist I saw removed the bracket and said it doesn't need replacing as she looked at my mold/ impression and it turns out those teeth haven't moved yet so it won't affect them.

She also made the excuse that she's used to type 3 Damon brackets and I have type 2 which she isn't used to opening and closing.

Hmm... no wonder she took a while removing that bracket!

NB: The little gap I had where my missing tooth was has now fully closed up.

Emergency appointment!

One of my brackets came off today and Miss M told me on my previous appointment that if any of my brackets come off I must ring up.

The bracket came off when I was brushing my teeth and fell down the drain!
It was the one that wasn't attached to the wire on my bottom teeth.

I had another orthodontist look at my teeth and she told me that as it wasn't attached it doesn't need to be put back on.

She said if she did put one on, that it'll come off too as my top tooth bites right onto it which made the original bracket fall off in the first place!

NB: The little gap I had where my missing tooth was has started to close up in this short amount of time.

Top braces and ring brackets go on...

Today I had my top brace put on.

It was done the same way as my bottom brace last week and I also had the spacers removed and then replaced with metal ring brackets around the teeth.

The rings are very tight fitting and it got me worried as to how they'd come back off.

I now have to eat soft food as my jaws will hurt tomorrow. I can't eat anything hard as it might break my braces.

Miss M also gave me a list of items I need to get for looking after my braces.

I need to get a fluoride mouthwash and some interdental brushes to clean between the brackets. She recommended Colgate Fluorigard Daily Dental Rinse and TePe Interdental brush fine in size 0.7mm.

She also gave me some wax for when the brackets rub against my gums and showed me how to clean my brackets with an interdental brush on a mold/ impression model she had which has braces attached.

Bottom braces go on...

Today I had my bottom brace put on by Miss M.
I have another appointment next week for my top brace.

She had all the brackets ready for my bottom teeth and glued them all into place one by one and dried the glue with a heater thing, then clicked the wire into place.
I have one tooth (bottom central incisor) not attached to the wire as its too far forward at the moment. When it is more in line with the other teeth it'll be put on the wire.

Miss M also placed small blue elastics called spacers between my two molars on each side of the face (top and bottom jaws).
These hurt as they were forced in.
They are to make space the back brackets which are metal rings that go around the whole tooth.

I have been fitted with Damon type 2 brackets which are self-ligating braces.
Find out more about them here.

Dentist - teeth extraction

Today I had an appointment with my dentist to have my teeth taken out.

I was very nervous as I hate needles and knew I had to be injected to numb the area before the teeth are removed.

My dentist removed my two top pre-molars (I'll spare you the details!) and asked if I wanted to keep them. I refused so he got rid of them.

I came home with a numb top lip so I couldn't even eat or drink properly. Pretty annoying!

I took painkillers as my gum had already started to hurt when I got home.

Wisdom teeth removal waiting game

Today I had my appointment at the Maxillofacial department at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

I had x-rays taken and they told me that I need to have my two bottom wisdom teeth removed.

They filled in a referral form and I'm placed on a waiting list!

My teeth will be removed in day surgery meaning I go into hospital in the morning and go home the same day to recover.

Operation consent

I have just turned 21 and I'm nervous about having braces when I go back to university for my final year.

I have photos of my face and teeth taken for the before photos.
I had to smile with my teeth which I have never done!

I am then given the official consent form.
Both my orthodontists are present and Mr S goes through the form with me outlining the risks etc for my major operation and braces treatment.

I am told my actual surgery will take place at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

I have now been referred to the Maxillofacial Clinic at the Leicester Royal Infirmary concerning my wisdom teeth.