Ortho amazement....

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Ortho amazement....
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Fri, 07-13-2007 - 12:24am

As many of you already know, Aly got braces 6 weeks ago. She has Phase I...only on the 6 front teeth (and brackets, not bands, on the back just to hold the wires).

The top teeth--really the only reason she has those braces is to close in the gap in the middle--not a bad gap, but a gap that didn't fill in like we thought they would. They put a power chain on her today--her appt was at 4pm. The gap is already closed in!

On the bottom, they've already had to remove a bracket on a canine tooth that we thought she wasn't going to lose before they take them off next summer, but is VERY loose. I think the impact from her displaced tooth (the whole reason she has braces) caused it to go loose.

Another bottom wire snapped in her mouth a few days ago, so they put a thicker wire in this time. Due to the displaced tooth and the out of place canine that was being pushed by the displaced tooth, the wire doesn't fit snugly around her teeth, leaving a large gap that gets food stuck in it.

Next time, they will be putting a bracket on the displaced tooth (it is so far removed from her line of teeth that they didn't bother putting it on yet).

Alysha


















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Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 5:50pm

LOL. Having had braces myself, I know better (they could revert VERY quickly)--but if I hadn't, I'd be asking the same thing!!!!

Alysha


















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