My road to straight teeth - updated 03-Dec-08 *PICS on p.7*

bracedagain · **Posted:** Sat May 03, 2008 12:58 am

Hi Danish,

Those toofers are looking good! Great pix.

Hang in there. Like you said, this is the phase where you won't see major movement, but they are moving. Those gaps will keep closing up. Just keep that good atttitude and patience is key!

Later! Ken.

danish · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 11:13 am

7th adjustment on 21 May 2008.

Hi there.

This adjustment went smooth. My ortho measured the distance in gaps of tooth extraction sites. Apparantly gaps are closing but it goes sooooooooooooooo slow. A real downer to be honest. I do not see anything but then I see my teeth every day and woudn't notice!?

Elastics were replaced by coil springs between 2nd premolars and canines in upper and lower jaw. The coil springs I don't have to change which is a good thing

Highlight of this adjustment was that my midline is almost aligned :jump:

Won't be long before that's fixed!

I was suspecting a cavity in upper jaw right side where the molarband is due to a slight soreness/pain when a floss in the area. My ortho took x-rays and there are no problems with cavities. I'm praying that I will not have any cavities during the treatment as it may prolong treatment time. I'm insanely thorough with my dental hygiene by brushing after every meal, flossing daily, using a small toothbrush for interdental cleaning and avoiding sweets (to the extent it's possible. hehe :wink:

).

Some people may get the idea that I'm negative about being braced when reading my posts. I realize that I tend to focus on the metal in my mouth and don't see what's happening beneath the metal. My bad :oops:

The aesthetics of my teeth have improved. One only has to take a quick look at my bottoms. So I just want to say thanks for all the encouraging comments and supportive remarks so far when I vent my frustrations on the forum

Here are pics:

front

upper

lower

sides

Next appointment is scheduled on 25 June 2008. My ortho might remove the TPA as it apparantly is not needed anymore. Yes... getting closer to the finishing line!! :-88

I will keep you posted. See ya on the forum :wink:

Danish

victor36 · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 4:10 pm

danish wrote:

My ortho measured the distance in gaps of tooth extraction sites. Apparantly gaps are closing but it goes sooooooooooooooo slow. A real downer to be honest. I do not see anything but then I see my teeth every day and woudn't notice!?

hi danish,

wow, your teeth are making awesome progress! All you have to do is look at the old pictures from page 1 and see how far you have come. Great job!

~Victor

Miss Smiley · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 2:32 am

I can tell just by looking that your extraction gaps have gotten smaller! Your teeth look great!!!!!

jojo · **Joined:** Fri May 23, 2008 1:06 pm **Posts:** 1

hey danish!!

I have a very similar upper arch and in two weeks I will be having my first upper biscupids extractacted...I am NOT looking forward to it...I am terrified :cry:

because I had two lower molar extracted two weeks ago and I was in so much pain...I just hope that it is not as bad. I am glad to see your progress..it amazing! and that gives me courage to go and get it over with. Look forward to seeing more pics!

Take care,

Jojo :wink:

Katt · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2008 11:31 am

Wow your teeth are looking great, I'm having some brace envy right now.

Wired Skull · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:36 am

Hej Dansken.

En granne frÃ¥n Sverige som hilser. Looking great. There sure has happend a lot in those month. Isn't it great to notice the changes and know that this was a correct decision to get braces.
I haven't regreted one time. My teeth looks so much better now and I would as you said recommended it to anyone. Too bad you have to pay for it out of your own pocket as an adult.

Hang in there and you will see that your gaps will close. I've had elastics for about a year and there have been a lot of movements. (No extractions though)

Hilsen, Wired.

danish · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:38 pm

10th adjustment on 05 Sep 2008.

Well...time to remove the dust in here and bring an update regarding my progress. My last update was back in May :oops:

Hehe

Treatment is going OK. Gaps are cosing and teeth are slowly moving to their proper places. Unlike the initial months into treatment with lots of movement this gap closing business is quite a challenge. Movement is so slow that you hardly notice it. I stopped taking monthly pictures in order not to be disappointed with movement results. However, teeth are moving. My ortho has on several occasions said that he doesn't want to accelerate things unnecessarily in order to be on the safe side.

Gaps on the bottoms are almost closed. On the uppers there is still some work to be done.

To close the gaps I'm still using the coils but with a stronger pulling force than in May. At night I'm using elastics from my #3's in the upper jaw to my #7's in the lower jaw. Biggest change is that I got rid of the TPA. Yes Baby!!!! :dance:

I noticed that I had to re-calibrate my tongue after removal of the TPA. At work I had some difficulties with saying "Step throat " to a customer on the phone which was kind of funny. :lol:

Treatment with fixed braces is supposed to be finished around New year. Then it's retainer time. Damn... I'm looking forward to that... :-*

In the meantime trying to stay positive and busy with other things than checking out my teeth in the mirror

Here's some visual:

Front:

Upper:

Look- no TPA!! :banana:

Lower:

Side views:

Ok friends..... I'll be back in October which will be my one-year anniversary in braces :wink:

cosmicgirl · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:24 am

teeth are looking great danish - but can I just ask you one thing - why did you have to say step throat to someone on the phone? What does it mean?
just curious....! :Questions:

cosmicgirl · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:25 am

ps - am V happy you're free of the expander - absolute nightmare!

danish · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:27 am

hi cosmicgirl,

I work for a Danish travel insurance company and we have a lot of clients in the US needing medical assistance. Hence the use of the word

Danish

cosmicgirl · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:56 pm

ah - strep throat. Got you!!

Lily · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:55 pm

I have a question, I'm closing up some gaps on the bottom with springs, similar to what you've got happening at the moment. Once your gaps are closed at the front, won't there still be a gap at the back? or do they move those teeth too?
I've been trying to think about how to ask my Orthodontist without sounding like I'm questioning his treatment so I thought I'd ask you seeing as you're near the end of your treatment

Your progress is amazing, well done!

danish · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:16 am

good question. I have been wondering myself.. :wink:

From what I understand gap closure works from both ends. Eventually the coil spring will be attached to molars at the back and thereby closing the whole thing.

Danish

danish · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:23 am

Hi cosmicgirl,

Yes, of course. "strep throat"..!!! *LOL* :lol:

English is a tough language. hehe :wink:

Danish

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