Bands zig-zagged on back teeth?

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invertigofreak
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Bands zig-zagged on back teeth?

#1 Post by invertigofreak »

Hi everyone!!! the ortho said that at my next adjustment I will be getting bands zig-zagged across my back teeth (I think to pull them out a bit)...

Now he has put some hooks on the top wire (2 on each side in addition to the one that is actually part of my wire) - so I have 6 hooks all up on the top wire. But he hasn't put any on the bottom wire. Am I missing the point here? How do they zigzag them without any on the bottom?

and what exactly is zigzagged wires? Am I going to have a lot of trouble talking with this? They are putting them in on the 22nd of december (merry christmas to me) and I work in retail, so probably the busiest 3 days of the year for me. Is this going to make my life really hard for the first few days?

I anticipate I am licking my christmas lunch.
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#2 Post by Jewles »

No idea what they are but can you change your appt till after xmas? they wanted to book my next tightening on the 24th of dec and I changed it till the 28th. I want turkey :P
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invertigofreak
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#3 Post by invertigofreak »

Haha, nah I am sure it will be fine. I had my braces put on 12th december last year, so I know what its like. I will deal with it. I will just take the bands out to eat and hope my teeth don't ache :D


They better give me cool colours though.
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#4 Post by invertigofreak »

Haha, nah I am sure it will be fine. I had my braces put on 12th december last year, so I know what its like. I will deal with it. I will just take the bands out to eat and hope my teeth don't ache :D


They better give me cool colours though.
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