Spanner's Journey

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#31 Post by **Teabing** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:47 pm

If you're like me you'll be looking in the mirror every 5 minutes to check for changes!

#32 Post by **EllieUK13** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:24 pm

LOL

at your last post Teabing

Think everyone must gaze in the mirror once they first go on!!!

Spanner, your teeth will straighten out in no time! Just you wait! Roll on week 6 when you see how much they move!

Good luck, and i hope your journey keeps going nice and smooth for you!

#33 Post by **Spanner** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:59 am

Blimey, I'm shocked at how quickly they move. This is only my 3rd day and when I woke up this morning I realised that my molars don't meet in the same place anymore and on one side they don't meet at all.

Eating lunch was a challenge but a big bowl of hearty soup with two slices of bread broken up in it did the trick

#34 Post by **Miss Smiley** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:39 am

Spanner you'll see tons of changes very quickly. It's the minor tweeks and bit at the end of treatment which will make us sit at the edge of our seats anticipating the big D appointment!

#35 Post by **Teabing** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:11 pm

Hey Spanner, thanks for posting on my thread - let's hope it gets better from here! Cauliflower is our fate

#36 Post by **kittymeow84** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:19 pm

Looking good!

Can't wait to see those changes!

#37 Post by **Spanner** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:03 pm

Thought I would update as it's been a month since I was braced. I haven't had any problems really except a slight lisp at the moment. Still can't eat toast or pringles which is the only thing that annoys me really lol.

I was so pleased that my ortho said that I had the cleanest teeth he had seen that day when I went in to have my wire cut yesterday. I said "thanks but I bet all your other patients were children" and he said actually no they were all adults. Made me feel happy that I'm doing a good job.

I still only have top braces..gonna be quite a while before I get the bottoms.

Day 2

1 month

#38 Post by **EllieUK13** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:55 pm

Hi!
Pictures look good honey, can see the movement... that tooth has aligned up nicely by coming out a bit! x

#39 Post by **Lisa65** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:00 pm

I can definitely see they've moved hun, they are flaring out a bit. Glad you aren't having any trouble with discomfort.

#40 Post by **Spanner** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:15 pm

Thanks Ellie but it's made a little gap between my front teeth and when I talk air goes through it and I lisp and whistle a bit lol....oh and I've started dribbling too. Some woman stopped me in Tesco's on Saturday asking me if I wanted to go to her photographic studios to have a portrait taken. I gave her a huge toothy dribbly grin and said no thanks, she didn't ask again

Thanks Lisa...I do have an ulcer today, just came up for some reason...I had my wire changed yesterday because it had got too short, maybe that's why.

#41 Post by **EllieUK13** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:40 pm

The dribble! I am so the same as that!!! I used to dribble a little at night, but its so much now that it sometimes wakes me up!!!

#42 Post by **Spanner** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:03 am

Had my first adjustment yesterday. He put a thicker wire on but said it is 2 times thicker than he would normally put on at this stage and he is being "ambitious" lol. My back teeth have not got enough support in the finer wires apparently.

I'm sure he knows what he's doing but gosh do my frigging teeth ache this morning

I'm not bothered though, I like a bit of pain.

New pics in a week.

#43 Post by **Lisa65** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:39 pm

It's a shock when you go upto a thicker wire, innit?

Hope the pain subsides enough for your curry night.

#44 Post by **Spanner** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:33 am

Gosh that's gotta be the longest week on record and I STILL haven't took any pics lol

Treatment going to plan, no problems whatsoever, very little pain. Got horrid molar build ups that make eating a challenge. Getting bottom braces on in 9 weeks.

#45 Post by **Spanner** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:16 am

I know me bad lol but I've had soooo much upheaval and things going on in my personal life that my braces and teeth seemed totally insignificant for a while, if that's possible.

Back on track now I think and I will take some pics over the weekend.

Hope you are well Meryaten.