Betsy's getting braces

[GillyWeed]

WOOHOOO Just over a month till you're finally rid of your turbos. Congrats, you must be so excited! That must mean your bite is improving and everything is straightening out...awesome! I haven't had tons of progress but I have to keep reminding myself that I've only had these things on for just over a month. I guess I've just gotten so used to them it feels like I've had them on forever...

Burgundy and gray, sounds like a cool combination, I hope you'll post some photos (of the lilac ones too )

Also, do you know what is on the horizon for your baby bicuspid??

Hope all is well

[BetsyBug]

first from last adjustment (2nd adjustment lilac ligs )



That last picture was after they rebuilt my turbos and my teeth were further apart again they are getting closer again now.

I will post some pictures of my current teeth as soon as I take some.

[Noni]

You have a target date that's greate . You will Get rid off soon from this turbo.

and your upper teeth are already straight and aligned .your teeth have changed a lot comparing to your previous pictures .

Do you know when your braces wil be off ?

[BetsyBug]

Well I got my braces in march 6th the original plan was 18-20 months but apparently my lowers are not moving quite as fast as anticipated so it may be closer to 2 years.
I figure the will come off when they come off its all good I'm afraid if I focus too much on an end date I will be disappointed.

[BetsyBug]

Third adjustment you can't really tell what color my ligs are but they are dark burgundy and the power chain on the bottom is grey
My upper arch still has the stronger rectangle wire that I got last time and the lowers are still with the original round bendy wire. Don't mind the nostril shots or the sore on my lip...didn't really have time to edit

smile - not exactly natural but close


lowers from the front - you can see the grey power chain on the left (your right) that is supposed to pull apart my two lower central incisors


uppers


lowers

[smilehope]

Looking good, Betsybug. I wonder why your lowers are slower? Your uppers are looking lovely!

[BetsyBug]

Not really sure why other than they are very crowded. Those two teeth were nearly facing each other at the beginning. They have moved a little now. The power chain has pulled my teeth to the left I can even get a proxy brush between the brackets before I was lucky if I could get floss between them before. Those teeth are soooo sore now. I haven't had pain like this with my braces until now.

Does anyone know how long I can expect to hurt from this power chain???

[smilingoutloud22]

Congrats on the awesome progress, Betsy! Haven't been on in so long and have been so focused on life that I've become comfortable with having braces and haven't thought about them ... as much haha. They look great.

After four months, my bite turbos just broke off. My next appointment is this Wed., and I'll probably be getting them back on but hoping not for long! My ortho has been going extremely slowly with me to make sure the roots stay healthy, so I'm hoping we'll finally move to a new wire this time. At a point where I feel like movement has stopped/slowed. I also feel a little guilty for taking my rubber bands out more often than I should this month in social situations (supposed to wear them 24/7). Will probably be consulting you if/when I get a power chain.

Congrats again!

[Bec There]

Your smile is looking amazing BetsyBug! It's been a while since I've been on here, so it's great to see your progress! Congrats!

[Teacher03]

Betsy
Oh wow our teeth ARE really similar..... right down to our metal braces and both of us choosing the same blue to start
with......how strange, maybe we are long lost twins.....

Also strange.... I've thought about doing maroon and silver on my next appointment because it's our school colors, which again leads to another similarity, I teach highschool history! I went back to school after 10 years to get my education degree and I've never looked back, I absolutely LOVE my job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talk to you later!

PS... and yes I'm doing the gym thing too

[BetsyBug]

Hi Rena!!! My husband is a history teacher too. I never could love history and social studies. I have always been a science girl but between the two of us we got everything covered. School is going pretty well fall semester is going to be starting soon, and I just finished my summer classes. I'm actually debating alternative certification. I have a degree already (just not in education) but I wanted to finish an education degree but after seeing what the education classes actually entail I'm not sure if I really need them. I am going to sign up for the certification tests and see how it goes this fall.

everyone else... I think I have figured out why my lower incisors have been so stubborn. The brackets were actually glued together. A few days ago I felt a crack and you can see where the glue was built up its cracked in half and has some sharp edges but now it seems like there has been a little movement. I doubt that they will be straight anytime real soon but they are better.

[Teacher03]

If you can pass the Praxis (or whichever test you have to take) without going the full school of education route, I would HIGHLY recommend the alternate route!!! I went the school of education route, my husband (a math and science guy, like you) went the alternate route after graduating with degree in Physics, minor in math and history.

[BetsyBug]

In Oklahoma I have to take at least three tests. The OGET, oklahoma general education test, and OSAT - which are the specialized tests for me I will be taking the biology, chemistry, middle school science, middle school math, and maybe algebra, geometry, trig and calc. I only have to pass one of the OSAT's to start teaching but eventually I plan on taking all of them, and the last test is the OPTE which is a professionals teacher examination. I'm really not that far from finishing. I have a BS in Biology so really I'm down to three semesters of internship. The education classes I find pretty interesting/fun for me so I'm not sure which route I really want to go down.

The OSAT tests in oklahoma are nothing to laugh at I remember when my husband was taking his history/geography/social studies tests they were terrible. Of the 7 students in his class that were history/social studies majors only one of them passed the first time. Oklahoma has one of the most difficult certification programs in the US and unfortunately they pay teacher less than any other state.

How do you think your students will react to your braces?? I'm sure your lisp will improve over the next few weeks, I don't even have a lisp anymore however it was pretty bad to start with. I have gotten to the point now where I hardly even notice my own braces, except for the few days after an adjustment. I'm looking forward to getting these turbos off in a couple of weeks but I'm wondering if my bite is going to be so bad that I will be more uncomfortable without them who knows.

[Teacher03]

Here in Mississippi we have to take the PRAXIS test, it was pretty tough, and I was afraid I hadn't passed it first go around but I did. The Education part wasn't bad but the subject area for social studies was, there was stuff on there I'd never studied. Mine had a whole section covering Anthropology and I'd never taken an anthroplogy course! And our teacher salaries suck here too. Education, no matter where you live, is definately one we go into for the love of the kids and the job NOT the money!!

I'm not sure how they will react, but I'm pretty sure after the first few days we will all forget they are there. I will just go ahead and address it the first day and then move on, I'm just going to make them promise to tell me if I have food stuck in them. Since they are highschoolers several will have or already have had them themselves so I'm sure I'll get loads of advice too! My main concern is just getting used to lecturing with them, here at home I just haven't had cause to talk that much, so I'm sure that the first few days will be a learning experience.

Other than the eating issues I'm finally used to the turbos and don't really notice them anymore...but I won't miss them when they are gone, and I'm sure you won't either

I'll be sure to update you after school starts back. Teachers go back this Thursday with students returning on Monday but we do things a little different on the first day. We run two full schedules, in the morning all 9th and 10th graders run through their entire schedule spending 10 minutes in each class while the 11th and 12th graders are in the Auditorium with the Principle, Vice-Principle and councelor going over announcements, handbook changes and etc. Then we break for lunch and we all go across the street to the park for an hour. The kids have sack lunches from the lunchroom and a local church sets up a booth giving out free snowcones, popcorn and cotton candy. The cheerleaders do a back to school peprally and we all just hang out. After that we all go back and the schedule flips with the 11th and 12th graders running their schedules and 9th and 10th graders in the auditorium. We've been doing this for 4 years now and the kids and teachers both just really love it. Anyway... Tuesday(8/7) will my first real day in class where I'll have to talk a good bit.

[BetsyBug]

Sounds like fun first couple days of school. What grades do you teach. I have already been offered a job at the small town highschool/jr high thy I went to school at. The science teacher is retiring soon and they want me to replace him. He teaches 9-12 grades including bio 1 bio 2 chem 1 and 2 zoo, and physical science. Im pretty sure I can continue with this but with the new EOI tests and the state of ok not allowing graduation without passing them it does put more pressure on the teacher to make sure students pass.
I think I have another year or so before he leaves so that gives me a chance to do my full internship there in his classroom and slide into his place smoothly. It's a little strange because he was my science teacher back in the day