Full metal Damon mouth [4th adjustment, lowers came out]

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#31 Post by **suzeeq22** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:30 pm

jxds!! Wow...I think your progress is great so far!!

I just got damons on 11/4! I'm so glad I did too! I have semi clear damons on top and full metal on the bottom. I did have to have extractions though..........I really wanted them out......my two upper canines looked like fang teeth. I have crowding so I had teeth sort of below behind which now look like they are the canine's. My first adjustment won't be until January. My ortho sentenced me for 12-18 months.......so we'll see!

Good luck!

#32 Post by **jxds** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:20 am

Hey, thanks a lot suzeeq22!

I'm glad you're happy with your braces! you'll see how the move your teeth in no time! I'd like to have the semi clear damons on top as well, but my ortho does not use them... whatever, now I'm not at all concerned about that, I am completely used to them so I don't care about a full metal smile

#33 Post by **shinyRiver** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:48 pm

*gasp!* your lower arch is gorgeous! it looks SO perfect! it's like... the Missouri arch or something... or better yet the Arc de Triomphe! That is... amazing. Every one of your lower teeth has moved into place! I am in awe!

#34 Post by **jxds** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:18 am

Thanks shinRiver!

you're awesome!

I'm really happy about how my lowers have moved! I guess I now have to expect a long time of little visible movement so I'll have to be patient

(which is not my speciality...)

Good luck with your adjustment!

#35 Post by **shinyRiver** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:32 pm

thanks, i'm going to need it! i'm supposed to go to a concert friday night, but i've got a feeling that this adjustment's going to be just as bad as the last... and a sore jaw makes anything un-fun!

#36 Post by **jxds** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:51 am

yes, these appointments really suck. Whatever. just take some ibuprofen or something and go to that concert!

#37 Post by **suzeeq22** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:17 am

jxds! hello. I have Damons also. I've been braced since 11/40/08 and really haven't seen any changes yet. Am I being too impatient? How long before you saw something??

#38 Post by **jxds** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:13 am

He suzeeq22, in a month or so I started noticing changes so don't worry your teeth will soon start moving towards their right place!

#39 Post by **jxds** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:49 am

So today I went for my fourth adjustment so far. Nothing exceptional or exciting did happen: the Dr took out my wires and put them back in place. So, no pain, no tension, anything. On one hand I am happy to not go through the discomfort, on the other I am kind of frustrated because I guess that means slower progress. Or maybe not. Who knows.

On the positive side, my 110% deep bite is starting to be corrected, and my lowers already show up -well, to be sure they only show like 2mm or so, but when I started the uppers covered them completely! I have moved from 110% to, say, 90 or 80% or so.

On the negative side, the ortho said something about getting elastics in January, depending on the progress. I'm not really looking forward to that, but I already knew that they were on my future. And, once you are in this whole thing, I guess you just have to assume that new stuff is coming in...

#40 Post by **shinyRiver** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:58 am

Well, your teeth have straightened out a lot. They maybe have a little further to go, but other than that all that I can see is that your bite needs to be corrected. So maybe you won't see as much change in the coming months, but it will happen!

Any idea when your blue buddies will be coming off, or do you have to have them on until your bite improves?

#41 Post by **Flaka** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:32 am

Good to hear that you are making progress on that deep bite.

Pain/discomfort doesn't mean progress so, just enjoy a painless adjustment and enjoy eating pain free

I got a mini adjustment the day before thanks giving and I got powerchain around my lower arch and that did put a lot of pressure so I couldn't enjoy my thanks giving meal... I sure sucked the juice out of that turkey but its not fun swallowing without chewing

Don't worry about the elastics, you will feel some discomfort at the begining but you will get used to them. Besides, they are very powerful and move things quickly and wil help with correcting your bite.

#42 Post by **jxds** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:11 am

Thank you guys!

River, I still have like one more year to go with the buddies in. Now they have already aligned my front teeth, now it's time to correct the deep bite and the crossbite -and that means widening the upper arch, plus the midline that is waay off (although that does not really bother me). So, I guess things are gonna move slowly (or at least not so noticeably)

Flaka, I'm sorry about our pre-thanksgiving adjustment... often the ortho calendar is so insensitive to the real world's needs...

#43 Post by **jxds** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:11 am

So I had my adjustment. After a few adjustments with no changes at all, today I got a thicker wire (18x25, whatever that means...) on top, and now I'm starting to feel the usual pressure and soreness. I really hope it won't last for long this time!!

A part from that nothing exciting seems to be going on. I don't really see much movement, I guess it is just normal after the initial alignment, but it is hard not to wonder why the damn teeth are not moving faster. It seems that the doc is now working on my deep bite, and I can recall that it is SLOWLY getting better: I hope with this new wire things will start to move faster again!

Despite some threats, I didn't get elastics yet. I'm not sure if I should be happy about that, bc it probably means slower progress, but I must admit I was relieved when I left the ortho office with "only" a new wire on.

Does anybody know what a 18x25 wire means? Is it a good thing or not to be in that wire size after 6 months of braces?

And that's pretty much it... Oh, yes, I also got my teeth cleaned before my last adjustment, wich was great because I had ugly stains on my front lowers. I had never got them before braces, though I try really hard to clean my teeth (much more than pre-braces) I still get them now. Who knows why?

So I just keep waiting and waiting until my bite gets sorted out... this is not a short journey!

#44 Post by **jxds** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:17 am

By the way: the blue buildups are still there, but they're so worn down now that I hardly notice them anymore! I can pretty much chew normally right now!

#45 Post by **jxds** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:40 am

So I got a new adjustemnt yesterday! Nothing exciting reall happened, they just shaved off the remaining buildups so I could chew b myself again. However, they were so worn down that I hardly noticed them anymore, so it's not big deal to have them taken out.

The weird thing is that now only my left teeth and molars meet each other, on the right side of my mouth there is no single tooth touching. The feeling is so weird, and I'm kind of worried... Is that going to become a problem? Has anyone had it before?