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#31 Post by **Rachel B** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:06 am

Wow Tommm - loads of change!!!
Your lowers are looking awesome and the uppers have moved quite a bit too. Sorry you need extractions but it'll all be worth it.
I have my first adjustment on Friday so I'll take your advice and take some painkillers before I go!!

Rach x

#32 Post by **pisceangirl** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:16 pm

The improvement in your teeth is AMAZING! Yay! I will also take your advice and take some painkillers before I go on Monday......

Sorry to hear about the wisdom tooth extractions.......all I would say is it's better to get those babies taken out now or else they could give you grief further down the line. I'm sure it won't be too bad

Keep taking those pics!

#33 Post by **Tommm** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:38 pm

Thanks for the support everyone! I feel an extra kinship to the 1-2 month-since-braced crew

Good luck on your upcoming adjustments Rachel and Piscean!

#34 Post by **Dreams** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:38 am

Tom,

Reading your story made me smile! I'll definetely be follwing your progress and rooting for you! Congrats!

#35 Post by **brika** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:25 am

Wow, that is fantastic progress!! You must be thrilled!

And congrats on surviving your first adjustment! I'm glad it wasn't too unbearable...although the assistant you got sounds like a very interesting person.

lol

#36 Post by **Tommm** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:04 pm

Thanks for the kind words Brika and Dreams. My self confidence has been slipping a little bit the last few days and it's nice to come here to such a supportive group of people on similar journeys. I'm back on the positive track now. Let's all keep smiling!

#37 Post by **catfish** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:44 pm

Hi Tom, I loved your description of your first adjustment! Glad to see you have a good sense of humor. That goes a long way toward making these experiences positive.

I've had problems with painful wire changes when the tech closes (or opens) the doors on my Damons. It hurts when they just push on my teeth as hard as they think they need to to get the door to move. I have asked them to support the tooth from behind with their fingers when they're pushing on them, and that helps a LOT! They can absorb some of the force with their fingers instead of letting it transfer to your already sensitive roots and bone.

Good luck, and I look forward to future updates!

#38 Post by **Tommm** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:27 pm

2 month braceversary!

Oddly I'm not as excited as the exclamation mark implies, but the last two months have passed by like a blur. I don't notice too much progress since the first adjustment but I'm waiting faithfully for the magic wires to do their thing. Overall my lowers are looking pretty good. My uppers seem like they need to get worse before they can get any better though. We shall see what happens

Day 5:

Month 2 (today):

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In other news, I consulted a few dentists about my wisdom teeth and they said that one of them is resting right on a nerve so it would be pretty risky to remove. I'm definitely not going to get that one pulled now and I'm considering not getting any of them pulled. Hopefully my ortho will be able to work around that. All I want is for my teeth to be straight and my mouth to close. I don't care if they're not "perfect". My next adjustment is on April 20 so I'll let you know what she says.

Keep smiling everyone!

#39 Post by **Jenn S** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:33 pm

Your lowers looks awesome Tommm. I am a little envious!

#40 Post by **amandad09** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:08 am

wow! I can see lots of improvement on the lowers! As well as that one tooth is really starting to come down in line with the others on the uppers. Sorry for the non-technical terms there. haha

I don't blame you about the wisdom teeth. Hopefully they can work around them. I am hoping my ortho can work around the teeth I have and not have to do more extractions. Extractions make me want to cry! I am going to be toothless!

Anyway, congrats on the progress, things are looking GREAT!

#41 Post by **Danielle** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:21 pm

In other news, I consulted a few dentists about my wisdom teeth and they said that one of them is resting right on a nerve so it would be pretty risky to remove. I'm definitely not going to get that one pulled now and I'm considering not getting any of them pulled.

I had a wisdom tooth sitting on a nerve. One Dentist told me I'd need a really good specialist and then my Dentist/Ortho told me she would "try" to remove it. I ended up having all four removed at the same time and while it wasn't as bad as it could have been it's not a weekend I'd like to re-live. The day after I had them removed I went back to my Dentist/Ortho for a post-op follow-up. After she examined me and said everything was healing very well she told me there were no complications or problems during the procedure and I quote "most Dentists wouldn't have even touched that tooth, the would have said 'you have to have that removed in a hospital.' But not me!" So, I'm sitting there thinking "and now you tell me?" But in the grand scheme of things it actually worked out because I'd have been way more nervous to have to have it removed in a hospital. Good luck with whatever you decide (hopefully, they can work around the wisdom teeth).

#42 Post by **Rachel B** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:01 am

Hey Tommm,

Happy 2 month braceaversary.

We're getting to be pros at this now!!

Rach x

#43 Post by ***melissa*** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:53 am

Your teeth are looking great after only 2 months!!
Happy belated birthday! =)

#44 Post by **kayleighkelley** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:21 pm

Your teeth are looking good, great movement already

#45 Post by ***tap*** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:11 pm

hey, your bottom row has moved loads it looks almost perfect!! nice one

my wisdoms havent come down yet i only have two and there in the top of all places duh!!. had an xray and my ortho said he doesnt think there going to move. bit concerning though!