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#16 Post by **SunshineRay** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:42 am

Are you competing with me to see who can drag this out the longest? lol You've made me wonder if I should get a cleaning before braces. Do they normally suggest that, I wonder?
Your plan sounds great and I love all the details!

#17 Post by **Sheryl 54** » Wed May 29, 2013 1:20 pm

Sounds like your moving along nicely. As it stands now I will have the spacers on 2 weeks then go in for for a mold for my expander and at that time I think bigger spacers for two weeks and then the expander and top braces. I've been reading up on ex pander's and I need to ask him is it a palate expander or and arch expander I will be getting, there's is a difference I guess and that was three months ago when we had the consult I cant remember. I'll fine out all that tomorrow. I've heard that having spacers to no more painful than getting you braces adjusted so I guess I'll get an early start on how that feels.

Can you tell me how to write my own story and post my pic's I'm new here and cant find where you do that.
Good luck with everything I'm looking forward to following your story.

#18 Post by **catphones** » Wed May 29, 2013 2:10 pm

Hahah, Sunshine, I have you beat! Though I don't think I want first prize for that one! And I think getting a cleaning before braces are fixed on might be a good idea, and I read lots of people doing the same on this board. But they steer clear away from whitening until afterwards, I think? Most of the time?

Sheryl: So two sets of spacers for about a month and then you get your expander+top brace

!! Will you be eating differently during spacer-month? I'm thinking about easy-to-make soft foods and drinks I can prepare at home once the wisdom teeth are removed

Oh! You can make your own forum thread in this section by clicking New Topic. Then you'll be able to write your own story in the Message body and give it a title in the Subject heading. You can attach photos underneath the message body by clicking the Browse button and then Add The File button once you've found your photo. You can delete files in the same area too

#19 Post by **Sheryl 54** » Wed May 29, 2013 4:48 pm

OK thank you, I'll get right on that. And yes I have soft foods already to go.

#20 Post by **Anna5** » Thu May 30, 2013 3:57 am

Hallo catphones,

I am sure a competent ortho can make your teeth really beautiful, good luck with your treatment. I definitely keep following your progress!

#21 Post by **SunshineRay** » Thu May 30, 2013 4:26 am

love the directions with the heart! I will have to check when my last cleaning was. I dont think Im due yet so then insurance wouldnt pay for it.

#22 Post by **Sheryl 54** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:33 pm

Well got the spacers today it hurt a little when they put them on had pressure for a couple of hours but none now and I'm able to eat anything carrots, apples ect. So in less it changes I'm a very happy camper

#23 Post by **SunshineRay** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:50 am

Thanks to your post I just scheduled another dentist appt for this month. A cleaning will be done 2 days before braces!

#24 Post by **catphones** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:05 pm

Eek, it's been awhile since I stopped by here!

I had a consultation with the dental surgeon last July 17th, and tomorrow is the day my two bottom wisdom teeth are removed. One step closer!

The consultation went well and the surgeon said it'd be rare if I had any complications. We looked at my x-rays, discussed pre and post-oral surgery procedure and what to expect during recovery, etc etc. The clinic and the staff were all very kind

The surgeon also talked about the possibility of doing a bone graft at the same time! The plan would have been to remove a piece of bone from my jaw during the wisdom tooth removal, and place it where I have that large gap. It's to help prepare the area for a dental implant. But since I won't be getting implants there until after my braces are removed, we decided not to do that yet. The bone will collapse again in the 2.5 years time my ortho treatment will take

Oh well!

The technical and money side of things for any Canadians who are interested:

Consultation: $85

Extraction of impacted tooth 48: $340
Extraction of impacted tooth 38: $340
Under sedative anesthetic: $370
IV therapeutic drug - dex: $45
TOTAL: $1095

And that's all for awhile I think! I'm crossing my fingers for a late September or early October date to go back to the ortho office!

#25 Post by **Sheryl 54** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:08 pm

Nice to here from you good luck tomorrow sounds like things are coming along nicely and your dentist is a good one. I don't know if you have had any teeth pulled before but its not that bad or painful at least it wasn't for me.

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