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got attachments off yesterday!
Long overdue update.
So when I was rescanned in February I was given 15 more refinement trays. Once I finished those there were still a few issues (slightly open bite on one side, gap between two of the lower teeth that still hadn’t closed since IPR). Was getting frustrated as I hadn’t seen much change in this set of refinements and was expecting to be finished. Also I had plans to go on a huge overseas trip in September and was worried what would happen if I wasn’t finished in time.
So was rescanned and ended up with 14 MORE refinements, which meant I wouldn’t be finished in time for my trip (was going to be overseas for around 8 months so I couldn’t just wait til I got back to finish). Was also given a few extra attachments including a huge one on my canine. That tooth was having trouble tracking basically the whole time so even though the attachment looked ridiculous it got the job done!
Anyways was tracking along fine with this second set of refinements. We had previously discussed referring me to an ortho in London for when I finish (which is now due to be early October), and having my retainers sent over there as well.
I had a checkup yesterday and to my surprise they took ALL of the attachments off. So this was my very last ortho appointment and I’m now completely attachment-free for my trip! Was so so happy to finally see my teeth without the attachments as they’ve left them on this entire time. My teeth look amazing and I’m so happy! I still have a slightly open bite on one side but the ortho said this will likely continue to settle/close up even once I’ve finished so that’s reassuring.
So now there’s just 5 more weekly trays to go, then I switch to retainers. As I’ll no longer have to see an ortho in London while I’m on my trip, my retainers are going to be posted to a friend in the UK that I’ll collect when I’m passing through.
The ortho also instructed me that I only need to wear my retainers full time for a week, and then I can switch to nightly wear only. This was a surprise too as most things I’ve read said you have to wear full time for 6 months to allow your teeth to “set”, before switching to night time wear. I think I’ll be a little cautious and leave them in longer than my ortho instructed, but not having to wear full time while I’m in the middle of a backpacking trip will definitely be a huge relief.
So pleased with the result! Technically still have 5 weeks to go but I can’t imagine there will be too much change.
So when I was rescanned in February I was given 15 more refinement trays. Once I finished those there were still a few issues (slightly open bite on one side, gap between two of the lower teeth that still hadn’t closed since IPR). Was getting frustrated as I hadn’t seen much change in this set of refinements and was expecting to be finished. Also I had plans to go on a huge overseas trip in September and was worried what would happen if I wasn’t finished in time.
So was rescanned and ended up with 14 MORE refinements, which meant I wouldn’t be finished in time for my trip (was going to be overseas for around 8 months so I couldn’t just wait til I got back to finish). Was also given a few extra attachments including a huge one on my canine. That tooth was having trouble tracking basically the whole time so even though the attachment looked ridiculous it got the job done!
Anyways was tracking along fine with this second set of refinements. We had previously discussed referring me to an ortho in London for when I finish (which is now due to be early October), and having my retainers sent over there as well.
I had a checkup yesterday and to my surprise they took ALL of the attachments off. So this was my very last ortho appointment and I’m now completely attachment-free for my trip! Was so so happy to finally see my teeth without the attachments as they’ve left them on this entire time. My teeth look amazing and I’m so happy! I still have a slightly open bite on one side but the ortho said this will likely continue to settle/close up even once I’ve finished so that’s reassuring.
So now there’s just 5 more weekly trays to go, then I switch to retainers. As I’ll no longer have to see an ortho in London while I’m on my trip, my retainers are going to be posted to a friend in the UK that I’ll collect when I’m passing through.
The ortho also instructed me that I only need to wear my retainers full time for a week, and then I can switch to nightly wear only. This was a surprise too as most things I’ve read said you have to wear full time for 6 months to allow your teeth to “set”, before switching to night time wear. I think I’ll be a little cautious and leave them in longer than my ortho instructed, but not having to wear full time while I’m in the middle of a backpacking trip will definitely be a huge relief.
So pleased with the result! Technically still have 5 weeks to go but I can’t imagine there will be too much change.
Waiting for refinements
Just realised I haven’t posted any pics since I finished my first set. 41 trays down and got rescanned for refinements a week and a half ago so I’m waiting for my new trays.
Overall so happy with them, it’s crazy looking back to the pics from the beginning cos I’ve already forgotten how bad they were.
Two teeth ended up not tracking too well and I can’t bite down properly on one side (molars don’t touch). I also still have some small gaps between my lower teeth from IPR that didn’t close. I didn’t get to speak to the ortho at my last appointment so putting faith in him that this will all be addressed in refinements.
Overall so happy with them, it’s crazy looking back to the pics from the beginning cos I’ve already forgotten how bad they were.
Two teeth ended up not tracking too well and I can’t bite down properly on one side (molars don’t touch). I also still have some small gaps between my lower teeth from IPR that didn’t close. I didn’t get to speak to the ortho at my last appointment so putting faith in him that this will all be addressed in refinements.
Huge improvement
Tray 34/41. Lateral incisor still has a little way to go, I pulled out my upcoming trays and it looks like it finally comes to the front in my last 5 trays. So happy to see the difference in this pic though. I’m finally starting to feel less self conscious about my teeth and smiling properly in photos for the first time in my life :)