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Braces are go!
Got the braces installed today. There's not a lot to say except DONT EAT TUNA! That stuff gets caught up everywhere!
The process was painless -
1. Removed my spacers
2. Fitted molar rings (anchors around my last molars)
3. Cemented the rings
4. RINSE AND SPIT! The cement is full of fluoride. Ick.
5. Painted stuff on my teeth, fitted brackets to each lower tooth, and cured the glue with a heat light. He had a dental hygienist cure the last four on the bottom and prep the top arch, saw another patient during that time and came back and fitted the top brackets.
Seems a busy practice - lots of demands on his time.
6. RINSE AND SPIT!!!
7. He fitted the arch wire to and bottom.
All done. Very friendly but professional. Big chat with the dental nurse on the way out who gave me a little bag full of helpful goodies like wax etc.
No pain or even particular discomfort at the moment. He assured me that this will change over the next few days before settling.
The process was painless -
1. Removed my spacers
2. Fitted molar rings (anchors around my last molars)
3. Cemented the rings
4. RINSE AND SPIT! The cement is full of fluoride. Ick.
5. Painted stuff on my teeth, fitted brackets to each lower tooth, and cured the glue with a heat light. He had a dental hygienist cure the last four on the bottom and prep the top arch, saw another patient during that time and came back and fitted the top brackets.
Seems a busy practice - lots of demands on his time.
6. RINSE AND SPIT!!!
7. He fitted the arch wire to and bottom.
All done. Very friendly but professional. Big chat with the dental nurse on the way out who gave me a little bag full of helpful goodies like wax etc.
No pain or even particular discomfort at the moment. He assured me that this will change over the next few days before settling.
I have a 'deficient maxilla' or 'maxillary...
I have a 'deficient maxilla' or 'maxillary deficiency'. My bite was corrected in adolescence but the imbalance in my jaws is not aesthetically pleasing. I've always been very self conscious about my smile and about my profile. My lower jaw is very prominent and I've developed some habits whereby I will avoid closing my teeth together for aesthetic reasons, or make a strange shape with my lips when i look in a mirror in an attempt to improve my reflection. These are automatic habits now and I'm only aware of it if someone points it out.
I have had orthodontic amd oral surgery consults. The plan is 9 months of pre-surgical braces unless he has to remove ten in which case or will be more like 18 months before surgery.
The oral surgeon indicated a lefort osteotomy with significant down fracture and advancement - needing an illiac bone graft. Yikes. He thought we could avoid lower jaw surgery although the orthodontist pointed out to me that the final plan will depend on what can be achieved with orthodontics.
I'll keep you posted.
Step one tomorrow - braces go on.
I have had orthodontic amd oral surgery consults. The plan is 9 months of pre-surgical braces unless he has to remove ten in which case or will be more like 18 months before surgery.
The oral surgeon indicated a lefort osteotomy with significant down fracture and advancement - needing an illiac bone graft. Yikes. He thought we could avoid lower jaw surgery although the orthodontist pointed out to me that the final plan will depend on what can be achieved with orthodontics.
I'll keep you posted.
Step one tomorrow - braces go on.
Provider Review
Dr Tony Shields and Dr Frank Moloney