2 week progress photos! (Week 103)

So since the next 1-2 months will determine when my braces will come off I've been extremely obsessed with my teeth. It's been 2 weeks since my last adjustment so I figure I'd look to see if there was any progress. And I'm happy to report that there IS some progress!! *fist pump*

Let's compare my teeth today with my teeth 2 weeks ago shall we?

Week 101

Week 103

MY TEETH ARE LEVEL!!! Look at my lateral incisors! They actually almost line up with one another. This issue has been bugging me for God knows how long and they are actually even now! You guys probably think I'm totally weird for noticing something so small, but this is a big deal for me! I've had slanted teeth forever!

Week 101

Week 103

Okay so now here is a side view of my teeth. Gaps are slowly closing and my bite is SO much better now! The gap is actually almost closed between my upper and lower lateral incisors. Not bad for 2 weeks huh?!

My teeth aren't going to be perfect. Actually, if I got my braces off today I'd totally be happy with my bite and the way my teeth look.

My next adjustment is in 2 weeks. Cross your fingers that I come back with good news!

Oh the agony!!

Okay so the title of this post might be a little bit dramatic. I'm not in AGONY per se, but my teeth do hurt! Boy are they sore and I knew they would be once the ortho and assistants put my wires back in my mouth. Eating toast? Forgetaboutit!

My ortho wants to move both my lower and upper right teeth upwards by using wires so he made a few tweaks and bends to them. When the assistant tried to close my brackets she couldn't because the wires are SO thick and the bends in the wires made closing the brackets mighty difficult. She had to use pliers to PUSH the wire into my bracket while trying to close the door! Lots of pressure!! Her exact words were "I don't want to hurt you so let me know if it's too much!" Ahhhhh!

After looking at it for a second she was afraid that the bracket doors will not stay shut on a couple teeth so she put what looks to be ligs around a couple of my lower brackets (see picture) to keep them closed.

Wow, almost 2 years in and I STILL have to go through pain and soreness of teeth. Hopefully this is the last step before debanding.

*On a side note* Can you see my pink powerchain now? The previous pics I took made them look white. I'm loving the color!!! 

Adjustment #15! Week 101

Wow I have officially been in braces for over 100 weeks! Time just flies and I hope it flies even more quickly!

So today I had my 15th adjustment and we are now in the final tweaking stages. My ortho is now trying to make sure my teeth are evened out. I asked him how much longer I have in my braces and he said, "Well after we get your teeth evened out that should be it." Kind of a general answer and he didn't give me a time frame, but it's definitely going to put me past the 2 year mark (11/5/12). LAME! I was hoping for Halloween, but at this point I'm just hoping I get them off by Christmas. Maybe Thanksgiving??! That would be great!

I finally tried a pink power chain guys! It looks white in this picture, but it's definitely a light pink.

My bite on the left side is good. And I don't have to wear elastics on this side anymore! Woohoo!

My ortho is trying to bring my lower teeth up with elastics.

Here's a diagram of what he's trying to do. He wants to bring my lower right teeth up more, and my upper left later incisor up as well.

After 1 1/2 years in Thailand elastics I am now in India elastics!! I used to be in 4mm (3/16") Super Heavy 6oz, but now I'm in 3mm (1/8") Heavy 4oz! They're so freaking TINY!!

My next adjustment is in 4 weeks. Crossing my fingers that will be the LAST adjustment and I can finally get my braces off!