Week 70 - Elastics Again...

I had a full day of appointments yesterday! My Orthodontist and Dentist are 10 miles away from each other so you can just imagine how much driving I had to do:

Appointment 1: Orthodontist - Get power chain and wires removed.
Appointment 2: Dentist - X-Rays, Stain removal, cleaning, fluoride treatment
Appointment 3: Orthodontist - Get power chain replaced and wires put back in

No wires! I could kind of feel my teeth again with my tongue :)

With all 3 appointments back to back, I literally had my mouth open for 3 hours ("Things that porn stars say for $300 Alex...")! My dentist appointment was good. No cavities! Last time I was at the dentist was 2 years ago to get my wisdom teeth removed. Bad, I know. My dentist did find a lot of stains on my bottom teeth though, which she removed, and now they look pearly white again! She told me I need to use my interdental brush more often on my lower teeth, especially after I eat. Will do! I hated seeing those stains.

New pearl power chain and elastics again... yay.

My adjustment went good. Apparently my debanding "deadline" is 8 months. So what is that... about 4-5 more appointments? I hope I'm done sooner than that though. My ortho made some kinks in my lower wire to help my teeth move in the right direction and I got my power chain replaced back to a Pearl color, to reduce staining. I WAS going to do a pink color but I chickened out again.

Remember 6 weeks ago I had the most exciting news that I didn't have to wear Class II elastics anymore? Guess what? I have to wear them again. *facepalm* Ugh... WHY did you have me stop wearing them? My ortho is such a tease!

My bite is still open on the right side.

My next adjustment is in 6 weeks. I'm kind of starting to get impatient... I want these braces OFF!