I made it to 6 months post-op. Wow. Who would have thought I could have made it this far :) So i was gonna write a super long post… but it is late.. and i had a full day of homework and college applications. so to say i am exhausted is an understatement. anyway, ill still mention a few things! basically though things are the same from my last post.
I do have some updates though because i had an orthodontist appointment today! and it was exciting because it was to get my "finishing bands" (which is code word for a big pain in the butt) basically i have one huge rubber band for each side and i have to zig zag it up and down across every tooth. this basically makes me unable to open my mouth at all. reminds me of days after surgery…! and i didn't miss it at all… luckily i only have to sleep in the bands.
what is really odd to me is that my orthodontist cut my wires and only kept them across my front teeth. maybe that helps the tiny movements of my back teeth allow for a better bite? I'm not sure. i see the point of the rubber bands to move teeth to fit a comfortable bite. i just better make sure i wear them every night! because during the day my back teeth don't have any wires or bands on them. weird right?!
today i had to see my incision sites in my lower back of my mouth as i have to start the bands on my last molar. it was bigger than i expected and kinda scary to see. but it made surgery seem like such a real and lifelong thing i guess. idk, it was good and bad to notice!
but anyway, i go back to the orthodontist in 4 weeks for them to see what everything looks like. and then hopefully by february i get my braces off!! woo :)
my last post had so much info… and i feel like I'm only repeating myself… but hmm. things are good! ill keep you guys updated with how i end things with my braces :) hopefully we get to part sooner than later.
here are a few random pictures i guess?
definitely feel like swelling is gone. yay :)
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| when they had my wire out at the orthodontist and i was pretending like i didn't have braces… if only it were real. haha. |
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| before bands. |
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| after… |
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| soooo many bands……………..! but you can see how there isn't a wire on any of my back teeth. |
hope all is well with those of you on this journey too :) off to sleep for me..! if ya need anything, just holler :)
-Katie:)
That was a lot of bands indeed! And since you're wondering what they truly are for, you should've asked your orthodontist about it. But just to give you an idea, those rubber bands are used to help align the front set of teeth with the lower ones. Congratulations on finally getting to the final stages of your braces journey! Please upload pictures when the braces are off. :)
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