What a frustrating appointment.
Yesterday morning I went to get my bottom braces. The first thing he did was smooth out that band that was slicing my tongue to pieces. A nice gesture, but a week late.
Then we tried yet again to fit a band around my crown.
No go!
Apparently the dentist that put that crown on did not shape it correctly. It is not shaped anatomically correct which means a band does not fit around it. It is very frustrating for everyone.
I left there today without a band. He put a spacer back in on side of the tooth and a piece of brass wire wrapped around on the other side.
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I'm really not sure how this is going to help because he said that space wasn't the issue. The issue is the shape of that crown.
At this point I think it might be easier to have my dentist reshape that crown...if that is possible.
Dr. Lay went ahead and wired up what he could on the bottom.
For some reason they used a different color power chain on the bottom. I didn't realize it until it was too late.
I'm a little frustrated about. I DID NOT want two different colors.
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Not a huge difference. I'm not sure Andrew would not have noticed if I hadn't pointed it out. But it still bothers me enough that I requested my next appointment as soon as possible so that I can change the bottom ones to match the top.
Also it is just uncomfortable and slightly painful to have your mouth stretched open beyond its limit for a solid hour.
I had dinner with my family Monday night and my Mommom asked if I ever got tired of them and took them off for a little bit.
I wish, Mommom, I wish.
Especially now that I have bottom braces. They are so much worse than the top braces just like I imagined they would be.
But my bottom teeth is where I needed the most work done. They are the teeth that are crowded which is definitely accentuated by my bottom brackets. They are right on top of each other.
Not to mention this tooth that is pretty much turned sideways. That should be fun to rotate.
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Especially now that I have bottom braces. They are so much worse than the top braces just like I imagined they would be.
But my bottom teeth is where I needed the most work done. They are the teeth that are crowded which is definitely accentuated by my bottom brackets. They are right on top of each other.
Not to mention this tooth that is pretty much turned sideways. That should be fun to rotate.
Sometimes it feels like I've had them forever, yet it hasn't even been a month.
One thing is for sure. I'm ready for my husband to start this process. His extraction will take place in less than a month. A week after that he will get his braces.
I'm glad we are doing this together. I think it will make it a little more bearable.
One thing is for sure. I'm ready for my husband to start this process. His extraction will take place in less than a month. A week after that he will get his braces.
I'm glad we are doing this together. I think it will make it a little more bearable.
You can get totally clear powerchains that u cant even see, or silver that would blend right in (what i have). U probably already know this but thought id share!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about that. I hope your dentist can find a quick solution for your crown. It must have added to your frustration when he used a different color for your power chain; I figured he thought there wouldn't be much of a difference. Anyway, it's not that noticeable unless someone looks at it long enough, so you can go on using it until its next scheduled replacement.
ReplyDeleteStephen Malfair @ DentistKelowna.ca
Sorry to hear about that. I hope your dentist can find a quick solution for your crown. It must have added to your frustration when he used a different color for your power chain; I figured he thought there wouldn't be much of a difference. Anyway, it's not that noticeable unless someone looks at it long enough, so you can go on using it until its next scheduled replacement.
ReplyDeleteStephen Malfair @ DentistKelowna.ca
I also am an adult that has braces. I just got them put on March 18, 2014. I have a crown as well and the day after they put a bracket on it, it popped off. For now they said not to worry about it because I had to get extractions first before I get the wire on my back teeth. Wonder if I will have the same issues as you are having when I go back for my remaining wire/brackets. Hope yours gets better. I started a blog as well of my journey. I look forward to seeing both of your progress throughout your braces journey! ;).
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