Another monthly update to show off my progress. I had an appointment on the 13th December, yes that was a Friday 13th!!! My new orthodontist let me know she would only be seeing me every 8 weeks now as she didn't feel that 4 weekly would benefit me anymore. Well I'm a bit undecided how i feel on that one think perhaps it's just a fob off to reduce appointment lists!
So I had my wire tightened and my two power chain moved, one was over the tooth i had taken out for pace and the other was on that really far back upper tooth (upper 7). The upper 7 power chain was replaced with a coil spiral piece and and one was also attached to the lower rotated tooth (#27?) i presume to speed up the rotation.
I don't really see much progress from last month although the upper 7 is much more visible, and the back teeth on my left side have finally overlapped the bottom teeth and have a much more settled bite. As you can see my bite is still very open.
So with regard to care plan, the ortho told me she would prefer i had my upper #3 taken out as planned before i got the braces on. This would give me more space and prevent me needing the implant to provide anchorage. I'm more than happy to have this done, although i don't want to have teeth removed (who does!) but the tooth is basically one big filling and will just cause me a multitude of problems in later life.
So that's all for the moment, my next appointment isn't until the very end of February but I'll post a January and February progress photo.
Happy holidays everyone :D.
