These are my teeth from August 2011 (before braces) to January 1st 2012 (4 months in).
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Getting my bracket fixed
Monday I called the office and they said oh how about Tuseday the 20th at 1:40pm. So I took that one. Ok so today I had a final exam in Anatomy and Physiology. My teacher was very cool about me leaving at 10:30 to walk over to the bus terminal so since I came early ay 8am to school he let me take the lecture exam before the practical in Lab thne just leave when I was finished. So I hopped on the bus to go see my orthodontist and was off by 11am. There was NO traffic up there at that time so I managed to get there within an hour and 15 minutes to the station which is actually more north 30 minutes than her office. SO my friend who hooked me upw ith the orthodontist picked me up from the station. He had to do work at her office because she asked him to check a few things out and fix some things. He built her office actually if I did not mention that before. Her staff were on their lunch at the time we went there. So we walked ofver to get our own lunch at a place called Richie's. REALLY GOOD. I ordered chicken which eneded up lasting me like 3 days in leftovers sooooo good. It was phenominal chicken. So we were done eating and it was just about time for the appointment so we walked back over to her office. So I went right in and my friend went to talk to my ortho and I asked Kathy; "Cna I use the brushing station?" she said of course. So I did and my ortho was looking at me the entire time like how much longer you gonna take brushing? LOL So I went to go back to sit down but before I could even sit down Jackie comes over and called me in. So while my friend was doing the work my ortho had asked. My ortho came right over and fixed the bracket like new, I noticed when she put it on it was on more straighter than it was before I dont kow if it was because the tooth itself had gotten straighter or what. So then awesome Jackie let me take a picture of the awesome stuff. So I had left the bay area and my friend was past this big hard solid wood door that said "Private" and the ortho was over there. Funny thing is I snuck back there and said to my friend "So WOW this is that staff loung you told me about and that random bathroom that I did not even know was here. And the whole time I was back thar I thought for sure, and so didnt my friend that the ortho was gonna kick me out and go make me waiting in the waiting area where patients "should be". I was in the waiting room actually for a long time talking to the patients and chatting it up with Kathy for a LONG time. We were talking about Stop and Shop, school how I want to be a Surgeon and all that fun stuff. Kathy is a really awesme person to talk with. I also spent some time playing the two video games she has in her office But it was funny because Yessica (she is spanish and really nice) was cutting up a green apple when I was in the staff lounge and I ahve a tendancy to talk aloud about things I see. So Yessica was cutting herself that apple and I said "Ooh an apple" and I guess she heard me. So she was like "You want some?" I said sure I don't see why not. So I went to go turn around and leave the staff lounge when the ortho comes in to check to see how my friend was making out with the work she had and she seemed really mad at me saying "JENNNNNNNN!?!?!? Of ALL the apples you picked a granny smith apple, those are the hardest ones. Who gave that to you?" I said "She did" *pointing to Yessica* So then Yessica said "No, she asked me for some." I said "no don't be pinning this on me it was all you." So my ortho goes in her fridge and said "Let's get you a softer fruit so you don't break anything but by that time I was like done eating the apple pieces. So she gave my friend a pear as well. So towards the end I ended up helping my froend clean up after he did his thing. So we're on our way out and my friend notices and says "Oh you're light burnt out. Want me to fix that while I'm here she said "oh I didn't even notice that *goes in closet* Here's one." So he changes it nad its a totally different brightness she comes out and has him rechange it and Kathy went and found a good one. While he was changing it I walked by a piece of artwork on my orthodontist's wall in the little halway area/vestibule type area that connects the consult room, behind the front desk, open bay area, staff loung/private sector and the waiting room. I says to my ortho as she walked by for something: "I LOVE this art work my dad does art just LIKE this and all sorts of stuff." So she asked me what other kinds does he do and I started telling him about the wire sculptures and she was all telling me how she would love to see some of his artwork. She told me that the artwork in her office was done by her friend whom I found out is Adrienne Shishko, so if you all want to see the cool artwork. This artist is really good. I am a fan of her work. So yeah all in all spending about three hours at the ortho's office was A LOT of fun.
I broke a bracket Dec 16th
I am soooo upset with myself. I called the office about a pokey wire and they told me I could cut it with either a pair of scissors or nail clippers but I just did NOT feel comfortable so I went out and bought "Distal End Cutters." used specifically FOR cutting the ends of braces. Went to cut it and broke my back bracket. The one I use for my 24/7 ELASTICS GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. So I paged my ortho and she called me back (just in time for work). I answered the phone saying "You're GONNA kill me." She said "what? Why?" I told her how I broke it and how theres the wire just chilling there all sharp in my mouth. So she said "Oh you can just cut it." I'm like "No way man thats how I broke it in the first place." She said "Oh if you break the bracket next to it throw it n the little baggy with the other one and I'll fix them both at once."I thought to myself no way because then I'd go back with no bottom braces on. But she told me "Jenn thank you for calling because all the people I ntreat come to me with like 9 broken brackets and try to deny anything even broke." I was like "WOW are you serious?" She said "Unfortunately Yes. :(" She said "Jenn do not worry this happens to literally every patient. That ressured me. She told me"Just call up the office on Monday, don't come in because I'm not there just my staff is and I need to fix it. And make an appointment for next week." So I thanked her nad told her sorry again.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Second Adjustment Dec 1, 2011
Ok so today; Dec 1, 2011 was my second adjustment. So We left early and my sister came with me because she had a dental appointment at another place in Boston. On the way up she asked me to scoff her a toothbrush. I got there early and went tot he bathroom adn went back in the car nad waited by doing my laboratory notebook for Anatomy nad Physiology. I also came up with some questions on a piece of paper that I ripped out and folded nad put in the page I was drawing diagrams in. So I went in to the office. I had to walk through the bushes and tap on the glass so that kathy had to let me in. My mom came in with me and my dad and sister stayed in the car. So mom and I sat in the chairs by the curved wall. I bought Christmas cards for everyone in her office and her a Hanukkah card because she is jewish and attached sweettart Candy Canes to all the cards. So I waited till the end to give them out. So Monique called me in and sat me at the last chair near the wall, and Jackie came over. She is so nice and has a Brizillian accent. My orthodontist was busy taking some older teen boy's braces off. She was taking a while to see me which I did not mind because the assistant and I were chatting it up. We were talking about school, life, Christmas, braces, pretty much anything and everything. So I asked my ortho who was taking that kid's braces off "So when I get my braces off are you going to take them off?" She was like "Wow we're already thinking about getting the braces off?" I said "You know it, I want nice teeth and can't wait. hahahaha." She replied saying "Uhm I can, but you're going to miss your braces arent you?" I said "Of course they've become a part of me and who I am if I could I would like to have them on forever because they look cool. But they're def a pain." I asked jackie if I could ahve a toothbrush for my sister. Jackie asked me what colour(s) I wanted. I asked her if I could take a picture of the colour wheel so that I wouldn't be so indecisive aout colours from now on. She said "Yeah, you gonna be able to see that?" I said "Of course" then I took the picture and told her thank you. I picked out green and red for Christmas. So then my ortho finished up with him and came over to me. She said "Oooh red nad Green for Christmas? You're not cmoing back before Christmas?" I said "Nope, January 12th." I said "yup" she was like "Ohhh the cleaning, with Dr Rasool, he's nice isnt he?" I aid "Honestly, I never even met him he was never there all those times I went but I met everyone else and the scary english dude who was doing a periodontal checkup and gave me a clean bill of health. he kinda made it scary." She laughed. She had Jackie pull up my before shots and then she sat down and look at me and said "WOW! Youir teeth are moving FAST for a beginner in braces, WOW!" I told her I've got some questions for you. And her with her humor says "Oh boy what is this a quiz? I hope I pass." I opened the note book with the drawings and unfolded the paper and she said "Oh my word that's a page FULLA questions." I said "Not really its just five simple yes or no questions it's just the way I write." So she said ok so then I help it with the notebook open and she was like staring at the notebook and I looked at her because she wasnt looking at the questions LOL. She said "I'm jsut admiring your amazing art work." So I flipped through the entire notebook and showed her and she said she loved it and that I ahve neat handwriting. So I asked her my questions:
1.How often per day should I floss?
Once a day
2. Can I keep the braces when I get them off like in a little bagggy?
Sure if you really want to.
3. Do you use Hawley or Essix retainers?
(at this one she kinda laughed that I knew the names) "I use Hawley."
I said "Oh cause it retains better because of the mketal bar huh?"
She said "Exactly right."
4. When i bite down the tooth that seems to hit my top arch first is my lower right canin is that normal?
"Yes because everything is Changing around"
5. I noticed my back 7s (last second moalrs on all four sides) have brackets when do you think those will be hooked up with the rest of the braces?
"Oh my you're scary you know too much."
Jackie said "Wow she knows a lot"
My ortho "Yep she wants to be an orthodontist"
I said "Yeah third on my list from being a surgeon ;)"
My ortho said "Yeah, I don't know about that, when i'm going to brace them, we'll ahve to see how everything goes."
Then I said "Yeah I'll put IDk for the other question iw as going to ask you."
She laid me back and i said Oh wait another question, When are you going to do IPR (Interproximal Reducation)? She's like "Oh my, uhm *looks in my mouth* Lets do some today on the lowers." Pulls out a thin strip of metal and does it between my lower cental incisors and the central incisors +lateral ones, lateral ones + canines, and , canines + bicuspids/first premolars. While doing it she said "Hmm looks like today is reprox day." I do have to say that the reprox kind of hurt. :( Then I told her I had gifts for everyone and I think I got her upset with me because the last two times she told me no presents and I didn't listen LOL. I told her "too bad too late you're taking it." She said "oh ok but no more I'm serious." So then I laughed. I think I will only get her something small when the braces come off. So then before the ortho got up she said "Lets get her flossed now that the wire is out." (even though I floss daily)." So I went over to the brushing station and flossed and said "Wow that felt so unreal to actually floss normal and it felt great. Jackie gave me two toothbrushes for my sister, travel and regular. So then she told Jackie to take the distal stop off the lower arch wire ont he right hand side to allow that canine to come forward more. So then she told her to also try to put a stop between the two lower central incisors, she did but it did not fit so my ortho told her to just take it off that it would be fine without. Jackie put in the same archwires because my ortho said we would change them next visit. Then after Jackie was finnished my ortho came back over. That kid left with his hawley retainers. She looked at my bite and said "hmmmm let's get her on some elastics." I said "24/7 ones?" She was a bit hesatant to say yes and I told her "I don't mind I really don't anything to get the treatment along." She said "Ok, I think so then yes. Get some otters, not I mean Quails. Otters are too thick for now." So then she went to go get them and Iwas playing with the coloured tie thingys and Jackie told me I could keep them because I thought they were just the coolest thing. My ortho came back over with the baggy and said "hmmmm, lets get some hooks on her upper 4s (Bicuspids/ First Premolars) so that she can put it on the upper 4s lower 6s (first molar in the back)." Jackie did and then put on the right side elastics and told me to do the left side, it took her to adjust it and her to get me an elastivcs assistant tool, which was a greenish blue turquois awesome colour. Then I got it. So then I put the coloured ties and the elastics took in the baggies and Jackie said "Ok so theres about 200 here if you should loose them call us up and we can put them in the mail for you." I said "Thanks. Ooooh present time." Then I handed everyone their cards/ put the on the counters next to them. I said "Now these aren't ghetto nasty original candy canes these are the good Sweettart ones. Kathy (the front desk lady) said "Ooooooh my favourite." Then the ortho said "We're dentist we shouldnt't be eating these." Then Kathy said "ooooooh, i'm having mine with my lunch today. I LOVE these." I said they're at a deal at my store ( I work at Stop and Shop) 2 for 4) She said "Don't tell my son that, he'll buy out the whole store." So everyone loved their cards and candy canes and Kathy gave me a hug. So then I asked her "Would you be able to print out a reminder for my January appointment.?" She said "Of course." I showed her my sobe lifewater and tolld her "Look I stopped drinking that sugary powerade" She said "Let me see it" so I gave it to her and she said "It still has citric acid in it, but as long as you don't drink a lot, your mouthwash counteracts and fights it so you're good." I said cool. So some different teen boy and his mom came in. While the thing was printing out I says "I use this bag for school" (the one the the orthodontist's poffice gives out with the braces kit inside, it's a drawstring backpack.) Kathy says "It's a good bag." The kid's mom says "good advertisement." I said "Yeah I doubt people would want to travel three hours to come get braces." She said "OMG THREE HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!? Where do you live?" I said "I come from New Bedford to Boston." She nearly died when I told her. But then I said "Well I do know three people that want to make appointments here so i guess in a way it is advertisement." So then the mom says "That is TRUE dedication, it will be worth it in the end." I said "You know it I've been trying since I was 7 to get braces I wasn't going to stop looking now." So then I was cracking Kathy and the mom up with some jokes and Kathy says "Jenn you are the HIGHLIGHT of my morning, I tell ya." So then mom was like Jenn, grab some tooth paste for you and your sister." I said "No way mom, I'm NOT stealing all their toothpaste." Kathy said "Take as much as you want." So I took two thanked her and left. I told my sister I called dobs in the travel toothbrush and she could have the regular one and she was fine with it.
1.How often per day should I floss?
Once a day
2. Can I keep the braces when I get them off like in a little bagggy?
Sure if you really want to.
3. Do you use Hawley or Essix retainers?
(at this one she kinda laughed that I knew the names) "I use Hawley."
I said "Oh cause it retains better because of the mketal bar huh?"
She said "Exactly right."
4. When i bite down the tooth that seems to hit my top arch first is my lower right canin is that normal?
"Yes because everything is Changing around"
5. I noticed my back 7s (last second moalrs on all four sides) have brackets when do you think those will be hooked up with the rest of the braces?
"Oh my you're scary you know too much."
Jackie said "Wow she knows a lot"
My ortho "Yep she wants to be an orthodontist"
I said "Yeah third on my list from being a surgeon ;)"
My ortho said "Yeah, I don't know about that, when i'm going to brace them, we'll ahve to see how everything goes."
Then I said "Yeah I'll put IDk for the other question iw as going to ask you."
She laid me back and i said Oh wait another question, When are you going to do IPR (Interproximal Reducation)? She's like "Oh my, uhm *looks in my mouth* Lets do some today on the lowers." Pulls out a thin strip of metal and does it between my lower cental incisors and the central incisors +lateral ones, lateral ones + canines, and , canines + bicuspids/first premolars. While doing it she said "Hmm looks like today is reprox day." I do have to say that the reprox kind of hurt. :( Then I told her I had gifts for everyone and I think I got her upset with me because the last two times she told me no presents and I didn't listen LOL. I told her "too bad too late you're taking it." She said "oh ok but no more I'm serious." So then I laughed. I think I will only get her something small when the braces come off. So then before the ortho got up she said "Lets get her flossed now that the wire is out." (even though I floss daily)." So I went over to the brushing station and flossed and said "Wow that felt so unreal to actually floss normal and it felt great. Jackie gave me two toothbrushes for my sister, travel and regular. So then she told Jackie to take the distal stop off the lower arch wire ont he right hand side to allow that canine to come forward more. So then she told her to also try to put a stop between the two lower central incisors, she did but it did not fit so my ortho told her to just take it off that it would be fine without. Jackie put in the same archwires because my ortho said we would change them next visit. Then after Jackie was finnished my ortho came back over. That kid left with his hawley retainers. She looked at my bite and said "hmmmm let's get her on some elastics." I said "24/7 ones?" She was a bit hesatant to say yes and I told her "I don't mind I really don't anything to get the treatment along." She said "Ok, I think so then yes. Get some otters, not I mean Quails. Otters are too thick for now." So then she went to go get them and Iwas playing with the coloured tie thingys and Jackie told me I could keep them because I thought they were just the coolest thing. My ortho came back over with the baggy and said "hmmmm, lets get some hooks on her upper 4s (Bicuspids/ First Premolars) so that she can put it on the upper 4s lower 6s (first molar in the back)." Jackie did and then put on the right side elastics and told me to do the left side, it took her to adjust it and her to get me an elastivcs assistant tool, which was a greenish blue turquois awesome colour. Then I got it. So then I put the coloured ties and the elastics took in the baggies and Jackie said "Ok so theres about 200 here if you should loose them call us up and we can put them in the mail for you." I said "Thanks. Ooooh present time." Then I handed everyone their cards/ put the on the counters next to them. I said "Now these aren't ghetto nasty original candy canes these are the good Sweettart ones. Kathy (the front desk lady) said "Ooooooh my favourite." Then the ortho said "We're dentist we shouldnt't be eating these." Then Kathy said "ooooooh, i'm having mine with my lunch today. I LOVE these." I said they're at a deal at my store ( I work at Stop and Shop) 2 for 4) She said "Don't tell my son that, he'll buy out the whole store." So everyone loved their cards and candy canes and Kathy gave me a hug. So then I asked her "Would you be able to print out a reminder for my January appointment.?" She said "Of course." I showed her my sobe lifewater and tolld her "Look I stopped drinking that sugary powerade" She said "Let me see it" so I gave it to her and she said "It still has citric acid in it, but as long as you don't drink a lot, your mouthwash counteracts and fights it so you're good." I said cool. So some different teen boy and his mom came in. While the thing was printing out I says "I use this bag for school" (the one the the orthodontist's poffice gives out with the braces kit inside, it's a drawstring backpack.) Kathy says "It's a good bag." The kid's mom says "good advertisement." I said "Yeah I doubt people would want to travel three hours to come get braces." She said "OMG THREE HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!? Where do you live?" I said "I come from New Bedford to Boston." She nearly died when I told her. But then I said "Well I do know three people that want to make appointments here so i guess in a way it is advertisement." So then the mom says "That is TRUE dedication, it will be worth it in the end." I said "You know it I've been trying since I was 7 to get braces I wasn't going to stop looking now." So then I was cracking Kathy and the mom up with some jokes and Kathy says "Jenn you are the HIGHLIGHT of my morning, I tell ya." So then mom was like Jenn, grab some tooth paste for you and your sister." I said "No way mom, I'm NOT stealing all their toothpaste." Kathy said "Take as much as you want." So I took two thanked her and left. I told my sister I called dobs in the travel toothbrush and she could have the regular one and she was fine with it.
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