Yippee!!!!!
Got my teeth cleaned yesterday. Here I am, wire-free and teeth squeaky clean, right after the ultrasonic cleaning. (Got a “good job” nod from my dentist, by the way, on my regular cleaning. Nothing like braces to put the fear in me to floss, and brush well.)
Compare with my Day 0 photo here.
Note: I still have ortho buttons on two molars, so my top and bottom teeth are separated. And below, with the wires and elastics back on. Next appointment, in 2 months.
11.05.07: addendum
I think it was at this point that I got new wires; no longer the pre-formed archwire. But rather a thicker wire that can be manipulated by the doctor as needed.
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October 1, 2007 at 7:03 am
Damon brackets: sliding door « What’s in a Smile?
[...] Go here to read a description on the Damon site about how self-ligating technology works. There’s a graphic that shows how the sliding door opens and closes, and a photo where you can see how traditional all-metal brackets compare to Damon 3 brackets that are part ceramic (clear-looking) and part metal. These are the brackets I have on my upper teeth. [...]
December 16, 2009 at 7:43 am
irishdncr96
Hahahahahahahahaha… you have to wear rubber bands and i don’t!! JK! (about the hahaha thing..) i don’t have bottom braces yet… so i can’t exactly wear them…
May 23, 2010 at 8:35 am
kelly delatorres
Hey, i notice the way your rubberbands are placed, it sort of creates a triangle. Ive been trying to find out the different ways of putting on rubberbands and how they each change your teeth, but the most common way ive seen is from front to back to fix an overbite. i see that yours is placed like mine, but how does it help change a persons smile exactly?
May 23, 2010 at 9:55 am
wakowa
Magic. Well, there is obviously some scientific explanation — the pressure on angles and geometry, etc. — but I like to think of it as magic. Whatever, it works. And the more you wear them, the more they work.