Wife's braces journey

It's been a busy week, and we've fallen behind on making the Q&A video. I did unearth some low-res videos of Carrie goofing around at various events over the last few months and spliced them together into one little 2-minute video. There's no braces content, however, and the vids are so low-res you can barely see she has braces. They do give a little look into the goofball side of her personality, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t-WnLpQDT0

I'll try to get on that Q&A video this weekend, though we're busy with the symphony tonight, a funeral and a monster truck rally Saturday, and a nacho/margarita/sportsball party on Sunday. But maybe we can squeeze it in!

Lastly, would anyone be interested in a video about her multiple consults prior to getting braces? I could splice that together, too.
 
My pleasure! I'm happy to share them, and Carrie and I are both glad you enjoy them. Stay tuned for another adjustment video, too. Her next ortho appointment is February 20th, and I'll have a new video up shortly afterward.
 
Glad you like them, ortho218!

And yes, she is one of the most honest (and least self-conscious) women I've ever met.
 
20 ! great !
can she still open the mouth with that ?
perhaps it's a good solution to have silence during a football match with friends :-)
 
Yes, she could open her mouth -- barely!  ;D

She also said her mouth was sore for a few minutes after she took all the elastics out, too. (Except the ones she's actually required to wear.)
 
MikeB said:
She also said her mouth was sore for a few minutes after she took all the elastics out, too
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probably depend how you put it... but if you put all in the same direction, its's probably can accelerate the treatment :)
when you have removable brace, it's the same on the morning, your mouth is sore too....
 
Heh, the Rubber Band Challenge video was marked by YouTube as "age restricted." Wouldn't want those kids doing it, I guess!  ::)
 
We're off to Carrie's seventh adjustment this afternoon. We anticipate heavier elastics, possibly in a different configuration, and she may get her final/finishing wires (based on her ortho's comments last time). I'll post a report here, put pictures on Flickr, and post a YouTube video in the next day or two.

Carrie's feeling a bit of dread regarding even heavier elastics, since she had a tough time getting used to the current rubber bands. But she'll plow through, I have no doubt.
 
It seems so fast that she'd be on a finishing wire already. Crazy how quickly time goes by. Good luck today!
 
Carrie had her seventh braces adjustment yesterday. As usual, I took a half-day off work to take her to the appointment in a neighboring suburb. It was a surprisingly eventful adjustment, from an orthodontic perspective! Changes this time:

- A new, heavier lower archwire (.19x.25 steel).
- Wire ties on her upper canines with standard ligatures over the ties.
- Much heavier elastics (6.5 ounce, up from 4.0).

The heavier lower wire, the ortho explained, is to continue “leveling” on her lower teeth.

The ortho did not explain the wire ties, but the assistant explained that they’ll grasp more tightly and move the canines quicker.

The ortho commented that the heavier elastics were to continue working on her overbite.

The ortho originally thought he’d reduce her bite stops, but changed his mind once he saw how worn down they are. He elected to leave them alone.

No word on a removal timeframe, but the ortho definitely didn’t act like it was anytime soon. It seems like he thinks there’s quite a bit of work left correcting her bite.

On the way to the appointment, Carrie once again mentioned figuring out ways to extend her treatment besides postponing appointments. I was actually able to push back her next appointment by a week, but that was simply because my father will be visiting from the east coast and I didn’t want to take time away from his visit.

Carrie instantly felt the heavy pressure from the new elastics. I’m sure she’ll also start feeling that heavier lower archwire, if she hasn’t already. We’ll see how she responds to the wire ties.

I mentioned to her this morning that, when she first seriously considered braces, I assumed her treatment would be very simple. Not that her braces are SUPER complicated or anything, but I didn’t anticipate bite stoppers, wire ties and extra-heavy elastics. This is even more fun than I expected!

YouTube video to come, as always.
 
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