Part 8: February 13, 2012 My appointment went well. The doctor came in and examined my retainers and the fit of my retainers in my mouth and told me I needed a new bottom set. So, the dental assistant took the impression and made an appointment for me to come back and pick them up next [...]

Part 6: November 8, 2011 This appointment was super easy except in my mind I feared the absolute worst! (Darn anxiety!) I met with the Doctor for maybe two minutes to make sure that the new retainer fit, which it did. Yay! This new retainer wasn’t as awfully tight like the other, so I was [...]

Part 4: Appointment on October 18, 2011 This visit was a breeze. The appointment lasted maybe 5 minutes max. The doctor and dental assistant still think my one “problem tooth” needs to be pushed forward a bit, so the doctor tightened the retainer with a plier and told me to come back in two weeks. [...]

So, this past month was pretty interesting. My snappy retainers were pretty tight to put on and take off. (Ouch!) Ah, the sense of dread that occurs before putting on and taking off these glued-on retainers! (My ortho-anxiety hasn’t changed in case you can’t tell!) After a month of wearing these tight retainers, I have noticed [...]

Two weeks after my last appointment, I went to the American Idol concert with my sister in Atlantic City. (It was the first one I’ve ever seen and it was great! I’m crushing on you, Scotty!) That night, I was talking to my sister with the retainers in my mouth and spit was flying everywhere [...]

My braces have been off for a month now and I’m still getting used to their straight feeling. (I love rubbing my tongue behind my teeth from left to right to feel how straight they are!) That’s me to the left, smiling with my clear retainers on and all! Ding! (Did you hear that?!) I’m [...]

Hey y’all! I’ve been getting a ton of searches on my website with questions related to “Six Month Braces.” (More so than travel!) Therefore, I decided to write a Questions and Answers post based on these searches. As always, if you have any questions that you would like me to answer about the six month braces [...]

It’s official, my braces are off and my smiling is on! I can’t believe the braces are off already! It feels like they were just put on yesterday. This month went well as I didn’t have any unusual pain or discomfort. I was totally used to the braces by now and even the mid-month feeling [...]

I’m happy to announce that I officially have one month left of wearing braces! Yaaay! I went for my fifth month appointment yesterday and the Doctor gave me the exciting news and yes, he high-fived me! This fifth month went well. The first few days after the wire was changed my teeth were sore, but this was expected. The only difference [...]

The fourth month flew by within a blink of an eye. I had a lot of pain for the first few days after my last appointment, but that was expected as my wires were replaced. Plus, I have to say chewing was a much bigger challenge this month as the wires felt bigger and my [...]