7 MONTHS POST-OP!

I haven't been posting at all because really nothing was happening.  My orthodontist has been working on fine tuning. Two days ago he finally rebracketed my front 6 teeth for me after forgetting for a few months (he's very forgetful). So, now my teeth are moving the way that I want them to. At this point, I feel my bite should be perfect but it still feels a little off, I think one tooth is hitting awkwardly, so I have to talk to him about that at my next appointment.

Also, my canines and laterals are slightly angled back making my left canine on the bottom and my left lateral on the top hit when i bring my bite forward to nibble on food. Which is very annoying, hopefully he can fix that.

I'm really excited to be out of braces soon, but I don't want to rush it. I want them to be as close to perfect as they can be. I feel he's trying to rush me out of them, because this month will be my estimated treatment time, 24 months. But in my opinion, you pay for the final result, so an orthondist needs to make you happy with the final result.

Anyway, hopefully they'll be off by June,  for sure. :)

4 MONTHS POST-OP!

In six days I will be 4 months post-op, I can't believe it's been so long since my surgery. There have been a few changes in my teeth in the past three months. There were some changes that I am not too fond of. One of the things I do not like is, since there is a different wire on, my teeth have slightly angled in, it is mainly my canines that are angled. Also, the left side is more angled in than the right. My mid-line isn't perfect but he said with tooth size variation there will be no way to fix it without messing up my bite. (It is good on the top teeth, but my bottom is off).

They said my bite is pretty perfect (I have a 2mm over-jet now, which 1mm-2mm is apparently perfect) we just have to do final touches now. So, we are on to the final phase of my braces treatment!! My next appointment we are doing an x-ray of my teeth so we can re-bracket and get the roots straight. Hopefully I will be getting my braces off before Christmas, and if not that soon then before my birthday, for sure (January 16th). On January 14th, I will be 2 years in braces, wow. Time goes by quickly.

There was one huge change in my face with my surgery, my face looks so much shorter. Not in a bad way though! Before my surgery, I had a little bit of "long face" which I never liked, my face always looked off to me. But, now instead of my face being very oval, my face is more heart-shaped like my mother's face. :D