Hello again, I suppose I owe an update-
When I went into the orthodontist in late September I was expecting to get my last 10 aligners and be merrily on my way. NOPE. They decided to do some more refinements and I ended up committed to 24 more aligners and rubber bands. Joy.
This involved sitting with my mouth stretch open for an hour while they glued on more buttons and what look like snaps to my lower back teeth. The rubber bands loop around these snaps and into a slit in my top tray, 1 on each side.
Overall, it's fine. It's really not bad. I just hoped I'd be all done by my birthday at the end of the year. The rubber bands are definitely pulling my jaw to the right which does hurt a bit. Both sides take turns hurting and popping and sometimes I wake up and need an ice pack, several times now I've needed some OTC pain meds. I bite the inside of my left cheek often when I chew. I feel like I chew like a cow because my bites off again. But, it's still pretty OK. I just had different expectations. At least they are really not any more noticeable than the aligners themselves and also I wear a mask if I'm around anyone.
When this is all said and done I am going for a cleaning and some whitening. I feel that will be the icing on this painful little cake so I have a nice bright smile to look forward too.
Reminds me of:
