I'm a 20 year-old who is currently in a prison called braces. Ok, now seriously - it's not much of a deal, but it is indeed something.
It never occured to me to do a braces journey blog, but now I think it will be fun - since I'm capturing every moment of it, why shouldn't I post it? Before I had braces I was constantly checking braces blogs/journals and even youtube channels, so I could see what I would be expecting. Now I hope I can do the same for you.
I have my braces for 6 months and a few days now - since April 26th, 2012. My ortho expects me to wear it for another year/year and a half. I see major differences.
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| Changes of my upper arch, seen from below. April 2012-October 2012. |
Now, my diagnosis.
1. Underbite. It is a dental condition where the lower jaw protrudes up and outward abnormally, partially overlapping with the upper teeth. You can have an idea of what it is if you stand in front of a mirror and stick your chin out so your bottom teeth are positioned in front of your upper teeth. Underbites only affect 5-10% of the world’s population. Now that's rare. The most common treatment for underbite is a combination of orthodontics and orthognathic surgery. The orthodontics can and probably will involve removal of teeth. Since surgery is way too expensive, I'm only doing orthodontics. Perhaps someday I can do it.
2. Severe crooked teeth. Specially on my lower teeth, omg. And because of that I had six teeth removed: the 4 wisdom teeth and two lower premolars. Ouch.
Since it's been six months and I plan to post at least every month here, so you guys can check my updates, I'll show you my progress until now ;)
Note: in every picture is my natural bite.
April 2012
This month I had my wisdom teeth removed.
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
I had two teeth removed - the lower premolars next to each canine.
September 2012
October 2012
My lower teeth are way more aligned and pushed back, so my maxillary central incisors can be, finally, properly in front of them. The canines are slowly but firmly moving back as well.
I haven't tightened my braces this month yet, so you can expect a new update within a few days.
Later,
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