Appointment today: A summary ;)

I walk into Murray Orthodontics, the ladies at the front desk  are always warm and welcoming. They recognize me when I walk in and I am immediately checked in without having to say anything to them as usual and I go sit down. I am hoping beyond hope that this adjustment will change everything about my hideous teeth. Not that any visit is worthless but some seem more noticeable then others. I am called in by a girl I have never seen there before. She is nice, seats me in chair one and asks how my baby is doing. I tell her about how Lyra started saying wiggle because the word is in one of her favorite books. She laughs and begins on my upper arch. All I can say is Ooooouuuucccchhhh! I hear snaps, crunches, clinks. Then I am being yanked on and finally its over. The pain is not though, my right canine that was overlapping is very raw and feels like it is sitting in jello that is my gums, while my right lateral incisor is screaming in pain below it. But oh that is not all! Now we have to replace it all again! She takes off a bracket on my left lateral incisor there is a scary crunching sound, it pops off and then she polishes off the glue. Then begins the adjustment to my teeth with a stronger, smaller power chain to pull the canine further over and a metal power chain to help the other power chain along. Next a spring is placed between my left canine and left front tooth to allow my left lateral incisor to unravel. The whole time I am wincing and sucking in my breath. Finally the crazy mess of metal was all in place. She quickly moved to my bottom arch placed another power chain and notified the ortho I was ready. I waited and waited sometimes things move quicker sometimes slower I played on my iPhone while I waited. The moment of truth finally came about 15 minutes later. He explain what his plan was and that in two weeks he what start moving my right later incisor up! WOOHOO! So now I shall end this oddly comic story to an end with a sore toothless smile and a happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend! I will update you all on the 30th. :)

Teeth after adjustment today