Andrea's 2015 Jaw Surgery journey : Ortho visits and (not the best) photos of me...

Hi, everyone!

I took a while to write this post because I wanted you to be able to compare the photos I took in the last months and see the difference in my teeth alignment from the time I had my braces put on (29th of September 2014) to now (30th March 2015 - 6 months later).

ADJUSTMENT 1: My first adjustment was on the 24th November 2014 (exactly 8 weeks after getting braces on). Dr. Meissl changed both archwires for a slightly thicker one.

ADJUSTMENT 2: This appointment took place on 19th January 2015, 8 weeks after my first adjustment. On this day Dr. Meissl changed both upper and lower archwires and we got a date for my surgery (29th April 2015).

ADJUSTMENT 3: 19th February 2015 (5 weeks after second adjustment). I got a steel archwire placed on my upper jaw braces. This is the one used for the surgery, so that means no more upper jaw archwire change until my surgery. As for my lower jaw, no archwire change was made. He only tightened the lower jaw tie wires (the little wires around each bracket).

ADJUSTMENT 4: 26th of March 2015 (5 weeks after my third adjustment). Dr. Meissl was not happy with the way some of my lower teeth were placed. So, he changed the archwire back to the one I had previously on. It may look like a step back, but believe me, it is working! I can FEEL the difference!

I am happy with the results so far. There were two teeth (the ones right after the canine tooth on my right lower side) that have moved a lot. I saw a huge improvement there as before the brackets were so close to one another that the assistant at the clinic wouldn’t managed to put a tie wire on both of them (one would have a tie wire and the other a rubber band). I even nicknamed them “The Kiss” (after the painting from Gustav Klimt)! She had a hard time with these two teeth! Now, thank God, not anymore! I have also notice that, as the teeth there moved a lot, I have got a gap between my lower right canine tooth and its neighbour.

I will have a one last appointment before my surgery on the 22nd April 2015. Dr. Meissl will then place a steel archwire on my lower jaw braces and put my surgical hooks on.

By the way, I would like to thank Dr. Meissl’s assistant for taking those photos of my teeth. Thank you so much for you kindness! Every time I go there, she is really nice to me! Thank you again!

I hope you are all doing well! I wish you all a wonderful week! I will leave you now to see the "not my favorite" photos of me!

Hugs,

Andy

29th September 2014