Extra Adjustment to Top Incognito Brace

I had my follow up appointment today after the polishing and power chain two weeks ago. The good news is that my teeth have formed a more even row, but I could still see that the front ones were tilting sideways. My orthodontist agreed and added some little wires to nudge them back into place. Again a bit painful at the time, but all right now. I hope I've done the right thing because I want my teeth to look perfect when they're finished and I don't want to wish that I'd asked for them to be made right, but didn't. I think that I can see a difference in the before and after photos too.
Anyway, my bottom Inspire Ice brace is due to be removed on 21st July!! I'm fine about that, but I'm going to have to wait a couple more months for the top one. I don't mind because no one can see it! Just looking forward to eating crisps, crunchy biscuits and biting into an apple again!

More reproximation and power chain elastics!

A couple of days after visiting my orthodontist last week, I noticed that a gap had opened up next to my middle two front teeth on my left hand side. It began to worry me as I'd just had my last adjustment and I wanted my teeth to be as perfect as possible when my braces were removed. He was able to see me today, and agreed that there had been some movement. He removed my wire which had got quite snug, (it was a bit uncomfortable to do), then polished the edges of my front teeth so they would fit together more closely. This time he used a metal strip and there were no vibrations, so it wasn't so bad - just like filing your nails. He replaced the wire and added some power chain elastics to hold them together. I can already see a difference in the photos. The upper one was taken last week and the lower one today.
I have another check up appointment in about two weeks to make sure that everything is going ok. So fingers crossed, I will have a great smile for my daughter's wedding!

Last adjustment! Incognito and Inspire Ice braces off at next appointment!

There we go! I've had my last adjustment today, and both my Incognito and Inspire Ice braces will come off next time. That's just 8 days before my daughter's wedding!
Apart from changing the little elastics which hold the wire onto the brackets, my orthodontist tightened up my right canine tooth, which is not as in line as it should be. It did hurt a bit as he nudged it, but we agreed that meant that it had moved. No pain, no gain!
I'm still worried about having my braces removed, but I can't wear them for ever! I am looking forward to biting into crisps and biscuits instead of breaking them into little pieces and making lots of crumbs.
But, already, now my teeth are more settled, I'm finding that I can chew more things. Last night, I went for a Chinese meal with my friends, and found that I could eat those duck pancakes which we always have as a starter more easily. However, I did order some Chef's Drunken Fish which was lovely and soft, in a batter, rather like sweet and sour pork, only fish. Yum!
It was funny at the surgery. My younger daughter is learning to drive, and so drove me there. Afterwards, she was there in the waiting room for me, as if I was the teenager and she was the mum!