Sticking Incognito Bracket Back On + Retainer Update

I went back to my orthodontist today to have the bracket, which came off on Saturday shortly after my visit, stuck back on.

Luckily, he didn't have to remove my brace, because it has been comfortable this week and hopefully, it is doing its job to get my front teeth into a nice row.

Firstly, he checked that my tooth would meet the brace, by exerting a bit of pressure which was quite painful. (I did take some paracetamol again before my visit, which seemed to help.)

Then, he polished off all the old glue before fixing the bracket on with lots more to make it hold.

Also, he could only manage to attach half the bracket to my tooth, because he didn't want to strain it. So I'm going back next week when the tooth has moved enough to have it completely fixed.

Compared with the last photo top left, the tooth to my left of my two front teeth is now more in line. (The little brown specks are fragments of glue, not my dinner!)

Speaking of dinner, I liquidized my stir fry so as not to knock the bracket off! I can still feel pressure, so it must still be attached.

Just an update on my plastic retainer. I've been wearing it at night now for nearly three months. I have forgotten it a couple of times, so have had to go and put it on in the dark! My bottom teeth are definitely firmer and steadier. It fits very snuggly, so needs a little leverage with my nails to hook it off in the mornings, but I'm getting on well with the 'Retainer Brite' which I use on alternate mornings, when I don't clean it with toothpaste.

New Softer Incognito Wire. More Stripping or Polishing. Incognito Bracket Stuck on Again.

I had a better time today when I visited my orthodontist. I hadn't been looking forward to it, and even took some paracetamol in case it hurt, but it was ok.

He removed the wire he'd fixed last time and re-stuck the bracket which had come off the tooth to my left of my front two teeth. The new wire went on quite easily because it's softer, although he did 'polish' or rub down the spaces between my front teeth. He did it manually with a diamond strip which was far better than the motorized method. Overall I was pleased and you can see from the photos that my teeth look straighter already!

However, the re-stuck bracket came loose after lunch, even though I only had soup, bread cut into little pieces (so I didn't have to bite it), and slices of banana.

So I'm going to have to go back.