Thursday, November 20, 2008
I had to see the orthodontist a week earlier than previously scheduled. I was eating a granola bar which must have been a bit too sticky as I managed to pull a brace off my farthest back top left tooth. I was left with the wire pointing straight back. Fortunately it had little else to do but just be stranded in the "air" and unless I put my tongue on it I couldn't feel it. That happened on Wednesday, November 19th in the afternoon so I was lucky to get an appointment early the next morning.

I also got new wires! These are the last set of wires I'll have. They are the thickest to date and were put in place as-is. Next appointment, they'll see how the wires are shifting my teeth and bend them in different places to more specifically align my teeth. The top teeth to both sides of the front two need work still.

As per usual, the new wires and them being tightened on my teeth gave me a headache for literally 3 days. Thursday, Friday and Saturday - by Sunday, I had no head pain. To top it off I was sick during that time as well.

The good news is that I got the wires at 8 months along whereas normally it takes 10-12 months (as per Meryl). I met a new orthodontist. Dr. Willy Dayan is very busy and was away on business (giving a seminar or something in the States) so he is a new hire. He just gave my teeth a once-over and that was it.

Next appointment: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 8:50 a.m.