Ever since the first fitting I have been paranoid about the staining, and I have had an obsession with trying to get my teeth clean myself, to very little success. But now I am refreshed and battling for my white teeth with renewed vigour.
I had my normal orthodontist appointment, he says I am very close to finishing now, although still non committal as to how long that will be. He didn't change the metal wire on the top teeth, but did change the one on the bottom, so now I have the same strength on them both. I did also ask him to put transparent bands on this time, which he did, so I am feeling a lot happier with the fact they are the most invisible they have been. And probably will be. I had my picture taken at the weekend, and for the first time in a long time I wasn't paranoid about my teeth being obvious.
He also made notes on what he is going to do next time, although he was talking about steel, and plastic and wire and numbers that I didn't understand, so I suppose it will be a nice surprise for me!
Following that I spent an hour with the hygienest prodding and poking me, it was painful, and it did leave me with a mouth full of blood occasionally, but the result is dramatic, I have put a picture on for you to see how nice and sparkly they are, but be warned you may need sunglasses!
She also gave me some advice on how to brush my teeth and some new brushes to try, it is a bit comical when it comes to bed time, I have to start half an hour earlier getting ready than before. So now, I have to brush for 6 minutes with my normal brush, then I have a narrow brush that I have to use to clean under the wires, instead of the interdental ones. Then a hard bristle brush to clean the ones at the back, then I have a small interdental brush to floss between my teeth, rinse with mouthwash and then finally I have some fluoride gel that I have to use to minimise any white rings on my teeth when the brackets are removed......phew!!! Luckily I only have to do the full clean at night, in the morning I only have to brush with the normal one, under the wires and mouth wash, so still an event. It's a good job I don't work full time, I would never have time for all of this teeth cleaning. Lets just hope that all the hard work keeps my love of curry, red wine, coffee and tea at bay.
