I went to the ortho today. It is the first time I went to the othro's office on a Saturday. And boy was it busy!! They are only open 1 Saturday a month, from 8 to 2, and it was jam packed there today. Thank goodness it was fully staffed. I guess people always prefer Saturday appointments. Anyhoo, my ortho was busy as always - probably spent less than 2 mins with me. He checked my teeth and said the bite is exactly where it needs to be now. So I will have to go through the Test phase again - which means no rubber bands - and see if my bite will hold. He said he'll see me again in 6 weeks. I bargained and said if I can come back in 4 weeks instead. I mean, if my bite isn't holding, I want to re-start the treatment rather than wait. He was a bit hesitant at first, but he ended up saying OK.
I have confidence that my bite will hold this time because it just feels right. My back teeth are touching each other and they fit nicely when I bite close. Actually, for the past 2 weeks, I have secretly been only wearing my rubber bands at night. During the day, I haven't been wearing the rubber bands although the ortho's prescription was to wear them all day. *hush* Regardless though, my teeth's midline didn't move. Before, if I don't wear my rubber bands for only a few hours, I could see my teeth midline move already. I could tell that the bite wasn't correct because without the bands, I have to use a lot of effort to make my upper and lower teeth align. But now, nope! So I'm crossing my fingers that my bite will hold this time! Then maybe, I can eventually get discharged from these braces!
Next appt time: Sat, Nov 10, 2007.
Here is a picture of my teeth today : Oct 13.
