Today I had another ortho appointment, and learned a couple of things: First, I'm now sporting two scalene triangles in my mouth. Dr. Wong can do wonders with rubber bands! I actually never knew what a scalene triangle was, but apparently it refers to triangles that have uneven sides. It was nice to review my geometry!
Second, and most important, Dr. Wong wants to start seeing me in three-week intervals. So I'm really getting towards the end of my orthognathic journey. I am so encouraged and giddy about this closure. Yes, I'm a broken record - I can't wait to be brace free!
And another thing - I told Dr. Wong about my lower jaw. I don't know why, but I can move my lower jaw to the left, but I can't move it to the right. So when I'm not sporting my cool scalene triangles, I'm supposed to be exercising my lower jaw so that I'll be able to move it the right. If I don't, Dr. Wong said that it will affect how I bite. Which means I'm doing my jaw exercises while blogging! :0)
Pie in a Glass
15 years ago
4 comments:
How frustrating! Hopefully the triangle bands and excercises move things along. Are you happy with your results so far? I'll be rooting for your progress!
You are nearing the finish line! I can't wait to see your final results (and I am sure you are even more anxious than I)!
Any word? What are they waiting for? We're waiting on the gaps between upper and lower to close, and my teeth don't want to move!
Hey Melissa,
I just tried getting onto your blog, but I can't get to it - there's a message saying it's a protected blog.
At any rate, I hope you're doing well. I just wrote a new post with an update. Hopefully, I'll be done with wearing braces once and for all. My appointment is tomorrow. I'm hoping to get these braces off!!!!
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