"spacers" well its not plural its only one

So Im not really sure who came up with this bright, painful idea. First, I would like to mention that NO one from my Ortho office once mentioned their would be any discomfort with this "in and out" procedure. I just happen to be a frequent "googler" and found many many people said this was the worse part of getting braces. Today was my day. I ask the tech(i didn't get her name), if it would have any pain associated. This is what she replied "well some liken it to having a piece of chicken stuck in between their teeth". Yeah I think, that doesnt even begin to explain what was about to happen.

The assistant says "your only getting four", cool sign me up(right, four cant be that bad) So she takes a lookey inside my vacant mouth and walla, Im only going to get one at this time as two other molars are MIA and the third is currently under construction with my temp bridge. So she shows me this little "o" plastic ring looking thing(NO WORRIES I THINK) Holy shit....is all I can say..YOWZERS

A picture of the small harmless looking device is above, please note those are not my teeth(there are too many of them). My one tooth hurts, but thankfully I cant chew on that side anyhow:-) I go back one week from today to get my braces! I will also have a mold made of my palate for the expander, then the surgery prob around my b-day. Yay happy b-day to me:-\

Spacers Tomorrow

Today I got my last filling, Imsoexcited to have that portion of my mouth taken care of. I will be completley done with the regular dentist except for cleanings and the suchafter my permanent bridge comes in. Dr. Porter thinks It will be about two weeks, Im hoping sooner.

So tomorrow is my Ortho appointment to have spacers added. From what I read it is NOT a pleasant experience. I think you wear those for a week, then you go back to be braced and fitted for the expander . Im not sure in what order mine will go as I did opt for the Sarpe surgery.

I'll update more tomorrow after the Appointment.

Feeling better~Sorta

So if that gum issue wasnt enough, I woke up on Friday and felt like a mac truck had hit me. I attempted to go to work, but left shortly therafter. I literally sleot for twenty four hourse, and felt midly better to go to ashleys baby shower. While there I saw Dr. Porter she took a lookie in my mouth and prescribed something for my gums. After the shower I was to beat to wait for it to get filled. Welp this morning I wake up to a cold sore..c'mon cut me some slack. Ya know? Anyhows thats all for my whiney thread...

Yowchy

So this am I woke up to a partial fat lip on my left side. I was icing it for approx two hours.Ok not icing but; consuming fat free fudgesicles. The swelling has gone down now, and I think Its all gone now. However the Zoom stuff did a number on my upper gums. The sensitivity is almost gone, but Im afraid to continue bleaching at least for a few days. Again Im very excitied about the brigter shade and even the number it did to my soft tissue on my gums, I still recommend it!

Zoom Teeth Whitening!!!!

So today I went into see Dr. Porter, I was scheduled for two fillings and a try in, on my temporary bridge. Did the fillings and then we had a change of plans. We discussed how my teeth whitening was going, and well it apparently wasnt going anywhere. So we decided to do the zoom procedure and I have to see I'm amazed at the results. The only side affect I have experienced is the sensitivity, the occasional jolts you get will stop you dead in your tracks. I will say that those do not outweigh the positive of this procedure. Next week, I will go back and then match the bridge up, and fix my last cavity. ! WOOOO HOOO...Ill try to post some before and after pics soon.

Im Getting Braces

Ok if you couldn't tell by the title of my blog, im getting braces. Yuppers,,32 almost 33 and now is the time I decide to get them:-) Anyhows my teeth have always caused me problems, and I've never taken care of them properly(bad I know) Ive always feared the dentist, having things taken care of only reactively not proactively. My brothers lovely girlfriend Ashley rangled me in to her wonderful dentist Dr. Porter from Beville Dental(plug) Wonderful women, very caring and she made me feel at ease. In fact all of the staff are nice and helpful. Im not even sure how braces even came up in conversation but after a few appointment's in hand I left with a referral to Dr. Lacompte.

Fast forward to a week later I go and see Dr. Lacompte, our local Port Orange Orthodontist. He takes all of the wonderful photos of my jaws, studies them and discuss's my options and what braces treatment could do for me. In laymans terms I think if I can even recall them properly, I have a cross bite, and an overly small palate. The palate causes my teeth to crowd and well my bite is off(matches the rest of me:-)). Dr Lacompte suggests to "hit a home run" on my treatment he would suggest the two surgerys, one is a mandibular setback, and the other a palate expansion. And yes they sound just as scary to me as they do to you reading them. Dr. Lacompte states he can straighten my teeth and would be a very large improvement without the surgery but the unresolved issues will remain and the teeth "could" resort to their old ways. He suggests I go see the oral surgeon for an evaluation. Oh and without surgery my braces treatment will be close $5500 and with surgery it will be $6500. The oral surgery is actually covered under my medical insurance, thankfully. As my dental insurance coverage is $1,000 a yr and I spent that in one appointment with Dr. Porter. Thank you county for the $1,000 towards my braces:-)

Today I see the surgeon, great guy down to earth. He reviews all my pictures and states I for sure need the SARPE surgery, in case your wondering what that means it's, surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion . The SARPE surgery is the first surgery I will get and I may not need the second one, however as we progress we can better tell which way Im heading. My initial concerns about the surgery are the following.

1) the gap that is created in your front teeth, Its supposed to do that and is fixed but hello, Im trying to fix things not make them worse.

2) The surgery will change your face features, drastically..NO...but still..Im nervous.

3) The possible pain, i think I have a high pain tolerance, but drugs are good right?

4) I dont like drooling on myself!

I see Dr. Lacompte I think next week, I will prob have spacers added and the wonderful RPE device, which is followed by the surgery a few days later(this is all up in the air schedule wise until the two doctors discuss me). The oral surgeon is getting the pre approval from my medical insurance, should be less then a week till the green light. But back to the regular dentist, Im still finishing up a temporary bridge. Agggh its all moving so quickly. Ill update soon.