Power Chains

Hooray for power chains! I decided to get blue! I actually really like the color. It's a bit out there, but it also makes my teeth look whiter. My teeth were pretty sore a couple of days, but no biggie. I can't believe how straight my teeth have become, even Dr. Kawata said wow your teeth are coming along so well! I was super happy to hear that. Now my bite alignment is a whole different story. It's just so off, I can't wait to have a perfect bite! Not a flattering angle by the way, but oh well.

No word on surgery yet

So, I had an adjustment appointment today. I asked Dr. Kawata when he thinks I'll be ready for surgery, but unfortunately he can't say much until he gets impressions, which will be taken next month. I just want to know when I can at least get my consultation with Dr. Bell. I'm driving myself a bit crazy right now. I guess I'm just super impatient. I'll let ya'll know when I get the word. :(

Picture of my crooked bite

Hello out there,

  Here is a picture of my current bite. I can't believe how far off my mid-line is! Before all of this, my mid-line was straight, but my chin always pointed to the left. Now I know that because my teeth are shifting into their correct position, my jaw has just always been crooked! My bite changes literally everyday, my teeth are constantly moving around, especially since I had all wisdom teeth removed.  I also still have an open bite, although it has closed a little bit, I still can't take a proper bite of anything! It's so irritating! Another thing you will notice, is that one of my front teeth is longer than the other, I'm hoping Dr. Kawata can do something to fix this.

  As you can see, my bottom teeth are almost a whole tooth off from the middle. Seeing this picture makes me very excited to get the surgery. I remember when I first saw Dr. Bell he did wonder if my chin pointed to the left due to the soft tissue, or if the jaw bone was rotated. I'm excited to see what he will think when I have my consultation with him this next time around. I'm thinking they will probably rotate the mandible (bottom jaw)  during surgery. My crooked chin has always been a huge insecurity, it's really noticeable when my face is slimmed down. I usually like to take pictures from the left side, never facing forward, cause then you can really see it.

   I have an orthodontist appointment coming up on the 15th, I am going to ask Dr. Kawata when he thinks I'll be ready surgery. There will be a lot of changes coming this year for myself and my boyfriend. It's kind of up in the air right now, but we could possibly move anywhere in California due to career opportunities. This means I could risk losing my insurance that is paying for my surgery. We will know in August for sure, but I'm really hoping we stay put! God willing! I wonder if Dr. Kawata would be willing to start getting me ready for surgery now, considering the circumstances. If this were the case, I could get the surgery earlier, and not have to worry about being covered by insurance. I can't wait to see what he says.

Wisdom teeth extracractions

Well, it is done. I got all 4 wisdom teeth pulled! YAY! I must say, it wasn't bad at all. I was put to sleep, so I don't remember a thing. The oral surgeon said that it was really a simple extraction, because all 4 teeth were already out of the gum. I think it took 45 minutes all together. I was asleep the car ride home, which only took about 15 minutes. When I got home David put me in bed, and then put my jaw bra ice pack on me. I was bleeding quite a bit, so we changed my gauze twice. I left the gauze out after the second round. You're not supposed to leave them in, so that way a blood clot can form over the hole, and then the healing begins. I was extremely numb, so whenever I drank something, I would spill all over myself. Other than that I just took it easy the rest of the day, drank A LOT of fluids, and then David got me a chocolate moo'd from jamba juice. I was not allowed to rinse or brush my teeth for the first 24 hours. The next day I started with salt water rinses. One thing that was super annoying, was that anytime I ate something, it would get stuck in the holes. I guess they don't use stitches when its not that invasive. Even when I would swish with water it wouldn't come out. Eventually it did, which was awesome. Overall happy I'm happy it wasn't bad, I had like no swelling, and the holes are small, as you can see in this picture below.