Back to the Orthodontist

Rachel had her second appointment this morning to finish off the starting of Phase II.

They replaced a couple of brackets and put bands on her back teeth. The wire was also put through the top braces.

Her next appointment isn't until mid October, but I have a feeling we will be back before then due to a loose bracket or poking wire. 

Let Phase II Begin!

Today Rachel officially began Phase II of braces. Because of the CoviD pandemic, she had to go in alone as I waited in the car.

We thought she was just getting spacers today, but when she came out to the car, she had brackets on, and wire on all the bottom teeth. This is the first time she's had bottom braces! She was already feeling the discomfort when she came to the car.

This Xray was taken last month (June 2020). If you look closely, on the top, you can see the left side, Rachel has two transposed teeth 3 & 4. They plan on leaving them. It'd be too painful to try and move those teeth around into their proper places.

This Xray was taken in 2011. Rachel was 7 years old when this Xray was taken.  A lot of growth, and 3 years of top braces. Interesting and encouraging to see how much change has been made. 

Rachel sees our dentist on Monday to take care of filling on the back of one of her teeth, and then we return to the Orthodontist next Wednesday to finish off the start up of this second set of braces.