short orthodontist update..

hi guys...

Day 40!

Today was the shortest appointment ever. He checked it was doing its job and that's it. Over and done with in 2minutes.

By next appointment is on the 3rd of December. That's it really.

Bye guys

day 39.

Hi guys,

Day 39 has flown by. And I have an orthodontist appointment with my orthodontist tomorrow at 9:30am. I don't have any school tomorrow so I'm going to the orthodontist and then going out to get my friends present(her birthday was yesterday)and her party is Saturday and Sunday. Busy weekend. I'm glad I have a day off tomorrow. School is so stressful right now, so the half terms are really precious sleeping time. I have had English all day, every day to do coursework, but that's finally over. I had my first proper English lesson in 3weeks today. It was bliss.

So there is a little update, not very special. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow around midday so watch out for that. Please feel free to comment down below if you have any questions or anything like that. I appreciate all of the page views I get. It makes my day.

Bye guys

Day 34

Hi guys...

Cannot believe it has been over 1month with my expander! It doesnt feel like it. Few dates coming up:

Appointment- 6days

Halloween- 12days

Bonfire night- 17days

Christmas- 67days

Now these I all cannot wait for. I do have a dentist appointment in December before christmas but i dont know the excat date.  So thats it really. I dont know what else to say really. There is no pain, so its fine.

Bye guys...

Day 28+photos....

Hi guys.

GUESS WHAT?! I am finally posting photos today!

Here we go...

 This is my expander. Mine is clear and goes over the top of the roof of my mouth and the metal things go round my molars. When I show people they don't really understand what it does and how it works. Basically you turn it and it separates. You can kind of see that my expander has two sides and a slit in the middle. When you turn it the gap in the middle gets wider and wider and pushes my top jaw outwards



This picture is my expander and you can see the little contraption that I place the key in (the picture of the key is down below so if you want to see it scroll down and there is a picture and description) but you place the key in this mini hole and the arrows show you what way to turn it so I have to turn it towards the front of my mouth whereas some have to turn towards the back of your mouth.

 Eww this photo. But this is what it looks like when it is in. Like I said in my previous blog I have to wear it all day everyday unless I am cleaning it. THEN I CAN REMOVE IT. But other than that it stays put in my mouth and does its job.

Ahh, the key; like the key of life. I joke. This key turns my expander which 'expands' my mouth. Its all linking together. I turn it every Sunday morning and I have to remove it to turn it and then put it back in. I think I would swallow the key if I had to turn it whilst it was inside my mouth. And my orthodontist would not be impressed.

This is my case. If I go on holiday and I have had some crazy food I would put my expander in the case and brush my teeth and the expander and the put it back in my mouth. I got my case at the orthodontist for £2.50 and it is pink and has silver sparkles on it. Girliness overload!

This is what my expander looks like when it is inside the case. It fits just like a bug in a rug and keeps it save from all the germs and nasty bugs that could make me ill. Not good.






And this is what it looks like when it is shut. It acts as a protective shield over my expander and keeps it safe form breaking and from getting damaged.

These are the final images and this is the toothbrush I use to clean my expander and it is just a soft bristled toothbrush from Colgate and I believe it was around £1 which is really cheap and inexpensive.



So that is it. Hope you enjoyed this fun blog of images of my expander and case and key and toothbrush and things like that. If you have any questions leave them in the comments and I will make sure to get back to them asap.

Bye guys.

day 24...

Hi guys,

I know its only been 3 days but I just thought I would tell you what's occurring with the mouth and just life in general.

I cried yesterday. I couldn't believe how much my teeth have moved. I had took a photo of my teeth in August and I looked at that image and looked at my teeth. They have changed a lot in the 3weeks of having them. My front two teeth don't cross over like they did before which is great.

At the moment, life is great... Okay that's a lie. Homework is stressful and I hate it. Coursework is killing me and I hate it. But I don't have long to go so I've just got to put my head down and work to the best of my ability.

OH and one more thing. If you have any questions feel free to comment them down below and I will reply to them tomorrow afternoon as I have school tomorrow. You can ask anything apart from how teeth extraction and braces feel because I haven't had that done yet. But you can ask about my expander if you want to.

So that's it really. A photo blog should be coming up this weekend as I have time this weekend to take them. I think I have batteries.

Bye guys...

day 21, 3week update!!!!

hi guys,

So its been 3weeks with my expander and to be honest its not really painful when i turn it no more which is nice. It only really hurts when i turn it and put it back in. So i turned it again today and there is a small gap appearing in my two front teeth. I can actually floss inbetween there now with my expander in which is really weird but hey it saves me removing it.

I feel as if i am finally getting somewhere in life with my teeth and cannot wait to see the final results after my treatment is over. But i still have a long way to go. After my top jaw has moved enough for me to not wear my expander, i then have to bravely conquer having 4teeth removed. That bit literally scares the life out of me. I would rather eat prawns than have 4 teeth removed. AND I HATE PRAWNS. Anyway after that stage i have my braces ( FINALLY) and then its a slow and steady pace to the finish line!

I'm sorry about the photos, they will be here ASAP but i need batteries that are powerful enough. My next appointment is on the 25th of October so i will update you before then just to tell you how the gap is getting on. But until then...

Bye guys...