2nd Visit

Second visit to Orthoworld yesterday, 23rd June 2010, with permission from Dr Burn's himself at to use his name in my blog now. I didn't feel at all nervous today as I knew what to expect. I simply went back to have the bottom set of impressions/ moulds (see picture above)re-taken due to the fact I have an odd sized jaw that the standard sizes wouldn't fit initially.

Maria, the dental nurse was well prepared for me, slightly pessimistic which was lightheartedly verbally noted by Dr Burns, with 3 nozzles just in case the first moulds didn't take again. Bless her, she must be psychic because 3 impressions later Dr Burns had a mould of a good enough standard to send away. I have to say it's a jaw aching experience, a bit like warm plastercine being squashed around your gums at the same time as having to breathe through your nose. The only discomfort was the mould pressing down on my partially erupted wisdom tooth. It makes me laugh that Dr Burns looks the other way when pressing the impressions down so he doesn't have to stare up my nostrils for half an hour, can't be the most pleasant view.

Dr Burns now sends the moulds off to America to be checked to see if the treatment will work for me. Invisalign then send a digital image back of what the braces should achieve during and at the end of the course of treatment. Then, when they call me it will be all systems go. I'm looking forward to actually getting the braces fitted now although I'm still apprehensive about the pain that people keep telling me the braces cause when your teeth start to move.

I've been trying to get into the habit of brushing and flossing my teeth every time I eat a meal and it's a bit of a nightmare to say the least. Especially when I'm at work and having to dash the bathroom inbetween work and eating to make sure I clean them properly. I think maybe if I get used to doing it now, then hopefully it won't be as big a shock once the braces are on. I'm becoming quite obsessive about other peoples teeth now. I find myself looking at everybody's to see how straight, crooked, white, stained they are!!!!!

I didn't manage to post this blog yesterday due to work commitments so I'm running a day late.