Eek! This is the biggest chip and pin payment I've ever made!
My Impressions and BiteI had my impressions taken yesterday for my brace. At this appointment I paid £1500 for my brace to be ordered from the factory in Germany. I also booked the date for my lower set of braces to be fitted - 20th January 2010!
Impressions are moulds of your teeth from which actual models of your teeth can be cast. Here is a website with some pictures of impressions on.
I had a blue putty impression taken to begin with. They feel big and a little uncomfortable in your mouth but don't need to be in for very long, so it's fine. My orthodontist chatted to me about the braces and he also had a digital radio playing good music so it seemed really quick to me!
As the impressions need to be sent away and there will be a very high definition 3D scan made of the teeth from them, a very detailed impression needs to be taken. My orthodontist then squirted a purple liquid into the blue impressions and re-inserted them into my mouth to take a second, more detailed impression on top. This was slightly more uncomfortable and had to be in for a few more minutes. It had to be pressed really firmly into my teeth so that a good impression could be taken which hurt my gums a little bit.
My top set of impressions had to be done twice as there was a tiny error on one of the teeth. I didn't mind at all though, because it's so important to have it as accurate as possible for the brace to be made to fit. The second time, the orthodontist squirted some of the purple liquid directly onto my teeth so that he would definitely get an accurate one the second time.
Impressions are moulds of your teeth from which actual models of your teeth can be cast. Here is a website with some pictures of impressions on.
I had a blue putty impression taken to begin with. They feel big and a little uncomfortable in your mouth but don't need to be in for very long, so it's fine. My orthodontist chatted to me about the braces and he also had a digital radio playing good music so it seemed really quick to me!
As the impressions need to be sent away and there will be a very high definition 3D scan made of the teeth from them, a very detailed impression needs to be taken. My orthodontist then squirted a purple liquid into the blue impressions and re-inserted them into my mouth to take a second, more detailed impression on top. This was slightly more uncomfortable and had to be in for a few more minutes. It had to be pressed really firmly into my teeth so that a good impression could be taken which hurt my gums a little bit.
My top set of impressions had to be done twice as there was a tiny error on one of the teeth. I didn't mind at all though, because it's so important to have it as accurate as possible for the brace to be made to fit. The second time, the orthodontist squirted some of the purple liquid directly onto my teeth so that he would definitely get an accurate one the second time.
I also bit into a pink piece of wax to show how my teeth connect and bite together.
Impressions Tips:
Impressions Tips:
- Use lots of lip salve or vaseline on the two days before your appoinment as they need to be stretched wide.
- Breathe through your nose.
How is your treatment going? You haven't posted in a while. I'm thinking about getting lingual braces so would be keen to see how you're finding them. Good luck!
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Hey there. Hope you are doing okay. I've signed on the dotted line, transferred funds and am getting my first brace on my bottom teeth on the 21st of this month, then on my top teeth 3 Wks later. A bit nervous about what to expect! I've found your posts really useful so far. Well done on a great blog..would love to hear how u are getting on since!
ReplyDeleteHello guys! Sorry I haven't posted for a while - lots more to come now as I get my brace on tomorrow. I've made a much better "before" video which I'll put on here to replace my old video and I'va also started a YouTube channel to post videos on too! My username is IncognitoBraces.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading. Ooh Alma you and I are going to be about the same - mine go on on the 20th!! :-) Rose x
I've just paid the deposit on mine now so will be getting them fitted on 27 April. Looking forward to comparing!
ReplyDeleteI've got my incognito braces yesterday (upper set) and tomorrow I have the appointment for the lower one; I'm trying not to think to much about how am I going to handle my eating and speaking for about two years, as the first 24 hours weren't, of course, very easy..I trust my dentist when she sais I will get used to eating and talking in a few weeks..
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