Look at Grandma-ma's teeth!

Guess what, my raviolis?  Grandma-ma had her braces taken off today.  She went in for her appointment and the dentist said it was time to take the braces off.  Look how straight Grandma-ma's teeth have gotten.

Grandma-ma is wearing a pair of clear retainers. If you look closely you can see the line of the retainer.  I will wear them for three weeks and then go visit the dentist again and they will put in a permanent retainer for me. 

Here is a picture of grandma-ma's teeth before she had the braces put on.  Look how crooked they are.

Here is the first picture that was taken the day grandma-ma got her braces put on.   

Look how crooked the teeth were when grandma-ma first had her braces put on.  It took 8 months to straighten grandma-ma's teeth. It was hard to eat sometimes and I had to cut my food up in small pieces like you would prepare for toddlers.  The braces did not hurt, but after each new wire that was put on, my teeth would be numb for a few days.  Now that the braces are off, grandma ma is looking forward to eating something very special.  Something that she can only get in New York.  Can you guess what it is?  It is a slice of a New York Pizza pie.  Will I get a slice when I visit the NY raviolis?  We shall see.

Braces update

Hello my raviolis.  Grandma-ma went to the dentist on Friday and had her braces tightened again.  The dentist said that grandma-mas teeth are straightening up very nicely.  In fact, the doctor said grandma-ma's braces may come off in about 9 weeks. 

Grandma-ma has to wear these rubber bands for the next three weeks. They feel funny at times.  I take them out when I eat and put new ones in after I have brushed my teeth.

 Look how straight they have gotten.  This picture is of grandma-ma's teeth on the first day she had her braces put on.

I can't wait to see what they look like when they come off.  When they come off, grandma-ma will have her teeth cleaned and whitened.

I will let you know when they come off.  Have a wonderful day my raviolis.

Five months of braces

Hello my raviolis.  Grandma-ma visited the dentist today and they replaced her old wire with a new one.  It is a bigger and stronger and thicker wire and he added a plastic chain across the bottom row to bring the teeth in close.

Can you see all of the plastic chain around her front, bottom teeth?  This will straighten the rest of them out and align them up.  My bottom teeth are tender because of this chain so I will eat lots of jello this weekend.

Here is the first picture of my braces.  Look how crooked they are.  Now look at the top picture and you can see how straight my teeth have become. A little bit more of tweaking and straightening and soon the wires and appliances will come off.  I am excited about seeing what my teeth will look like when they are all straight.

Love to all my raviolis.  Grandma-ma

Braces Adjustment

Hello my raviolis.  Grandma-ma had another braces adjustment on Friday and they moved me up to a thicker wire because my teeth are moving so well.  Here is a picture of grandma-ma's teeth with the new wire.  Look how much grandma-ma's teeth have moved. 

New, thicker wires. Look how straight grandma-ma's teeth are beginning to look.  May 2011.

March 2011

February 2011

January 2011

When you look at the pictures from the beginning you can see how grandma-ma's teeth have moved each month.

I can't wait to see what my teeth look like the first week in June.  Love you all.  Grandma-ma

Grandma-ma's braces update

Hello my raviolis.  Grandma-ma had her third appointment with the dentist.  It is now 63 days since I first had my braces put on my teeth. Look how much they have moved in just 63 days.

Look how straight the wires are becoming.  Grandma-ma is very pleased with the results.  Now, if you look at the next two photos you can really see how much grandma-ma's teeth have moved.  I think this is amazing, don't you? 

Can you see the differences between the new photo and these two?  What are the differences?

Here is the first photo of the day my braces were put on.  WOW are those wires crooked.  It is really neat the way this process is working to fix grandma-ma's teeth.  She still has to be careful with what she eats and the inside of my mouth can get sore at times. But it will be worth it to have a pretty smile and healthy teeth. 

Love to you all. Grandma-ma

One month with braces

Hello my raviolis. On Friday, Grandma- ma had her braces 31 days and it was time for her first adjustment.  This means the doctor will reset the wires and replace the bands with new ones so they are tighter and move grandma-ma's teeth where he wants them to move.

Here is the first picture of when I had my  braces first put on.

The wires are very crooked and the part between the two lower teeth are wide.

If you compare the top picture to today's picture you will see that the space between the two  bottom teeth has begun to close up.  However if you look very close you will see that the wires on the top and  bottom are much straighter then when they first put on.

I am excited to see how everything will move over the next 30 days and I will post a new photo so we can see what my teeth look like then.  Have a wonderful week my raviolis. Love Grandma-ma

Grandma-ma has braces

Hello my raviolis.  This has been a busy week for grandma-ma.  Busy at work, busy at home and busy at the dentist. Today. grandma-ma had braces put on her teeth to straighten them out.  Yes, even grandma-ma's get braces.

It took two hours for the dentist and his staff to put the braces on my teeth and he also had to extract a tooth to make room for my crowded teeth.  Did it hurt to have it pulled?  NO, it did not. The doctor gave me a shot of Novocaine and then after my mouth went numb, he extracted the middle center tooth. It was very, very crooked and in the way of my other teeth.

Here is a picture of what grandma-ma's teeth looked like before they put the braces on.

They are very crooked and close together.  It makes flossing very difficult.

Here are my new braces.  Can you see where the missing tooth used to be?  That little hole will heal up and then you won't see it.  See how crooked the wires are?  As the weeks go by, they will begin to straighten up grandma-ma's teeth.  I'm excited about that. It will be nice to have a pretty smile. 

Now, do braces hurt?  No, the braces do not hurt.   But, my teeth tingle because of the pressure of the wires.  I will eat soups and jello for a few days.  The hard part about braces is getting used to the plastic on my teeth that scraps the inside of my mouth.  That is sore and it will take about a week to build up a callous on the inside of my mouth.  Then it will no longer be sore.  I will put a new picture up in March when I go for an adjustment.  The dentist will tighten up the wire and it will add more pressure to my teeth to straighten up.

Have a wonderful weekend my ravs. Grandma-ma loves you.