If I had a dollar for every appointment and consult I've been to recently and going to in the near future, I might have enough to pay for my second surgery! Ha! Yesterday was my first consult with a different orthodontist. I feel bad going for second opinions on the ortho side of the house, but I want other opinions on anything and everything now. The guy was super nice. He basically knew in five minutes that I wasn't going to be his patient, but he spent 45 minutes with me out of his busy office schedule anyway. I definitely appreciated it. This orthodontist also works closely with my surgeon. He said in the many years he's been doing this, he's only had to send one of her cases back for revision, and he's never seen somebody come back as bad as me. He hinted that maybe there was some additional relapse on my part, but I know how I came out of this post op, and it was definitely this screwy from the operation. He said all looks good on the orthodontic side of the house. Basically what my ortho is doing now is what he would be doing if I were his patient. BUT... he also knows my ortho. They serve on the same faculty board at a local university, and they did part of their post grad work together years ago too. I hate to say I don't trust his opinion because he could be looking out for a friend, but I am skeptical since I don't trust anything now anyway. The next orthodontist I see is somebody I got referred to out of Gunsons office, so hopefully he will be outside of what appears to be the good old boys club of orthos who all know each other around here. Better yet, I am going to make sure my orthos name is not on any records I bring with me and will politely let them know I would rather not say who my current ortho is.
I saw my ortho this morning. I was going in just to check up on the spaces in between my incisors and K9's. I told him about the ever worsening joint issues I'm starting to get now these last few weeks. He took a mold of my bottom teeth and is making a mouth piece for me to wear at night. I am not sure if this is going to be like a proper orthodic splint or more like a night guard, but regardless, he said it should make my joints feel a little more comfy. We'll see, I guess. I am not holding out much hope if it's just a night guard. Otherwise, I got a new chain on my bottom teeth, and a figure 8 wire across the front bottom 4 to close a space that has opened up down there for some reason. I have my suspicion that he took too much enamel off between the two front teeth there when he ground them down a few weeks ago, but I guess we'll see what happens with that. So far I've been right with all of my suspicions. Hopefully I am wrong on this one since I'll need bonding, crown, or vaneer to restore that tooth if this is the case.
As far as I knew, my orthodontist was going to undo all of the things he's done to me post op, as requested by Dr. Gunson to get me surgery ready. It's what I've wanted this whole time anyway. I asked what his plan was today to undo everything, and he said he wasn't going to do it. WTH? Seriously? I flat out told him that it needs to be done like Dr. Gunson said so it can be truly corrected with surgery and not covered up with extruded teeth. He had me smile and he took a good look at me for a few minutes and then ordered up the next appointment to rebond all the brackets back to where they were at first post op. He warned me that things will be way off after he does that. Don't worry-- I remember how that felt. I'll take it because it's what needs to be done at this point. So, the squeaky wheel and all that jazz.... at least I am on top of my stuff now and it's getting done. I shouldn't be the one having to make sure it gets done. Maybe going on those other ortho consults is not to crazy after all..........
I saw my ortho this morning. I was going in just to check up on the spaces in between my incisors and K9's. I told him about the ever worsening joint issues I'm starting to get now these last few weeks. He took a mold of my bottom teeth and is making a mouth piece for me to wear at night. I am not sure if this is going to be like a proper orthodic splint or more like a night guard, but regardless, he said it should make my joints feel a little more comfy. We'll see, I guess. I am not holding out much hope if it's just a night guard. Otherwise, I got a new chain on my bottom teeth, and a figure 8 wire across the front bottom 4 to close a space that has opened up down there for some reason. I have my suspicion that he took too much enamel off between the two front teeth there when he ground them down a few weeks ago, but I guess we'll see what happens with that. So far I've been right with all of my suspicions. Hopefully I am wrong on this one since I'll need bonding, crown, or vaneer to restore that tooth if this is the case.
As far as I knew, my orthodontist was going to undo all of the things he's done to me post op, as requested by Dr. Gunson to get me surgery ready. It's what I've wanted this whole time anyway. I asked what his plan was today to undo everything, and he said he wasn't going to do it. WTH? Seriously? I flat out told him that it needs to be done like Dr. Gunson said so it can be truly corrected with surgery and not covered up with extruded teeth. He had me smile and he took a good look at me for a few minutes and then ordered up the next appointment to rebond all the brackets back to where they were at first post op. He warned me that things will be way off after he does that. Don't worry-- I remember how that felt. I'll take it because it's what needs to be done at this point. So, the squeaky wheel and all that jazz.... at least I am on top of my stuff now and it's getting done. I shouldn't be the one having to make sure it gets done. Maybe going on those other ortho consults is not to crazy after all..........
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