Second tightening - 6 weeks in!

Just returned from the second tightening - I wasn't expecting any pain this time as everything was straight forward on the last visit but I found the process quite uncomfortable. I had the 'eyelet' taken off my upper right tooth with a nutcracker-like device which felt like it was going to pull the tooth out, and replaced with a full-size bracket. I also had a new power band out on the front two teeth which pulled the tiny remaining gap closed almost immediately. You might not be able to see from the photograph but there are now quite large gaps on either side of my front teeth. Although it doesn't look very nice, it's actually a good thing as this space is going to be used to build up the two smaller teeth to make them more uniform. 

The great news is, my dentist thinks that I will be able to have the braces off at my next appointment  - almost 4 months early! I'm really excited about this as it means I only have about 2 teaching weeks left with them on.

Anyway, here they are: 

3 weeks

Today marks 3 weeks of having my braces on and I had my power band put on today. Previous to this my teeth were looking pretty much the same as the photo below but in the last few hours they have moved quite a bit and are almost touching! Naturally, they're a bit sore but not as much as I was expecting. The dentist was really pleased with how clean I kept the braces and even though I had passata, tea and coffee yesterday (as I knew my bands were being changed today) I experienced zero staining! I'm not going to go mad eating coloured food but I feel a bit more confident that I can eat most things. I'm going back in 2 1/2 weeks to have the power band changed as apparently it loses tension quite quickly.