I have lots of pics and my summary of what happened. I have to say that Dr Leeann Evans is really dedicated to her patients. There was a mistake when they scheduled my appointment. Apparently they had a CE to attend, and I wasn't supposed to even have an appointment. Well I had to request off from work and change my schedule so I couldn't not go. She came in alone and did everything! From checking me in all the way to the impressions and of course the braces. I was her assistant lol!
Anyway...if you're looking for an orthodontist and you're in the New Orleans area, I can't recommend her enough. Did I mention she's gorgeous?
So we got all my pretreatment pictures taken and got everything done. She started by pumicing the surface of the teeth that would have the brackets attatched to them. There was a lot of water and suction and air. Finally she had all the brackets attatched and the wires hooked and secured in place. She placed small power chains to the brackets. If you aren't familiar with them, a power chain is a small rubber piece that is strong and used to move the teeth faster. It's made of the same material that the small o rings that hold your wires in place are made of. Your orthodontist may use these if you have large gaps or spaces to close up. They make this happen faster. In my case, we're closing the spacer where I've had teeth removed.
These chains are TIGHT. She hooked the chain to one bracket after measuring and attaching the wire. Then she wrapped the chain around the wire and hooked it to the next bracket.
The metal digs into and scrapes the inside of my cheeks and THAT'S more painful than the actual pulling of the teeth! I was told not to use the dental wax until a few days have passed, it helps the cheeks to toughen up and get used to the rubbing. However....EYE can't take it!
I told her that I was blogging about my whole treatment and she was kind enough to share my before treatment pictures!
Seriously, check out Dr. Leeann Evans at
She was willing to create a treatment plan that doesn't require me to have surgery. That's huge to me. The office is great and VERY chic!
Pics of the after. I know this isn't the normal "I got braces" picture, but then again this isn't a normal treatment plan. In 6 weeks she'll add 2 more brackets to my last premolars to pull them back.
I'll take pictures as my teeth move and shift into their new position.
Anyway....that was yesterday.
Today is a different story!
I tried to sleep without wax...BIG mistake. I can see now that most of my money will be spent on dental wax! I worked today and most of the day I've been in pain. My mouth is soooo raw on the insides. The shifting and pulling of the teeth is becoming more and more noticeable. It was so bad my pharmacist bought me some Ambesol!
I couldn't eat. All I had was a medium smoothie from PJ's and once I got home a bowl of spinach casserole. I'm very hungry! But I guess I could actually lose some weight if this keeps up!
So I broke down and pulled out the dental wax, this stuff is gonna be my BESTEST friend!
I'm going to rest. I'll have a smoothie for dinner....yeah I'm not feeling this so far.
Praying with you throughout the process. Hopefully, the pain will decrease quickly.
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