My ortho retired, Dammit! I have been moved to another ortho who has taken over all the work. The nice thing about the new guy is that he also has a full set of braces so he does have a lot of empathy for how it all feels but it still doesn’t stop him from being a little heavy handed with the pliers. After he cut my gums with the tools a few times I had to tell him ” more ‘dentistry’ and less ‘fencing contractor’ please!” His nurse did give me a grin under her mask and I suspect there have been a few complaints about his lack of subtlety but no-one’s ever been so direct.
Ironically he’s very gentle with the adjustments. He only makes tiny adjustments and then off I go for weeks and nothing seems to happen. It seems to be taking forever to get anywhere and it’s been well over 2 years now so I asked him to just rack it up a bit! I know which teeth are supposed to be moving where, as I do ask questions and he tells me what the plan is but nothing is moving. I don’t even get any soreness even with a new adjustment so i’m thinking he’s just a slow and steady kinda guy. Either that or he gets paid per appointment but since i paid up front that doesn’t make sense! i just want the teeth to move and it all to be finished, I don’t care if it’s too sore to eat for a week! I was hoping to have them all off by now but it seems that I will just have to wait longer……
Middle Aged Lady with Braces 