Do the Brace Hokey Cokey...

...and turn around haha! I'm joking!

Well it's pretty close to Christmas and I have a new aligner that I will be wearing until the second week in January (better keep it fresh). Next lot of impressions are to be taken by Mrs. P on the 7th Jan.

So I was sitting in the office absorbing my surroundings yesterday, all everybody seems to be doing is eating. I was trying my best not to get involved until people started bringing in home baked christmas goodies and wafting them in my face.  That's when I started the scoffing and that's when the brace hokey cokey began....in out in out, slava all about! (Honestly how do I think of these things haha!)

I had my work Christmas do last Thursday and for the first time people began to notice my straight teeth. Lauren who I hadn't seen since the start of my treatment took this photo and was pretty impressed at how better they looked :D

It was the Newcastle Business Christmas Carol Service on Tuesday lunch time. I thoroughly enjoyed it after I realised the impossibility of reaching any key with my braces in. I took them out mid 'Oh little town of Bethlehem' and managed to get involved with the rest of the singing. Not sure those around me were too happy about it. 

Thanks again to Sunderland Smile for my Christmas Card & best wishes to you all.

Something funny is bound to happen over Christmas and I'll let you know!
Keep smiling

Jo xx

Half way there...I think.

Had my treatment week 10 appointment and I think I'm just last half way through my treatment.

Mrs. P looked at my teeth last night and was amazed at how much has changed already. It was pretty funny though. She said she should be able to check them each time and say 'oh that's good, exactly as expected' however she still goes 'wow how good is that technology!! They are looking amazing!' Respect to www.quickstraightteeth.co.uk

I'm getting new aligners next week to last me over Christmas and then I'll have an appointment in 2013. I have attached a pic stitch of my first photo and one taken today. You can definitely see a difference in the front two and bottom row are slowly getting there.

Keep smiling
Jo xxx

A little set back

Hello all,

My appointment was cancelled this week as Mrs. P is poorly. Hope she gets well soon and is snuggled up at home out of this snow.

I am keeping these aligners for another week. Remember last time I had a three week aligner stint there was the garlic incident? So far so good this time.

Well if you exclude last Friday!
Last Friday I was so excited about leaving work early I got home at 4pm and realised I didn't have my braces in. They were in the box on my desk. Such a pointless early finish as I had to ring around hoping somebody was still in, then jump in the car to go and collect them. I got home usual time in the end, dopey.

My appointment for the next set of impressions is Monday again. Hope it's as funny as a few weeks ago. Mrs. P gave me the mirror to look into and there was pink goo all over the place. Pink goo lipstick, bits hanging off my chin, we had a right laugh. Imagine if she let me leave, the reception girls would have been thinking what on earth is that?

The next months could be a laugh if this weather stays wintery. For my appointments I have to get from Newcastle using public transport, pick up my car and then drive on to Oliver's. Hearing the stories from last nights snow drives I could be needing to leave work at lunch time to make it.

We shall see how things go. Aligners are still working well and feeling comfy.

Keep smiling.. Jo xxxx

Falling off the Wagon

I have a confession....

Past 3 weeks I've been ridiculously busy, I've been forgetting about being a braceface and my blog. 

So it started when I had a video shoot with Athletes in Paris. I couldn't exactly dance and act like a diva with a braceface. Well I could, but I felt more comfortable for the bands sake to take them out. Less risk of a slaver during a spin haha! That day I had my braces out from 12:30 - 20:00. Pretty long stint.

After that my life got crazy busy. Balancing my full time job with my university degree caught me out big time. 3 pieces of coursework due in. Late nights and library days on weekends commenced.

Twice in the past 2 weeks I've conked out after brushing my teeth ready to put braces in before bed, UH OH!

I also started stress snacking more, meaning less time with them in at work and taking them out in the library isn't the best treat for those passing by.

Anyway this week I decided it's time to get back on the brace bandwagon, commit to wearing them properly and cut out the snacking (if I carry on, I'll never get into that dress for Christmas!)

I've had a naughty few weeks but I'm back! My friend sent me this photo yesterday and my teeth play a LARGE part in the photo

Remember: If you want to change you have to:
1) Do something about it...i.e. visit www.quickstraightteeth.co.uk or if from Tyne and Wear get in touch with www.oliverdental.com

2) Stick with it.

Jo xxx

The Perfect Wedding Smile

I'm super excited it's wedding time in April.....Not my wedding!

I received my first wedding invitation this week to join two close friends on their happy day.

Not only will that mean a new outfit, pair of shoes and handbag (my boyfriend is definitely going to be pleased about that shopping trip), but I'm going to have straight teeth to go with it, Eeeeek!

As if I'm not annoying enough snapping photos of everything. On the happy day I'll be so pleased with my new smile I can imagine I'll start photo bombing haha! Joking!

I have heard a few people are looking for 'The Perfect Wedding Smile' and I urge them to get in contact with Quick Straight Teeth UK and if you're local to Tyne and Wear, Oliver's Dental is fab!

www.quickstraightteeth.co.uk
www.oliverdental.com

I'm well on my way to being more of a smiler. Get that perfect smile to perfect your wedding album!

A blog regarding Treatment Week 8 is coming soon!

Jo xxx

Treatment Week 7- Good Fit

Hi all,

Week 7 of being a brace face and appointments at Oliver's are averaging 3 minutes now.

I've had a crazy week and didn't manage to blog at the beginning of the week.

Monday night I got rid of my comfy brace that I've had for 3 weeks and got a new fresh one to put some more pressure on that ugly front tooth.

It's my third set of aligners and you can definitely see a difference now :D This set was also the most comfy I've had yet, no rubbing the inside of my bottom lip and clicked straight into place, perfect!

Tuesday morning was the usual torture of a teeth clean but I think I'm starting to enjoy the pain haha!

Not long to go :) Jo xxx

A Good Wash

After my post yesterday about the garlic incident I couldn't wait to get home from work and freshen up my aligners. Another garlic breath day was not very clever!

 I have been wearing these aligners for three weeks rather than the usual two due to Mrs. P's holiday and the fact I was walking around for a week being silly so they didn't fit properly. Cleaning them with your toothbrush and toothpaste is usually good enough but this time they just felt dirty.

Anyway last night I took out my dirty aligners and filled up a pint glass full of water. I ran around the house forgetting where I had placed my QST box. You know in that safe place so you would be able to find the Nitradine tablets.

After finding the box and thus the tablets, I cut a nitradine fizzler out of its packaging and plopped it into the glass of water. Like most dissolvable tablets I sat and watched it fizz away until it disappeared completely. That's when I dropped in my aligners and said "Clean you dirty monsters!"

Really I'm joking I didn't say that, but I did look forward to them tasting as if they had been cleaned and I did laugh at the fact I looked like an old person with my teeth in a pint glass by the side of my bed. The tablets make them minty fresh/dental mouthwash flavour. Much better than garlic!

Check out my aligners chilling out in a glass of Nitradine. QST prefer these tablets as they are more cost effective than other alternatives.

Hope you have a great weekend, new aligners on Monday. I'll enjoy my comfy fresh ones for now.

Jo xx