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Week 6 continues....

Don't know why the orthodontist thought it was a good idea to rubber-band my crown that had only temporary cement on it.... So it came loose on Wednesday night.

Called ortho frantically and they just HAPPENED to be at my office on Thursday afternoon. They are only there every 6th Thursday. So weird. So he said there was really nothing else he could do so he unhooked the crown (and changed my band configuration) and I took it with me to my dentist.


Yes, I took a photo of it. ;) FOR MY BLOG OF COURSE. Hahahaha. 

Just let me say that my dentist is amazing. I have never had any problems with anything he's done in my mouth. He is the sweetest and just shoulder surgery like 4 weeks ago and is already back in the office. He can't raise his arm very far but he doesn't need to while working on people's mouths I guess, haha. 

So he had my crown back on in like 5 min and it didn't even hurt even though my tooth was so sensitive to air and liquid. And my dentist ALWAYS explains things so super thoroughly. When I got my one, and only, root canal, he explained to me what he was doing the whole time. Yesterday I was concerned that my tooth may need a root canal because it hurt so much, but he reassured me that the tooth looked great underneath and the sensitivity was just because he had removed most of my enamel before he placed the crown in the first place so it would stay on better. Interesting fact! 

Anyway here's my new band configuration- tiny triangles!


The pain from my tooth went away INSTANTLY when he correctly put my crown on. It was amazing really. Had no problems eating dinner, etc. I'm still chewing on my cheeks a little bit, but I am getting better. 

Got my hair cut, too! I plan on dying it sometime soon (bought the hair dye), but just haven't gotten around to it.... 


Angled bobs are awesome. Very difficult for Amelia to pull at this! Love it! Hope everyone has a great weekend! Hopefully nothing else crazy will happen before my next orthodontist appt on the 20th. ;) Fingers crossed!!!!!
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