Today (Thursday) I went to see Dr. Mai (orthodontist) to talk about what the process would be to start this project. She was very good - she had all my pictures, x-rays, etc...up on the computer to explain everything. Regardless on the route I/we decided on, it was inevitable that I would have to have the RPE surgery - a.k.a. Surgically Assisted Rapid Palate Expander. Children, because their bones are still developing don't need the surgery, but adults do because everything is already fused in to place by the time we're in our 20's. I knew that part had to happen, so after she and I talked some more, she asked if I wanted time to think about it and I said, "no, let's do this!" and lo and behold, she had an opening in her schedule THAT DAY at THAT MOMENT so she could put the separators in. Separators are used to help create space between the teeth so that brackets can fit easily around the teeth. Since my teeth are so compacted, she had to use metals ones to start with (these have springs that can be placed between the teeth easier):
These will get the movement between the teeth started. On Monday I'll have the rubber ones put in (the rubber ones work faster than metal ones).
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