View from the front.
It's time to say goodbye to the Miller family.
OJW Julie Miller October 29
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| The green color is an acidic solution that prepares the surface of the tooth to ensure adherence of the bracket to the tooth. | The blue paper Julie is biting on leaves blue marks on the teeth which allows me to see if her upper teeth are striking the brackets on the lower teeth. |
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| If you look closely you can see some blue marks on the upper teeth. If the matching blue marks were seen on the lower brackets or the surrounding adhesive I would sand off that part of the bracket or the adhesive in order to prevent the upper teeth from causing the lower bracket to break off. | Here we are training Julie's husband to practice placing the wire on a training device that simulates the brackets in the mouth. He took five minutes to learn how to do it. |
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| A close up of the training device: The "Rothstein OJW Trainer" | Brackets placed on the premolars and canines. Note that the brackets are slanted diagonally. This is to facilitate wiring in a "figure 8" pattern. |
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| Wiring is completed in such a manner as to allow the jaw 1.5 mm of movement in all directions. There is a small space between the upper and lower teeth. |
View from the front. |
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It's time to say goodbye to the Miller family. |
Removing the wiring takes about 10 seconds. Julie could remove the wiring in an emergency with a fork, or with the familiar clipper ($1.00) you see above, or a simple wire cutter ("Nippy") cutter from Radio Shack ($5.00). Best wishes Julie :-) |