Tongue Tie cut and Palatal Widening appliance

Awesome appointent. I went in today for my lingual frenulum (tongue tie) pre-op check up and second surgery today. It was fast and painless as usual. Today 2 millimeters was cut on the top and bottom of my tongue. Still can't touch my nose, but hey, I can speak correctly and touch the roof of my mouth when I swallow. All in all, I would have to say this was worth the $550.

I can now better articulate words in my speech and feel more confident when I talk. Now I just need to work on my grammar. :)

I love this doctor. He would explain the entire procedure working as quick as he safely can to not let you think too much. The process took less than 5 minutes. No blood, no sutures, no pain.

Great timing too. My palatal widening appliance aka DNA appliance aka Homeoblock for my Invisalign procedure came in today also. It fit great and now I have the appliance on every evening for the next 2-3 months to expand my upper jaw and space out my teeth. This way my buck teeth will be brought in more and allow for straightening without removal of teeth. Awesome.

Videos and photos to follow next week on the process and progress.

Delays

Went into the dentist to get my appliance. Found out it didn't fit and the doc wanted to have a perfect fit so there will be no complications or unknown effects during this first phase of giving me that hollywood smile.

Thus, a new mold was taken and I took the mold up to the fabricator myself. Now I will wait another 10 days to begin this Invisalign process.

Also, on Monday I will have my Lingual Frenectomy again to see how much more can be cut away. I'm actually really excited but nervous. Nervous because the first time I had this surgery it went VERY VERY well with no pain. I'm hoping it will be the same this time.

Stay tune, once I get this done, I will post photos.

Clincheck

My dentist emailed me today with my ClinCheck for Invisalign. Wow they are quick.
I approved it, then the dentist approved it. Since my appliance came in the same time. I get to wear my appliance for 3 weeks.

The Invisalign trays have been ordered and will be there in less than 2 weeks. I will have 31 trays for the top teeth and 15 trays for the bottom.

Here's the ClinCheck