Right > Left

Turn 13:

I have noticed that there are noticeable outward movements from my upper palate. The odd thing, however, is that the teeth on my right side have moved more rapidly than my teeth on the left side. For one thing this is good because of the movement. On the other hand, this is odd because when the RPA is turned, an equal amount of force should be applied to both sides. Hence, the two sides should move the same distances.  Nevertheless, it has only been 13 turns -- not even half way yet -- so I am not going to worry yet.

I tried to eat a tuna wrap (yum) about an hour ago and my upper teeth started to hurt.
This was the second time (the first being the first few days of getting the RPA) feeling this type of pain. Oddly enough, however, the pain was only on the right side.
I suppose this is the side effect of having faster movements on  one side.
As of now, I'm going to have to start avoiding hard food and not chewing on the right side :(

+1 month and there is movement!

It's hard to believe but I have been wearing my RPE for a little over a month now. I just read over my previous post and noticed that I complained about it a lot when I first got it. To be honest, about a week into wearing it, my mouth got used to it and I started to talk normal again. The only negative is that my tongue got really swore, especially after many contacts with the metal spacers around my molars. Of course, that gets better too.

So far, I am very happy with the little movement that has occurred. My bite feels different but definitely better. There is no gap in between my front teeth yet BUT I'm starting to see some separation there. What essentially is happening is that the RPE is pushing my molars forward for two reasons:

1) To get rid of my underbite by pushing the top molars over the bottom ones;
2) Provide space so that the braces can align and move the other six upper teeth forward.

I have a long way to go still or in the words of the dental assistant "keep turning girlfriend."

I'm back to the orthodontist in another month so I'll blog some more then or hopefully in between.