I have now had my removable brace for 6 weeks, my lisp has more or less gone and it has been easier to eat.
My jaw has stopped aching and I can feel a slight change in my bite when I take the brace out to clean my teeth.
On 19 Sept 2012 I went for my fixed lower brace fitting. The orthodontist had a cancellation and scheduled me in earlier than expected.
The fitting only took half an hour and wasn't painful, it felt a bit tight and strange in my mouth but was OK. He has attached a bracket to my very back tooth which hasn't come through properly hoping to pull it up. I was given a care kit with fluoride mouthwash, ortho toothbrush, toothpaste, inter dental brushes, dental wax and disclosing tablets.
The next day my teeth were sore and it felt like constant pressure on my teeth, I could hardly chew anything. I was only eating soft foods again. Brushing is also difficult, I am worried about breaking my wire and making sure I clean my teeth properly and inbetween the brackets. I attempted to floss but they were too sore so I'm sticking with my interdental brushes for now.
When I am asleep I want to close my mouth which is impossible with my removable brace, so that is really painful now my teeth are sore from the brace.
The pain has eased over the past few days and it is getting easier to chew some things, my ortho said it would be like this for a week or so. I had a bracket rubbing my cheek a bit at first so I put some dental wax around the bracket and bonjela on my cheek and it's been fine since.
Yesterday a filling fell out of my top back molar which my removable brace attaches to :( hopefully I will still be able to wear my brace after I see my dentist tomorrow because my overbite is too big not to, I will break my lower braces.
I am excited to see the changes in my teeth now I have my braces, I have my first adjustment in 10 weeks time.
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