As you may recall I got my
braces put on last Tuesday evening.
Day 1 I tried to eat noodles
at lunch but couldn’t. My teeth were
very sensitive. I had soup for dinner
but could only drink the broth.
Day 2 just the front teeth
were sensitive when I brushed. When I put
lotion on my face I had to press lightly around my mouth.
Day 4 I attempted Mexican food
for dinner after living on protein shakes and apple sauce for the last few
days. I was able to eat the beans and
rice fine. I had to cut up my cheese
enchilada in to tiny pieces and it hurt to chew but I was hungry! No chips and salsa though which sucks because I love chips and salsa!
Day 5 the back 2 brackets on
the bottom left came loose from the tooth while I was eating soup. I got so stressed out over this and couldn’t
even finish my soup at my favorite ramen place (Orochan Ramen). I had been so careful eating and I thought I
did something wrong.
Days 6 and 7 I was back to
eating apple sauce because I was afraid to knock more brackets off.
Today, Day 8, I had my
appointment to remove the rubber spaces and install the molar bands. As the orthodontist was removing the rubber
bands several of the brackets came off!
She then began pulling on the rest of them and they all came off so easily. She said it was probably bad glue but I think
she meant a bad glue job by the other girl who put them on last week. I noticed this time they really held the
light (that cures the cement) to each tooth for a good 30 seconds at a
time. It didn’t seem like they did it that
long last week.
After getting my new set she
decided that I still didn’t have room for the molar bands and installed new,
thicker rubber spacers (purple ones this time).
It still hurt but not as bad as last week. I went with the purple rubber bands again. I go back in 7 days to see if I’m ready for
the molar bands. Hopefully I won’t loose
any brackets this time!
I had a surprise when I got home.. My boyfriend had braces put on while I was at work! That was my Valentine's day gift; I don't have to go through 2 years of braces by myself. In two years we're going to celebrate Valentine's Day by eating all the stuff we no longer can eat.
I actually think this is really cool. Now I can include his experiences as well! His treatment is going to be different than mine. On the top they installed a spring on the wire to help the two teeth move a little faster so they can put a bracket on the tooth that's not in reach at the moment.
When I compare my before picture to this weeks picture I can't see any difference yet. I know it's only been a week but I want to start seeing movement!
If you've ever had braces how long until you noticed a difference?
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| Thicker rubber spacers. |
I had a surprise when I got home.. My boyfriend had braces put on while I was at work! That was my Valentine's day gift; I don't have to go through 2 years of braces by myself. In two years we're going to celebrate Valentine's Day by eating all the stuff we no longer can eat.
I actually think this is really cool. Now I can include his experiences as well! His treatment is going to be different than mine. On the top they installed a spring on the wire to help the two teeth move a little faster so they can put a bracket on the tooth that's not in reach at the moment.
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| He picked green bands, I still have purple. |
If you've ever had braces how long until you noticed a difference?
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