It was a little unexpected but it's exciting that I'll start seeing real changes in my smile and make progress towards surgery!
I wasn't supposed to get my braces on till Friday/tomorrow but, over the weekend two of spacers fell out. Once the office opened again after the long weekend they initially wanted me to come in Wednesday afternoon to have my spacers replaced, so they wouldn't be in too long and fall out again. Well, later they called again and said the morning appointment cancelled and I could come in Wednesday morning for braces! It worked perfectly, I didn't have class that morning and I meant I only had to make one trip across the lake instead of two!
So Wednesday morning I left my house bright and early to go to the orthodontist. I can't say I felt nervous, I honestly just didn't think about it during the drive.
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| {Just bottom brackets} |
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| {Top and bottom brackets without the wires} |
Getting the braces on wasn't as bad as I expected. When they fit the metal bands to go around your molars it can get a little uncomfortable but not painful. And I didn't realize how easy it was to get brackets on, they just dry your teeth a few different ways and stick 'em on! I didn't really notice a change in how my mouth felt until they put the wires in (I have 1 on the bottom and 3 on top) when suddenly my teeth felt a little pull. Overall I thought it was really easy, and would rather have braces put on again than get my teeth cleaned.
They give me a big kit with all the cleaning and comfort things I may need and sent me off to get food before the pain set in.
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| {My full set of braces) |
I started taking ibuprofen that morning which helped some, but by dinner time I could barely chew. I had fish, creamed spinach and a baked potato but it took me forever to eat (ice cream later tasted great, though).
Today I had oatmeal twice then leftovers from last night. The soreness still isn't terrible but eating is a challenge. Also, the roughness of the brackets is starting to bother my mouth so I'm been using the silicone they gave me.
Overall not too bad, as usual I'm hungry but it could be much worse. Now that I've written this I'll probably go check my teeth in a mirror again to see if they look straight yet.
