Painful adjustment!

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Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:25 am

Ok, I went for my 4th adjustment today and had a load of gear put in my mouth. First I had 4 springs put in to close up my premolar extraction gaps which seriously aren't too bad! Next I had 3 elastics put in to also close up the spaces and shift my midline. I've got 2 elastics on the top left and 1 elastic on the top right of my mouth. I have to change them every 24 hours. I can tell you though that I will be feeding off soup for a while!

#2 Post by **Joanna20** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:02 am

Hey! I too had a painfull adjustment this month! The pain will go away soon I'm sure!
Remember to brush really well!

Joanna

Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:32 am

Thanks guys. Its nice to have some reasurrance!

#4 Post by **Lisa65** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:18 am

aww sorry to hear that Henna!
I hope you soon get used to all the new stuff!

#5 Post by **Pirate Wench** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:33 am

It sucks that your adjustment was painful. I hope the new gear in your mouth will keep your progress continued.

#6 Post by **fitchick** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:48 pm

Hi Henna,

Soup in this weather too!! What about ice cream??

I hope the discomfort is short lived. It will all be worth it in the end and that's what we're all striving for. Good Luck for lots of speedy progress.

Julie

#7 Post by **Raspberry** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:47 pm

Hi Henna,
Sounds like we got our braces on around the same time!
I too had a painful 4th adjustment, but all I got was a new wire, and some anchors in my wire.

New gear means more progress (so does pain I think... hehe).

Good luck brace buddy!

Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:03 am

Thanks for your comments!

Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:04 pm

My teeth are feeling quite spongy at the minute so I'm guessing that because of the new gear they are moving?

#10 Post by **nvcarissa** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:46 pm

Yep. Spongy=teeth ligaments breaking away from your gums in anticipation of movement! That's good!!

#11 Post by **sjsarre** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:13 pm

Sounds like you had alot done.. Hope it settles down soon!

My teeth are always spongy... Sometimes I like to touch the tops and bottoms together because its a strange but weird feeling!!!! I'm hoping that means mine are on the move aswell!!! Seems to be mainly the back teeth at the moment!

Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:56 pm

Yep same here sjsarre my back teeth are mostly the ones that feel spongy. Some of my front teeth do too! nvcarissa thanks for telling me that 'the spong feeling' means that the ligaments are breaking away from the gums. It makes me a lot happier!