I'm still thinking that I won't be able to get used to these things! I have four HUGE loops on my archwire, one at each side of my upper canines. The first time I smiled on the very same ortho office my upper lip got caught by these hideous loops and I had to use my fingers to get it out!!!
![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
And later...the pain started. OMG this is the worst pain I had so far. And the wire isn't activated yet!!!
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
My archwire is the 4 Keyhole loop. I totally hate it. My canines are on fire since last friday and I'm taking ibuprofen. And I thought that I had really raised my pain threshold so far...
Food gets stuck there as I never saw it. I think I look really ugly with these things, I feel like they stand out so much..."Unsmiling" is the most annoying task, I get so conscious about it that I don't want to smile wide. Wax doesn't help much, because these loops are so big...
I needed to vent a little, sorry about my complains.
![Crying :-((](./images/smilies/crybaby2.gif)
I hope I can get used to this because this archwire will be here for a loooong time. Has anyone of you had a similar archwire? Is it really hard to get used to it? I don't want to think about the upcoming pain when this thing gets activated...