Can you clean too much?

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#1 Post by lz » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:43 pm

I clean my teeth (brushing with the fancy ortho toothbrush thingy and regular brush and rinsing with salt water) every time after I eat. Then I do it all at night plus floss.
Can you clean too much?

Also does each adjustment hurt THIS much I just got braced yesterday so the pressure is BAD!! It really hurts. I'm eating well though. Just wondering if this is what I should expect every 8 weeks for the next 16-18months?

#2 Post by **jennielee81** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:09 pm

The worst pain I felt was when I got a rectangular wire. That was truly awful. NO amount of water with or without salt was going to help me with that one!

The good news was that 3 days later my mouth felt fine again!!!

I worried about the level of pain (discomfort for some, pain for me) was going to be as bad as it was with the installation of the hardware.

All other adjustments went along without anything more than "tightness" for about an hour. No pain at all.

You'll do fine! REALLY!!

#3 Post by **Clairey Fairey** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:14 pm

Yeah I've heard that the most pain is experianced either with spacers or when the brace first goes on. Then adjustments aren't that bad.

Haven't had an adjustment yet though so can't say for sure!!

#4 Post by lz » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:19 pm

Such a relief!! Thanks!!
Now I just worry about resorption

#5 Post by **jennielee81** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:22 pm

Hey Iz,

Advice that a wonderful woman once told me as her husband was being treated for a serious disease, "worrying changes nothing, it just makes NOW unbearable."

I used this advice when my husband had cancer. It was amazingly freeing. She was right and my husband has been cancer free for 8 years now. Thanks to her wise words, I didn't spent that year worrying for nothing. And I don't worry about things I have no control over anymore.

Blessings to you!!

Jenn

#6 Post by **Clairey Fairey** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:31 pm

lz wrote:Such a relief!! Thanks!!
Now I just worry about resorption

Whats Resorption??

#7 Post by lz » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:32 pm

jennielee,
great advice. i just would hate to think that this treatment would cause more trouble for me esp. after spending SO much money. I'm starting to second guess what I have done and think -should I just go have them taken off ugh! I know its crazy...
Losing more teeth is just so scary to me. I wish that someone could ease my mind but I no one seems to know alot about resorption if I am supseptable to it since it happened to me before, its so unpredictable

BTW How long does this soreness of getting braces first put on last? It seems to be getting less and less achy should I be totally normal in a week would ya think?

#8 Post by lz » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:37 pm

Got this from googling cause I cant explain things well.
root resorption is the breakdown or destruction, and subsequent loss, of the root structure of a tooth. This is caused by living body cells attacking part of the tooth. When the damage extends to the whole tooth, it is called tooth resorption. Root resorption is very difficult to treat and often requires the extraction of teeth.

I have lost my bottom front tooth due to root resorption this is what pushed me to get braces to fill the gap it was the best option my dentist said, this is why I'm scared of it so much its happened before and its AWFUL!

#9 Post by **Clairey Fairey** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:43 pm

Oh no!! That sucks!!

Well its deinately good advice by Jennielee not to worry about it as you have no control over it. You don't want to waste your time in braces worrying about something that may never happen.

Good Luck with your treatment

#10 Post by lz » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:18 pm

Thanks for posting that,
so would you say Damons were a bad choice since they work faster or does that not really matter?

#11 Post by lz » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:44 am

Thanks

I'm trying not to worry

I slept all night last night and my mouth didnt hurt this morning.
Just a little bit of soreness nothing like yesterday morning.

#12 Post by **joney** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:27 pm

worrying changes nothing, it just makes NOW unbearable."

Love that quote

#13 Post by lz » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:21 pm

Well just for the record

Today has been GREAT
I have only taken tylenol once!! I had oatmeal for breakfast then a bbq rib sandwich for lunch took a while but I ate it all plus french fries. I've been eating pretty normal though from the start.
But my pain is getting less and less. I'm so glad too

I've decided not to worry anymore that everything will indeed be ok

THANKS!!

#14 Post by **jennielee81** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:35 pm

Awsome Iz!!

Here's to a boring treatment journey!!

no Pain and LOTS of GAIN!!

#15 Post by lz » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:58 pm

jennie thanks,
I actually ate more then just 3 meals today.
I had a bowl of ceral and a banana extra today

Its geting lots better each passing hour!!
I have brushed like 5 times today

cant stand that feeling of food in my wires.