I have a slight overbite and my two front are slightly one front of the other.
I need to move my back teeth to make room before I get braces by the end of the year.
It also have slots that I adjust once a week.
Only the top one for the first few weeks then the bottom will be added.
Im fine with them so far. Just a feeling of a full mouth and sucking excess saliva out of it but I have been told that its sound like I have a cold like sniffy nose.
Only problem is pronouncing 'S' and 'T' its so funny i laugh at myself lol
Im sure it will improve after a while.
Now the headgear is a bugger to wear, just need to make myself comfy to sleep on my back.
But no pain at all just tight sensation after taking everything out the next day. And it feel tender to chew but i only chew on back teeth now.
The headgear was a bit loose slip out when i move between back and side position.
So rang the clinic and said I can tighten strap up one hole (2nd last hole) but it should not be painful.
Much better fit no slipping off, it was fine and no pain just slight pressure so I thought why not go up last hole. still not much sore pressure or bad pain.
Only very small internal bruise and on my cheeckbones/top jaw area closer to ears. Strap indent on skin when i take off in morning.
Im not sure if its skin tissue or bone sore from the strap box pressure, I only feel it when i touch it where the plastic box with strap thing sits at night.
Is this bruise trying to say that I have it too tight even though no pain on teeth?
Hurt too much to be able to sleep properly i was constantly fiddly with it to make it more comfy moving it up or below the cheekbone to ease the pressure adjusting the padding even folding it.
Right now Im adjusting the strap lower the holes. It feel much better but Im sitting up so Im sure when sleeping it may be too loose and slip off in sleep, making it inefficent.
But I feel no tight pressure on my teeth on the appliance wearing the strap it feel just the same with or without the strap.
If I tug the strap higher i can feel the pressure.
Hope to get appointment asap this week to alter the headgear hopefully remove the box part. If not maybe an alternative heargear.
Im guessing if the headstrap soft material was shorter and the box piece place higher up on my head not sitting on my cheek area I think it be more comfortable.
Found a pic on the web of headgear that I have, it does'nt sit on her face at all and the white strap are away from her mouth, mine are sitting on my lips.
I think I must have a very small head or a very large headstrap. Unless the web picture is incorrect:
http://www.drsosbern.com/images/appl.../headgear1.jpg
Love to read from anyone going through similar thing as me.
Also any advice/comment welcome.
If you read all this, well done, have a cuppa of tae (tea)
