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So today I had an adjustment (I haven't been keeping track of how many) and I'm on to my thickest wire already! I'm in my 11th month with braces and there's still a long way to go but glad to know I'm making good progress!
At today's adjustment, I had extra hooks put on my wire between my incisors and canines, for all quadrants. Then my ortho put elastics from those hooks to my molars (horizontally, class 1 elastics I believe) for 3 quadrants, excluding my top left. She didn't tell me to change them or anything and didn't give me any elastics so I'm guessing I have no way to change them? Has anybody else experienced this?
I don't have that sort of set-up but I have to assume you need to change out those elastics -- they loose a great deal of their tension within a few hours, and will inevitably break. Perhaps the ortho just had a mental lapse about instructing you and providing elastics, or assumed an assistant would take care of it. I defer to others with more knowledge or experience, but I would be on the phone to the ortho stat.
Dan
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -- Buddist saying
Agreed with djspeece. Call your ortho ASAP. I would be surprised if you aren't supposed to be changing them.
Had Damons (ceramic upper, metal lower) from June 27, 2013 - January 20, 2015
15-18 month sentence, official time in braces was 18 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
My Story: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=45054
On a much closer inspection in the mirror, I found out that it's not an elastic, it's actually a white powerchains with only 2 loops that is stretched over 4 teeth!! No wonder it hurts so much
Ah. The powerchain. A wonderful torture device. But, they work so well. A little tylenol will help and rest assured it will feel better in about 48 hours.
Ouch. Don't like them. I find Advil (ibuprofen) or Aleve (Naproxen) work best for braces pain. Do whatever works. If it helps, I usually find the pain from power chains shorter lived than other pains the ortho has caused me. Worse pain, but less time.
Boodles8
Braced July, 2012
BSSO August, 2013
Debraced October 2, 2014
I'm in my 11th month with braces and there's still a long way to go but glad to know I'm making good progress!
