My first week in the "orthodontic club"!!

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3Pooka18
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Joined: Sun May 14, 2017 10:20 am

My first week in the "orthodontic club"!!

#1 Post by 3Pooka18 »

:tingrin:
Hello there!
I am new to this site and forum, and I want to share my braces journey so far! I have been wanting and needing braces since I was about 12 years old (maybe younger). Now I am 23 years old, and on Tuesday May 9, 2017, I was finally braced up! It had been a long time coming. The reason I need orthodontic treatment is because I have an overbite/overjet of my maxillary incisors, and there is a lot of spacing in my maxillary arch. I thought that I just needed braces on my top teeth, but it turns out I'm getting bottom brackets in July.

Even though I have been studying braces for as long as I can remember, getting them on was not as I expected. Of course it was painless, and even though it was just top brackets for me, it still took a handful of patience. And while I knew I would have pain, I thought I would be hurting from just my two buck teeth that needed the most work. WRONG. My whole mouth was sore. The top because of the wire moving my teeth in a more desirable arch, and my bottoms because they don't fit like a glove with my top teeth anymore due to the movement. So now I'm making contact with my molars in ways I was never able to do before. Talk about progress!

I will update soon, and post pics when I find out how to do so. Until then, keep smiling! I'm new, so I'm open to any questions you may have!!

KellyGreen
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Re: My first week in the "orthodontic club"!!

#2 Post by KellyGreen »

I'm on day 4 now and finally don't feel the need to take Advils anymore, lol. Defintely thought it's how it was going to be forever for a minute there.

Congrats on getting braced!

3Pooka18
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Re: My first week in the "orthodontic club"!!

#3 Post by 3Pooka18 »

Thank you so much Ms. KellyGreen !!! I can (for the first time in my life) COMPLETELY understand where you're coming from. On my fourth day, I googled-searched "does pain from braces ever go away" lol because I was so over it at that point! Now I'm just waxing up the ends of the wire until I can get back to my ortho.
Congratulations on your braces journey though, I hope everything goes more smoothly for you from here on out !! :D :tingrin:

Synergy91
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Re: My first week in the "orthodontic club"!!

#4 Post by Synergy91 »

Wow you have a long journey my friend. Congrats on the new braces. I got braces a second time around at 24 and still have them, hopefully I will finish soon. Good luck to you though and always remember to floss and brush

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