that would take a book! haha!*Most people don't notice my braces except when I have gotten off the wall ligature colors or I draw attention to them by complaining about the pain after tightening. LOL
*The pain does go away and the sores in the mouth improve. Use some wax, and yes your cheeks to toughen up.
*Sometimes the wire will poke, so be sure to put your tongue on those wires before you leave the orthodontic office to check if they are poking, sometimes they don't trim enough off of the wire or bent good. Remember they don't feel what you do as far as wires poking.
*Clear brackets don't stain... it's the ligatures that stain. choose food WISELY if you have a light color. I tend to go with a dark pink lately because I LOVE spaghetti with sauce and salsa.
*Use a straw if you drink anything besides water. The straw helps decrease staining from tea and soda, and it decreases sugar left behind on your teeth. I refuse to give up my sweet tea
I always have water as my secondary drink to rinse or have a bottle of water in my purse all the time.*Christmas tree flossers are your best friend. I buy them at Walmart. Don't forget to get 2 different sizes since some teeth are closer to each other than others.
*For emergency flossing on the go the Christmas trees are great but I found some flossers called pl atypus on am azon. They are great when you are in a hurry.
*thin tortillas chips from our local restaurant are my other weakness along with the salsa, and are one of my "naughty" foods.
*They may have to "reposition" brackets , meaning they take 1 or 2 brackets off and put a new one on in a slightly different spot on the tooth to get different movement. after feeling them pry off a bracket, I dread getting all of them off at the same time but of course at the same time look forward to getting braces and having my straight teeth.
*I LOVE getting my teeth cleaned every 6 months. I wish insurance would pay for more and I have contemplated paying out of pocket for a cleaning at 3 months.
*I still smile with my teeth showing. I have some adult friends with braces who keep their lips closed, but my lips look weird when closed and when you have a natural "resting B*tch face" like I do, it doesn't look right. I say flaunt them if ya got em!
*I take less pictures of my teeth/braces the longer I have them.
*I ask less questions on here now but read alot, and Youtube videos about braces have been helpful, but some crack me up.
ok so just a few things after 9 months. Nothing special really. I've only have the 2 back bottom brackets come off. but they ended up having to band them because one is on a crowned tooth and the other has a weird shape. so they banded both and have had no problems.
estimated length of treatment is 31 months. so we will see.
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Thanks!
Lori
