I was the office guiney pig as they were trying new brackets that are self-ligating (darn it, no colored rubber bands!). They also were trying out a new 2-in-1 adhesive, hence the problems with the brackets staying on my teeth.
Even though I swished with warm salt water a few weeks before the braces were put on, I'm still struggling with pain on the inside of my cheeks and my tongue. I can't wait until it toughens up enough to eat without pain. I'm not really noticing any tightening.
Also, when they put my spacers on, the ortho said she was going to leave my bottom front teeth alone because of the overbite. Well, while in that torture contraption called the lip spreader, I noticed that they were putting on the stuff on my front bottom teeth. I'm like "hello!?!", but to no avail. Luckily, it worked out that there was enough space for me to bite down and not hit the lower brackets.
This is still confusing to me as to how all of this is going to fix my overbite. The tech said something about it moving my lower jaw out. Also, my teeth are even tighter together now with the braces on that I can't even get floss between them on the lower sides of my mouth. I'm using the Water Pik, but until these braces create space, I'm not going to worry about flossing the lower sides. I literally shred the floss and then it snaps in half when I try to put it between my teeth.
I feel so awkward. I have to answer phones during part of the day, and I struggle with pronouncing words beginning with the letter 's'. I also feel like I'm eating the insides of my cheeks when I try to eat. I hope this is just temporary.
Having said all that, I'm still glad I went through with this. I can't wait until my teeth are straight and easy to take care of (flossing wise). My wish is to die with my own teeth!!!
-Norah
Oh well, right now it has only happened to two teeth, so I'm sure it's okay.