my fixed retainers are really buggin me!
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:25 pm
I just finished my Invisalign on Monday, and the orthodontist installed fixed retainers on the top and bottom. I was very pleased with my whole invisalign process, and love how my teeth look, but I really really HATE these retainers, and can not imagine myself getting used to them.
The wire goes across 6 teeth on the top and 6 teeth on the bottom and is attached to every tooth.
- I am lisping
- food gets constantly caught in them
and by FAR the worst thing:
- my TONGUE is sooooo SORE!
The pain to my tongue is actually keeping me up at night...
I don't see how I can possibly ever get used to having this for the rest of my life...
I honestly would rather have the crooked teeth, even after dealing with it all for the last 7 months and all the money spent, I would rather have crooked teeth back than have to suffer through these permanent retainers for the rest of my life. Even if my tongue were to get used to them, I don't want to be picking food out of my retainers after every little thing I eat...
I've sent the orthodontist an email to see if I can have other options. I'd really really like a hawley, which is what I had the first time I had braces.
I'm very very sad and in very much pain.
The wire goes across 6 teeth on the top and 6 teeth on the bottom and is attached to every tooth.
- I am lisping
- food gets constantly caught in them
and by FAR the worst thing:
- my TONGUE is sooooo SORE!
The pain to my tongue is actually keeping me up at night...
I don't see how I can possibly ever get used to having this for the rest of my life...
I honestly would rather have the crooked teeth, even after dealing with it all for the last 7 months and all the money spent, I would rather have crooked teeth back than have to suffer through these permanent retainers for the rest of my life. Even if my tongue were to get used to them, I don't want to be picking food out of my retainers after every little thing I eat...
I've sent the orthodontist an email to see if I can have other options. I'd really really like a hawley, which is what I had the first time I had braces.
I'm very very sad and in very much pain.