Braces are feeling good now, and while I am still pretty self conscious about them and I do have at least one ulcer at all times, I am pretty much used to them now. The worst bit is where the archwire is stretched over the gaps where teeth used to be (it's like razor wire - OUCH lol) and I really, really hate the back teeth where the top and bottom molar bands touch. Metal on metal in your mouth - eeeeeeeeee! Not cool. It feels like I have bitten into a fork all the time lol.
I have my first adjustment tomorrow, I am pretty excited. I can see movement in my teeth too, not so much on the top but definitely in the bottom.
Still debating what colour ligs to go with. I would go for a brighter colour this time, but I have a job interview sometime in the next month and would prefer a 'muter' colour for it! I am thinking teal. I have baby blue this time, and they have faded I think and just look silver now. I like pink, but the only pink they have is fluro! Ahhh, think I will give that a miss
What do you think? Not bad for 27 days, hey? Well acutally, that 'after' pic is a few days old now, so more like 23 or 24 days. I am SO excited. Definitely, definitely, DEFINITELY worth every minute of pain and sickness that I endured lol (already)
I will DEFINITELY be taking advil before my next appointment (which isn't for 6 weeks now)
I have to admit I was surprised too when my ortho started closing the doors on my brackets- OUCH! And I'd taken OTC pain meds before and everything! Oh well, it is only for a short time and so worth it.
Time just flies.