I have an overbite, bottom crowding, a rotated tooth in the front, and two baby teeth that are going to need to be extracted a few months down the road. My adult teeth are still up in my gums and those will need to be pulled down. I’m definitely not looking forward to that part but I’m hoping in the end it will all be worth it.
I have clear ceramic on top and bottom and bite turbos behind my two front teeth. Getting the braces on went smoothly – it took about an hour and a half for the whole visit. The braces look much better than I thought they would. From a distance you can barely notice them.
I’ve had no real tooth pain yet – just a dull achy throb – nothing advil couldn’t take care of. I do have lots of sores and cuts in my mouth and tongue where the braces are rubbing. I’ve been using lots of wax and orobase and now 4 days in my mouth is feeling much better.
The worst part so far are the TURBOS! Since they are right behind my front teeth they give me a lisp and its driving me nuts. I sound ok except when I try to say words with the letter “s”. My ortho said I would only need them for about 4 months so hopefully the time will fly by and I’ll get used to the speech issue. My husband says I sound fine but I think he’s just being nice
Overall treatment time was estimated at 1-2 years…it all depends on how long it takes for my adult teeth to be pulled down….pix to come ….
