hello, everyone! My name is Elissa. I am 27 and will be getting braces tomorrow for the first time. I have some slight overcrowding and an overjet. I have decided to get metal brackets top and bottom. I will also need to wear elastics which hopefully will correct my overjet, otherwise my ortho said I may need to wear headgear, yikes!
I just found this site todya. It seems like it is going to be a great resource during my treatment which is expected to be about 2 years. I wish I had found this site months ago when I was going through my ortho screeing and decision making process.
Tomorrow I will be getting the top and bottom brackets as well as spacers for the molar bands. I am very excited and even more nervous about finally doing this! Any tips or comfort you can give me will be appreciated!!!
Wish me luck
I get my braces tomorrow
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Well, I just got home from the ortho. All I can say is "Whoa!"
My mouth feels so full and scratchy. I feel like my lips are sticking out like a chimp. My teeth are not sore at all but a can feel a lot of pressure and based on others' posts that I have read, I should feel it a lot more later on.
I also got spacers put in the back, I will have to get my bands put on next week. They are a little uncomfortable too. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
The process has begun.
My mouth feels so full and scratchy. I feel like my lips are sticking out like a chimp. My teeth are not sore at all but a can feel a lot of pressure and based on others' posts that I have read, I should feel it a lot more later on.
I also got spacers put in the back, I will have to get my bands put on next week. They are a little uncomfortable too. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
The process has begun.
Congratulations, Elissa.
Speaking as an old veteran of 32 hours in braces myself and 1 previous post, may I welcome you to the boards.
I got only the lower arch done yesterday (may have the upper done further down the road, depending on how the "lower" experience goes) and several times I have thought how I'm glad it's only on the bottom for now. You've got the whole thing in yours. It's quite a shock to feel this intrusion inside your mouth, isn't it? "Full and scratchy" puts it well.
We might as well have some fun with this.
Jean
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I got only the lower arch done yesterday (may have the upper done further down the road, depending on how the "lower" experience goes) and several times I have thought how I'm glad it's only on the bottom for now. You've got the whole thing in yours. It's quite a shock to feel this intrusion inside your mouth, isn't it? "Full and scratchy" puts it well.
Bwahahaha!I feel like my lips are sticking out like a chimp.
We might as well have some fun with this.
Jean
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Metal braces on lower arch.
Estimated treatment time: 18 months
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