My Damon Braces Story with pictures

[tinkc]

I had my braces put on Jan 31, 2012 and I'm 28 years old. I had the bottom & top put on the same day. I have Damon clear brackets on the top front 10 teeth, the back 2 molars on the top and all of the bottom brackets are Damon metal brackets. I had 2 bite turbos placed right behind my top 2 front teeth to prevent my top teeth from touching my bottom brackets. The ortho says this helps the teeth to move faster because the bite is open & prevents brackets from being bitten off. It is a HUGE pain in the ass. It feels like there is a sharp plastic fork sticking down from the roof of my mouth. Since those are there, I can't place my tongue flat against the roof of my mouth so I have a pretty bad lisp. I'm really hoping the lisp gets better because it's making me not want to talk to anyone. I have to really think about how to move my tongue & mouth in order to speak. I'm hoping things move fast so I can get those things popped out of there. If it weren't for the bite turbos, I would honestly have no complaints. The brackets look great to me. I've taken 800mg Ibuprofen twice a day right now and that really helps with any soreness. I haven't had any problems with sores in my cheeks or lips from rubbing against the brackets. I put wax on my top canine brackets because those are the ones that poke out the most but they haven't even been irritating me but I thought I'd use the wax as a preventative I guess.

Yesterday, I ate a milkshake, a slice of cheesecake, and a bowl of ramen noodles. LOL Today I had some pizza rolls and it took me about 45 minutes to eat 7 of them. I had to cut them up in tiny pieces & chew really slow. I'm going grocery shopping tonight so I can get some type of nutritious food that I can eat. I have a feeling I will be eating lots of scrambled eggs and smoothies. I tried eating a Ritz cracker and that wasn't happening. If I don't end up eating ice cream all day, I think these braces might be the best diet plan I've ever attempted! Definitely puts a stop to the snacking.

I have my 1st adjustment in 6 weeks. I'm going to try to take pictures every 2-3 weeks to see the progress. Below are my pre-braces teeth and day 1 teeth.

[monaco28]

Good luck with your journey! You'll have beautiful teeth when you're finished!

[tinkc]

Day 5 of braces. Yesterday I ate a cheeseburger and bit into it & everything. There is hope for food! Still have a bad lisp, thanks to these horrible bite turbos. I'm hoping that really starts to improve. I cannot wait to get the turbos off.

[stephanie556]

Hi. I too have those turbo bites and they are horrible. Today is day 6 for me and the lisp is still horrible. If it weren't for those I wouldnt have any real complaints. But I'm with you that those turbo bites are the absolute worst.

[tinkc]

So, these pictures are at the 2 week mark into my life with braces and I feel like I can already see big changes with my teeth. My two front teeth are almost completely together, which feels weird because I've never not had a space between them. But, it has created bigger space between those two teeth and the incisor teeth beside them. My cuspid teeth need to rotate just slightly so I know when that happens the spaces will all be able to be pulled together. I can even tell my bottom front tooth that was starting to crowd a little has straightened. I can only imagine how great everything will look a month or two from now.

I still hate my bite turbos but I have been adjusting. I really cannot wait to get them out. I've really learned to adapt to eating with braces. I do miss eating salads though, it is just too much of a hassle & cleanup to eat them.

[kellyb]

looking great
i can see the small gap between your front teeth has closed in 2 weeks. wow

[Slickandspin]

Great improvement- I hope my teeth move that quickly . I have a gap in front also. I am counting down 2 days to go.

[monaco28]

great progress!!!

[Realizingadream]

Hey you have already made GOOD progress with those front teeth. Congratulations. That was FAST.

I LOVE the look of your Damon clear brackets. That's what I'm getting, in about 6 weeks, I guess. Long story that. I have Damons on the bottom teeth right now (since 27 January 2012) and the teeth are on the move. Mush you dogies.

Real