Progress

Had another ortho appointment today. Two power chains on top and one on the bottom to close up my last two little gaps. I asked the tech today if this was the last thing we had to do and she said yes.





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Today is the third full day since having my arch wire put in. The pain was so great yesterday that I had to take 800mg of ibuprofen. I don't normally like taking drugs for pain but I had to, it was almost unbearable. The sensitivity finally got me, and it was the first time in two full weeks it hurt to chew solids. Today doesn't feel any better. I'm going to have to take some meds again soon. I'm starting to get severe headaches because of the pain. The orthodontist said the pain should only ...

Well 20 days ago I had all my brackets put on and my lower wire put on. The pain and misery that caused me for the better part of two weeks is well documented here in my blog. However, as of today I have no more mouth pain, except for the occasional sore spot from a callus in my cheeks. The tooth sensitivity is gone. My sense of taste has mostly returned. I know having the arch wire put on today will cause a lot of pressure and discomfort over the next few days. My top teeth need the most work. ...

So it's the end of day four. My cheeks are healing from my very brutal mistake of not slathering on tons of wax the minute the brackets went on. I have a cut on the tip of my tongue that hurts pretty bad from hitting it on one of the brackets but that will heal. My teeth are still incredibly sensitive to pressure. I can't chew a potato chip. I had a black olive with dinner and it even hurt to bite into that. Is this normal?! Also, I found some Freedent at the store and bought a pack, but it's ...