My adjustment was yesterday evening at 5:30. I had no clue what to expect for my 1st adjustment. One of the assistants took a look at my teeth and asked if it was my 1st one and she proceeded to take off the clear ligatures that I had and the wires. She asked me what color I wanted and I told her whatever wouldn't be noticeable for my metal brackets would be fine; I got silver and they blend in perfectly. After a few minutes the orthodontist came over and looked at my teeth and was telling the
Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a little while because all has been well with my braces. I've been eating any and everything.I had steak for dinner last night. all of that will probably change tomorrow. I have my 1st adjustment tomorrow at 5:30pm and I'm so excited. I'm very familiar with the ritual from reading posts so I will take medicine an hour before I go and I'm prepared to eat soft foods all over again. I'm a pasta person so I won't mind at all. I just hope that it won't
Hey everyone. I just wanted to do a quick update. I'm not in anymore pain at all; just sensitivity. I made it through my dinner on Friday pretty good.I wasn't able to dig into all the appetizers (chicken fingers or nachos), but I did get to eat my entree' which was alfredo pasta with chicken. Last night for dinner was my 1st meal without any pain and it looks like I'm back on the road to solid foods.
Hopefully this won't change on my lunch break. I forgot to tell ya'll that
Today is my 2nd day in braces and I'm in so much pain after eating my lunch. I've been on a strict diet of yogurt and noodles only. Yesterday was fine because I took medicine every 4 hours and I put the wax on at night like I was told but after eating my lunch today I realized that some of my teeth are very sensitive and they don't want to chew anything. I'm trying to stick it out for as long as I can because I don't want to take medicine 24/7. This diet of mine can't last too long because I
Hey everyone. I just got to work after having my appointment this morning. I was there from 11-1 and I finally have my braces put on. By the way, I decided to go with metal. The dental assistant took pictures of my teeth and did xrays which is the records and bonding process. They do everything in one session at my ortho office. She then put brackets on all my teeth except for one. The only thing extra the doctor needed to do is a process he called bonding. One of my upper front teeth is
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