I remember asking other people who had braces if their lips got stuck on their braces when they slept, my thought was that as you lay your head onto the pillow it would push your lips and gums into the metal and it would get stuck there. Some said yes, and some said no…interesting. When […]
Adult Braces Journey – Surprising Bends
My reason for wanting to get adult braces was largely due to how my upper teeth looked in photos. So apart from noticing a little bit of crowding in my lower teeth, I never really suspected just how much movement was required to correct them until I saw that first wire threaded through the brackets. The […]
Adult Braces Journey – Lower Braces
With my upper teeth in a more appropriate alignment, it was time to fit the lower braces. So again, I was plonked into the chair, reclined back and told to relax. The good thing is that I knew all about the pumice, conditioner, wash process. It is over quite quickly again, it just seeeeeems like […]
Adult Braces Journey – Ticklish Teeth & Poking Wires
Ticklish teeth Everybody experiences the feeling of braces differently. But there is no doubting that the sensations in your mouth are strange for a while. Every time I have a wire change, for the first few days my front teeth (and this will sound strange) feel like they are being tickled. I experience a really […]
Adult Braces Journey – My First Real Wire
Up until now the wires I have had in place have been fairly thin and round. When they are put into the brackets there is a bit of a tighter feeling, and a slight return of the tender feeling, but this quickly passes. Today I was to receive my first thicker square profiled wire…we’re starting […]
