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 Information Posts
Many adults are discovering that there are plenty of options available to them to straighten their teeth. Modern low profile Damon system brackets are more comfortable and Damon Clear or Invisalign make treatment almost invisible.
Read through some of the posts below to learn more about various options, and follow one of the MOG staff on her Adult Braces Journey
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 […]
Adult Braces Journey – Relax
It’s been a hard day’s night I have known for a long time that I clench my jaw when I am a bit on edge and that I do tend to do this in my sleep – but if ever I needed proof this is it! A couple of times in the past month I […]
Adult Braces Journey – Feeling Good
Hmmm….well it only took about a week and my tongue did in fact get used to the buttons rubbing on it ceaselessly…go figure! I stopped poking continuously at the elastics with the tip of my tongue, which was nice too, (the novelty just wore off). My teeth adjusted to the extra pressures of the wire […]
Adult Braces Journey – The Joy of Buttons
I have now had my upper braces for 6 weeks and it is time for a wire change, little did I know what other delights were in store! It was decided that a few of my teeth needed to have ‘buttons’ applied to them. Small metal blobs that really are just like buttons, and they […]
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