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 […]
Adult Braces Journey – No Chewing Gum!
I have read on other forums advice that you can use chewing gum on sore areas if you have no wax available, and this was exactly the predicament I found myself in one morning. I was at my son’s school for an end of year performance and the rear brackets had been rubbing on my […]
Adult Braces Journey – 3 Weeks with Upper Braces
It is so interesting to feel (and see) the movements in my teeth. When the wire was fitted it was surprisingly crooked as it wove it’s way through the brackets that Dr Levinson had placed. Now just a few weeks later, the wire is almost a perfect straight line. Because of the movement away from […]
Adult Braces Journey – 2 Weeks with Upper Braces
Well it’s been nearly 2 weeks now so what wisdom do I have to impart? Applying lipstick requires a change in technique as the terrain is a bit more bumpy from the brackets under the lip. Washing your face also requires a more gentle technique around the mouth and cheek area. At this point in […]
Adult Braces Journey – Magic Wax
Oh my goodness!!!! Well let me just say that there are absolutely NO elegant ways to apply wax to your teeth…none! You take a blob of wax, about the size of a pea, and roll it around to soften it a little, then flatten it just a bit and hope it sticks to your finger. […]
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