Friday, March 13, 2009 - Mouth-related Miseries
So, at one time I thought I was done with braces, and anything remotely resembling them (aside from my retainers, which are tolerable). But I have one stupid second molar that is rebellious. So yesterday I had an appointment to but in two small brackets.
Bear with me here, this is the part that may confuse some people, so if you don't get it, that's ok. The tooth that needs to be moved inward is in the top set of teeth. So one bracket was put on the outside of that tooth, and the other bracket on the inside of the tooth below it, so that I can run a rubber band from one to the other. And I have to wear retainers to keep the lower, anchoring tooth from moving.
So I have to wear the retainers and rubber band all the time - except for eating and brushing. So it's moving teeth. And it's sore. It's been a long time since my teeth were as sore as they were this morning. I ate breakfast and then barely managed to make myself put my rubber band in. Mommy was concerned, so she called the orthodontist office, and they told me to take either Advil or Motrin. (Lol)
So I'm on ibuprofen and it doesn't bother me as much. Hardly at all right now, actually! Which is good. But it might be nice not to have to wear this all day and all night, and not to have to chew with a piece of metal next to my tongue. In case you haven't tried this, it's also painful, but I guess I'll get used to it. I HOPE I'll get used to it.
Anyway, thanks for reading. Now that I've written this, hopefully I'll stop trying to get sympathy. Ahem.
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