Adult Braces: The good, bad and downright painful journey!

Today I had my separators put back in. In the 3 weeks since they were last in the spaces had pretty much closed. They will only be in until Friday and the spaces should return a lot easier this time.  I've only had them in a couple of hours and so far I haven't experienced any pain. I'm guessing this is because I've had them in before... I have just eaten a sandwich for my lunch and while it was a little awkward to chew and it took a while to eat, it was fine. I think once the braces are on I have to avoid a lot of breads...which sucks.   Where the separators are, is where the metal brackets of the nance arch will go. This is to stop the teeth moving forward while the brace is moving the rest of my teeth backwards to combat the overjet. This is really all I have to report on today so here's so reasons why red wine is good for you (since I won't be allowed it with my braces on 😢) Red wine is a great source of antioxidants Resve...

Today I had my separators out. 😁 But they will only be out for a couple of weeks while my dentist is on holiday and then put back in a few days before the nance arch is fitted. I had a scan for my nance arch today. This is a nance arch. It is put in place to prevent the back molars moving forward and stays in place for the duration of the fixed braces. The scan was pretty cool. They used a camera to create a 3D image of my upper teeth. Although, it made me realise just how bad my teeth are....😔 While I have no separators in and while I wait for my braces to be fixed I'm going to enjoy all the foods I won't be allowed for the next 12-18 months!!  Would you believe I won't be allowed pizza?!? PIZZA!!! The crust will be too crunchy and the tomato base will stain the ceramic braces. Imagine not being able to have pizza.... I get 33% off in Dominos and it will be wasted. WASTED!! and just to really rub salt into the wound...they have just opened a Littl...

Today my mouth is sore and uncomfortable... 😫 When your teeth are already overcrowded adding a few spacers into the mix was never going to be pleasant!  I was a little nervous brushing my teeth incase I knocked them out but they are still in tack for now! My dog is being less than sympathetic to my pain and thinks playing with cushions, climbing on top of me and doing laps of the house is reasonable behaviour in this scenario. It is not.  At least my rabbit is too self absorbed in her own chill out time to cause any issues 😂 I woke a few times during the night with a sore face and struggled to eat my cereal this morning.... One positive is that this journey will help me loose a bit of weight 😂 I have already been told by my dentist that once the braces are on I can't have pizza, curry, nuts, anything crunchy, chewy sweets, anything tomato based that will stain the braces and worst of all...RED WINE! WHAT KIND OF MONSTER DOES THAT 😭  I'll...

Today I had my separators fitted. I had thought these were no big deal and then stupidly googled it and scared myself thinking they were going to be agony. (Note to self, stop googling dental issues/medical issues etc etc) My fear worsened when I arrived at the dentist 10 minutes early to be told they were running 20 minutes late...ugh. To soften the blow, they offered me a cup of tea, which I declined. For those of you who don't know me, that's not something that happens often...tea is life! But I didn't need to worry about needing the toilet and ruining my freshly brushed teeth as well as getting separators... The separators took less than 5 minutes to insert. It didn't hurt getting them put in. It literally feels like flossing and then like the floss is stuck in your teeth. You know that feeling when you have food stuck in your teeth and you can't get it out? Well, that's my life for the next few weeks. Splendid 👏  ...

When I was 12 years old I was told I needed braces... My teeth were overcrowded, my 2 front teeth at the top were overlapping and I had an overbite of 6mm. I was in high school and at that time braces were social suicide!!  Kids were mean and I wasn't giving them more to be cruel about.  I decided my teeth didn't really bother me and I was happy with the way they were. My dentist told me I would regret it. I assured him I  wouldn't! So here we are....16 years later and guess what? I regret it. I hate it when I'm not right....  To be fair to myself my teeth have gotten worse over the years. My overbite has increased and my teeth are more crowded.  This picture (I'm the blonde) is from 7 years ago. My teeth aren't that bad. They didn't annoy me back then. This picture is from 2 years ago. The teeth are becoming more crowded! This picture is from June this year.  (I'm the red head. Brace...