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Adult Braces: Day 1

Today I got my braces on!! I finally have braces!! 
Okay, so I was very nervous leading up to the appointment but the minute I sat in the chair I was actually quite excited! I've been wanting this for a long time and for a while it felt like it was never going to happen....


First they cleaned and prepped my teeth and before I knew it, half of the brackets had been put on!! Compared to last week (the ordeal of having teeth extracted) this seemed almost too easy...
When it came to putting the wire in and fitting the rubber bands, this was when I started to feel a bit of pressure and it was a little sore! If I'm being honest, the most annoying thing was the plastic holding my mouth open! It was digging into my gums and was very uncomfortable! 
It took about half an hour to put the braces on! It's been about 3 hours and I haven't felt any pain yet but I did take paracetamol as soon as I got home, just incase. The dentist said I will be sore later tonight and over the next couple of days so I have to stick to soft foods. I had mashed potato for dinner (very exciting). She said since I had a bit of a meltdown over the teeth extractions that I shouldn't experience another melt down this weekend 😂 I'm allowed wine this weekend so we are already 1 up on last weekend!!
The braces feel very weird... I feel like I need to put a lot of effort into moving my top lip over them to close my mouth 😆 but this will settle once the teeth have moved back a little.  
I can already feel the braces rubbing the inside of my lip. For this I have dental wax and Iglu, as recommended by my dentist. 
I have been told to spend 10 minutes each time I brush my teeth, which I am not looking forward too...How can anyone spend 10 minutes brushing teeth?!
Anyway...I'll post another update over the weekend when the pain kicks in! eek!! 
Here's some pictures of my braces! You're probably looking at them thinking "what braces?!" They are clear and very discreet! 😀





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