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Adult Braces: Week 1

I've had my braces on for 11 days now! My dentist warned me that I would be in agony the for the first few days after the braces were put on. I experienced very little pain. In all honesty, I found getting 2 teeth extracted a lot worse and experienced more pain the week following the extractions. 
I have been eating mostly soft foods. For the first few days after, everything was either mashed or soup! I'm cutting up all my food and have been eating burgers (without the bap) and sausages in small bites and seem to be okay! I've been sticking to soft fruits like strawberries and bananas. Although, I do struggle to bite into a banana so it needs cut up too!! I tried to eat some shortbread the other day, thinking its a softer biscuit, but even dipping it in my tea, it was still too hard. I went to a barbecue yesterday and had to cut up my burgers and sausages. I felt like a child 😆
I have experienced a lot of discomfort from the sides of the braces and nance arch rubbing on the inside of my cheek. Yesterday (day 10) was the worst day so far for pain. The nance arch has cut and hacked away at the inside of my cheek and its very painful! I don't know why it was worse yesterday than it has been....Maybe its been from eating less soft foods, I'm not sure! I used bongela and it numbed it but that's about all it done. I tried using dental wax but for some reason it won't stay on the nance arch. I've been taking paracetamol instead and haven't eaten too much today... I'm hoping some days are just easier than others! 
I'm taking my toothbrush everywhere I go...which is embarrassing! I'm brushing my teeth 4 times a day and flossing twice a day! I haven't had too much trouble with food getting stuck in my braces. Food seems to get stuck more in the gaps where the teeth were taken out!!
That's my first week with my braces! I hope it gets easier but I'll not hold my breath 😆
Until next time.....

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