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Adult Braces: 1 Month

The braces have been on for 1 month!! It has flown by...
For those of you thinking of getting braces or for those of you who have just got braces, I'm not gonna lie and tell you it gets easier (sorry!) because it doesn't.. You will have good days and bad days! I've got used to having the braces in my mouth. It just feels normal to have them now!! 
My main issue with the braces is the wires rubbing and nipping at my cheeks. This isn't easing at all. Iglu helps when the ulcers appear but it doesn't stop it happening. There are days it makes me really sad....if I talk the wires nip, if I eat the wires nip...if I laugh the wires nip...it's not fun!
However! My teeth have moved quite a bit in the last month! When I first got the braces on my dentist told me I would need to use interdental brushes when flossing. The smallest (pink) ones wouldn't fit between my teeth because the crowding was so bad. Only in the last week have I been able to use them! I actually have space between my teeth now! Yay! It was getting annoying threading dental floss between my braces and then between my teeth! 
The gaps where the teeth were extracted are still there but they are closing! I'm getting really fed up with food getting stuck in them 😂
Braces: Day 1!
Braces: 1 Month!

I've got used to carrying my toothbrush everywhere! I brush 4 times a day. In the morning, bedtime and after lunch and dinner. However, if I got out to a restaurant for dinner I wait until I get home to brush my teeth. I don't want to be brushing my teeth in a pubic bathroom. It's too embarrassing. Apart from the fact I would be standing there brushing my teeth, no one needs to see all the bits of food that get stuck! 🙈
So for those of you in the same position as me, or for those thinking of getting braces...it's not easy but it is worth it! 😀
Unti next time....

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