I don’t really notice it as long as i’m not talking, eating, smiling, swallowing, sneezing, coughing, drinking, moving around or trying to sleep.
My teeth now don’t meet at the back very well so eating is a very slow process of cutting up the food to tiny bits and then kinda chomping up and down with my jaws to smoosh it into mush so i can swallow it. It just takes time but since my teeth haven’t started moving yet my jaws are not painful so I can still eat something! The worse part is my gums; they are just getting shredded from rubbing on the brackets. The wax helps a lot with general activities but when I eat it comes off and I end up chewing lumps of wax and the brackets become exposed. I’m just waiting for the time when my mouth toughens up and it’s not so raw but that will take a few weeks yet.
Speaking is a bit odd but again the wax helps my lips slide over the brackets better and I’m learning how to produce sounds again but I have to go back to work today and i’m dreading it. I’ve heard that practice makes perfect so by the end of the day I might be understandable but my gums will be in pieces. I’m looking forward to the wine after work already.
I’m basically still at the ‘new’ stage and nothing has really kicked in yet but I know that it’s all coming soon. It just all feels HUGE in my mouth but when I look in the mirror it’s not to bad, just looks like i’ve got gummy teeth at the side as i’ve loaded up the metal with wax.
Middle Aged Lady with Braces 