I may be fooling myself, but it feels as if things are on the move already. As soon as I had my premolar out, my teeth stopped aching as the pressure had gone. The gap from my tooth extraction feels a bit smaller than it did 2 weeks ago. I've also noticed that my bite seems to be much better since getting rid of that tooth, and my lower jaw sits a bit more forward, so I should be able to ward off that dangly double chin for a few years to come. For a view of the gap, see below:
Managing OK with the TPA, although it is rubbing a bit at the sides of my tongue. I still have to think a bit about what I eat, but most of the time it goes fine. Some of the oddest things cause problems - peas are a nuisance because their skins get wrapped around the device, and a coconut chocolate bar was a nightmare, because the coconut pieces got stuck all around my brace.
Here is a pic of the TPA in place, mercifully without food debris attached:
Hey. looking good. I found your blog on archwired. I too am optimistic that my teeth are moving. I think it's all in my head tho it's only been 4 days haha.
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I hope the treatment goes well and you get the smile that you want.
Richard.
Hi Jamie
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting me! I hope your treatment is going well. I think the aching you get when you first have the brace on is your teeth getting loosened up and ready to move, and all the soft tissues stretching etc - but I'm not an expert.
I was interested by what someone said on Archwired, that your teeth ache for several days after a wiring, then it all goes quiet for a couple of weeks, then about a week before your next appointment they start aching again - that pretty much matches my experience.
I didn't expect my extraction site to feel so weird, but I guess it's because of the other tooth moving into the space.
Hi Richard
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. I will see about posting a link to you - I also plan to do a link for my orthodontists, because they have been so brilliant so far!