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Mrs v wrote:Great to hear. Hopefully you've been through the worst of it- pain wise. Hope you managed some dinner tonight.

I'm pleased to report I managed pizza last night!

You can really see the movement, especially when looking at the wire!

Day 5 Well, I faced the world today. Went into Uni even though I only had one lecture, all my friends said the braces weren't that noticeable, they're all very supportive and a lot of them have had braces before so I quickly stopped feeling self conscious around them. I'm still not quite grasping t...

Day 4 Attempted to floss last night, only managed to do some teeth as the space between them is too tight atm not fun! Had another go with my water pik too, slightly more successful haha. Today I have a massive ulcer where a bracket has been rubbing me at the back, have been using salt water and bo...

The things that caused me pain at first were eating and flossing. Since you're avoiding both of those, I'm not surprised you don't feel pain lol It probably took me 3-4 days before I was able to floss my entire mouth, and that definitely left everything throbbing. Eating, however, was another story...

Day 3 Well day 3. Still no pain, just discomfort and still struggling with the feel of having massive lips and where to put them, getting a bit better with smiling etc though day by day I think that will get better. Saliva build up is causing some minor problems with me talking today and boy do I d...

Hello Miss Red If you are doing so well already with pain and speech you are going to be fine. By all means look forward to when you have finished your treatment and have perfect teeth. But in the meantime your braces look just fine so keep on smiling and enjoy your life to the full. Jem Hi Jem, Th...

Day 2 Still feeling pretty self conscious today, reluctant to smile but I hope that is just because it's all new and my mouth still feels massive! Haven't even tried to chew anything yet as I don't think it's wise so been eating porridge and mashed potato mainly oh and strawberry custard! Mmmm. I'v...

Thanks for the update. Am following your story closely and really appreciate your updates. Still none the wiser with mine but had impressions etc done although now got another hospital referral. Hope you feel ok and make sure you painkillers to hand. How long is your sentence estimated? Hi Mrs V, I...

So here are a few snaps, annoys me how the brackets look lovely and unobtrusive in photographs whereas atm I still feel they are twice the size of my own head! Lol. Just to point out my back teeth aren't quite fully clenched together in the first photograph as they are a tad sore so that makes the o...

So, I'm alive! Which is always a plus. Got to ortho late because my bus that is supposed to be every 7 minutes was delayed by like half an hour. Nightmare. I sat in the chair he told me that my mini screws aren't in fact going in yet, they will go in at a later date when I have a thicker wire. That ...

Matilda wrote:Good luck today!

Thank you Matilda

Good luck.........I see your having Damon, that's what I have, and in the last 16 Months I was surprised how much my arches were expanded with just the braces. The worst part is the waiting for them to go on............You will do fine. Oldguy Hi oldguy, Thankyou, it's good to hear about the damons...

Hello Missred, I love to hear about you and your progress. I am so happy for you that your ortho is confident that he can fix your teeth without surgery! Your palate is indeed quite narrow, but I think braces can widen your arch quite a bit. Otherwise your ortho would have advised you surgery, I am...

Right, last pics of my naked teeth :cry: lol This is me properly smiling with clenched teeth at the back but I usually would smile covering my bottom teeth so my lip touches the top teeth if that makes sense? Pretty self conscious about my smile but have figured out a way to deal with it as I've gro...