Tqz wrote:I will probably get metal braces. As you can see from above, I originally started with invisalign, but it didnt really do what I expected.
Everyone always talks about the first few days, but I think that is my biggest fear. What does it actually feel like for those first few days. What are you actually getting used to? Sure you get used to most anything after a while, glasses, contacts, etc... Never having braces before, I dont know what to expect.
Well for me- What I was really getting used to:
1. scratchy things on my teeth.
2. What to do with my lips when I smile, then stop. Putting my lips back over my braces.
3. talking too much, and getting the insides of my lips a bit sore
4. how to apply wax
5. how to floss, brush, and get food out of my brackets/wires
6. What I can and can't eat easily with braces
7. the amount of time it actually takes to eat
8. the amount of effort it takes to keep them clean and free of the food you just spent an hour eating

9. the tightness my teeth feel/ pressure on them
10. the random pain I feel in a tooth, only to realize that it is NOW in a different tooth. Mobile pain
These are just a few things that I have had to deal with this past week..
I hope that helps
