Today has been 4 weeks since the braces went on, so it's time to have them tightened! I can't actually believe it's already been 4 weeks, it's gone so quick. I am SO glad I pushed through it because I feel so much better about my braces now. The ulcers have stopped and I'm talking more normal. I think they key is to have confidence and to realise that actually, they're only braces! They're normal!
Getting them tightened wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I assumed I'd be in pain but I actually wasn't. If your teeth are overcrowded, you have to have each tooth filed so that it creates room when they move, this wasn't painful at all. They just get a small piece of material (think of a nail file but smoother), and place it between each tooth. This makes the teeth slightly smaller so that there's room for your teeth to move. As long as you don't mind the filing sound then it's fine!
I only had my top teeth tightened in the end as my bottom ones haven't moved enough. Now they've been filed and some room has been created, they should move a lot more.
The worse thing out of all of this has been the eating. Only having white soft foods is starting to get on my nerves and I've lost a lot of weight due to this. I don't think I've weighed this little since I was about 12! At least I'll have fun putting it back on again once they're off! Yummm big chunky burgers and currys!
