Jan 20/09 - another adjustment :(
I had my 3rd adjustment for my bottom braces and my first for my ibraces (top). In the past few weeks my teeth were sore on and off again. My teeth move so fast which is good but bad at the same time coz the pain is almost constant.
Before I went to my adjustment yesterday I knew it's going to be bad...pain wise. I usually take 2 extra strength tylenol an hour before to help me w/ the pain but yesterday, I forgot to take them. My adjustment was only supposed to take 30min to 45mins max but coz I was in so much pain it took us 1.5hr. It was horrible. Some teeth were more sore than others. Everytime they applied pressure on them it felt like someone was extracting a tooth w/o any numbing agent. I usually handle pain very well...so I know when I'm in pain...I'm REALLY in pain. Oh and they put a thicker wire - ugh! Tattoo for me is nothing...no pain no nothing. Just minor scratches. However, nothing beats the dry socket I developed a few months ago...that was really painful.
Anyway, I found myself sweating when they were adjusting my lower braces. I had to ask the dental assistant to stop every so often. When they put the power chains (elastic to help close my extraction site gap) it was way tighter than the last one I had on and it literally moved my teeth (it was that tight). They also put more bite blocker on my molars so that my upper tooth can move forward and also to prevent me from clenching and grinding my teeth at night.
Adjusting my upper i-braces wasn't bad at all. I felt the pressure and a little pain but it was tolerable. They did it within 5-10 mins. After adjusting I took 2 extra strength tylenol. I wished I wasn't allergic to ibprufen blah! I'm in pain right now and I'm trying not to take anything for it. I really don't want to damage my liver by taking so much tylenol. I'm back to my soft food diet...maybe for a few days or a week. But I'm kinda glad it hurts coz at least I know it's working :)
I had my 3rd adjustment for my bottom braces and my first for my ibraces (top). In the past few weeks my teeth were sore on and off again. My teeth move so fast which is good but bad at the same time coz the pain is almost constant.
Before I went to my adjustment yesterday I knew it's going to be bad...pain wise. I usually take 2 extra strength tylenol an hour before to help me w/ the pain but yesterday, I forgot to take them. My adjustment was only supposed to take 30min to 45mins max but coz I was in so much pain it took us 1.5hr. It was horrible. Some teeth were more sore than others. Everytime they applied pressure on them it felt like someone was extracting a tooth w/o any numbing agent. I usually handle pain very well...so I know when I'm in pain...I'm REALLY in pain. Oh and they put a thicker wire - ugh! Tattoo for me is nothing...no pain no nothing. Just minor scratches. However, nothing beats the dry socket I developed a few months ago...that was really painful.
Anyway, I found myself sweating when they were adjusting my lower braces. I had to ask the dental assistant to stop every so often. When they put the power chains (elastic to help close my extraction site gap) it was way tighter than the last one I had on and it literally moved my teeth (it was that tight). They also put more bite blocker on my molars so that my upper tooth can move forward and also to prevent me from clenching and grinding my teeth at night.
Adjusting my upper i-braces wasn't bad at all. I felt the pressure and a little pain but it was tolerable. They did it within 5-10 mins. After adjusting I took 2 extra strength tylenol. I wished I wasn't allergic to ibprufen blah! I'm in pain right now and I'm trying not to take anything for it. I really don't want to damage my liver by taking so much tylenol. I'm back to my soft food diet...maybe for a few days or a week. But I'm kinda glad it hurts coz at least I know it's working :)
Labels: adjustment, braces, braces pain, clear braces, i-braces, ibraces, tightening
posted by Chers at
12:20 PM
