104 days; 15th week!

So yesterday I got my orthodontist adjustment, I was supposed to have it last week Wednesday but I had to reschedule yesterday on Monday, and what he did was he got me off my elastics for a while, because they did its job moving my teeth, now there are 2 gaps, and he also got me on a new wire, just slightly more thicker than the last but still flexible. I also got new colours, light blue, and yeah. Wasn't that much, this adjustment wasn't aaaasss painful as my first one, however it still was uncomfortable especially when they tightened my braces. 

My back teeth are a little sore, kind of like a toothache, but my front bottom and top are totally fine. They don't hurt at all, even when I press my tongue on them. It's just if I press my tongue on my back chewing teeth, it hurts. Hopefully it goes away by tomorrow, but yeah other than that I feel really free without the elastics. 

See Ya next update! 

91 days; 13th week! 😭

It's been 13 weeks already... Wow. Next week will be my second orthontist adjustment and can I just say, I am so excited. My right canine isn't exactly shifted in like my left one, but it still just has a little bit more to go. Hopefully by the second adjustment it will shift right in and then my top teeth will allign together. 

The only thing I'm actually worried about is that my teeth will be yellow... Because on one of my tooth, there's been a yellow mark and it's been staying there since. I'm scared its cavities... And also I can notice really closely that some teeth are actually yellow but I'm really confused because I brush my teeth a lot. The only times I don't brush them are after lunch at schools... 

So yeah, I most likely will go and clean my teeth at the dentist soon, definitely before the year ends around December. 

I need to find a date where I'm not busy and stuff. 

I'm also contemplating on getting a light blue for my next ties, I haven't gotten that yet. So far I've only had light purple, and this teal colour. I'm thinking on my last adjustment I'm gonna go back to this real colour because this colour is seriously really pretty. But yeah, nothing much to add. I really hate my elastics, as always. Like I feel free with purely just braces but the elastics just restrict everything which pusses me off. But it's okay because it's doing its job and it will all be work it in the end. Okay, here the photos! 

Not much difference though... 

Soz. I look horrendous in these... Hahaha here's a nice one tho! 

84 Days: 12th week!

Well, my teeth has gotten better. 

My right canine I think has moved down? Well, when I run my tongue behind it, I can feel it a but of gum and a bit of the tooth. It needs to be moved in more, and a little more down. I think it has improved, just a tiny bit from last week. I've also noticed that I'm smiling more, because my teeth looks better now. But my elastics are really hella annoying. 

I can't really laugh or eat comfortably with them at all. But I only have 2 more weeks until my next ortho appointment, and ugh. I have a feeling I'll continue on wearing these damned elastics. I'm probably gonna change my colour to light blue, even though I really like this colour on my teeth at the moment. 

Some days I really forget I actually have braces and other days I'm just so annoyed by them.

Hopefully they'll shift down, and by my second adjustment appointment, the braces will fix up the right tooth. But honestly it's been what, almost 3 months and I've gotten pretty cool results. 

So what im wishing is that my teeth will fully move down and I can take photos (party coming up just 10 days after my adjustment) and I can smile and laugh more comfortably... See ya on my next update! 

11th week; 77 days 😂😏

Wow it's been 11 weeks already... My next appointment will be on the 3rd of December and I am so excited and happy for that 👏👏👏 

so far I have dedinity noticed that my right canine has moved down considerably and I'm thinking just at least 1 or 2 more weeks till it will be in line with the rest of my teeth!! 

I've been feeling some pain in that area as well, and my biting has become better. It's become more easier to bite into things but because the area near my right canine is sore I can't bite much, but on the other side I'm fine.

Pain has become more tolerable but the main thing that bums me out is food getting stuck in my teeth... Especially salads like long lettuce/spinach, and bread remains stuck in my brackets and wires which is annoying as shit. 

I'm thinking of getting pink for my next ties in my brackets but the thing is, I'm going to be smiling a lot after my next appointment with teeth (because they're all shifting a lot) so I want to pick a nice colour... Maybe light blue? I really like the colour of my current braces, a nice teal green, but I want to try all of the colours on my braces. 

The rubber bands are annoying as hell, I hate them so much. To be honest when the bands are off, I feel like my teeth are just normal again with the braces because I've gotten used to them, but adding the rubber bands have really restricted me a lot... It's ugly, painful, and annoying. I really don't want to have the bands for long but at the same time I know I'll be keeping them for my whole treatment. Well hopefully my right canine will align with all my other teeth, OH and also, the curve of my top mouth is ALMOST perfect! It looks really get, I just need the right canine to move down is all. 

Okay, see ya on the next update 😏

9th week and it's 63 days!

it's night time and I'm writing this late because I didn't write one last week and I don't want to forget... I might post an update picture tomorrow but so far the elastics have moved my bottom teeth apart kind of and there are 2 tiny gaps but it's actually noticeable. I think the elastics are making room for the bottom teeth to move and shift around so they can Straighten. WHICH IS A GOOD THIND!

My right canine I feel like it's moved quarter way? Its not as high as it was 2 weeks ago I can tell you that but it hasn't shifted anywhere down considerably. When I roll my tongue behind it I can still feel the gum. But when I roll my tongue where my left canine is, I can feel the back of the tooth. 

I really can't wait till they both align with all my other teeth because I really want to be able to laugh comfortable and smile.

Biting on my front top and bottom teeth isn't as excruciating but still difficult. I can now bite a banana but it feels a little weird and I'll have to do it slowly.

I can't bite into bread or any meats with the front teeth... Apparently the first 3 months is the time when it will be difficult to adjust to braces and so far I can agree. I'm halfway to 3 months and I can tell you now that in the beginning it was pretty hard but after a while, you just self consciously know that you can or can't do this or bite or eat this. You know how to brush your teeth with them on, you ajust to the pain and soon they just become a part of you and not like a foreign subject.

anyways, hopefully I'll update tomorrow morning with a photo if not it was because I forgot. Peace and update soon xoxo

7 week! 49 Days & my first ever adjustment!

Well today was my seventh week and my first teeth adjustment and tightening.

And god damn did it hurt.

IT HURT.

The actual taking off the wire, snapping on the wire, tugging on the ties and tightening something was a little painful. Well. My ortho was doing something to my front tooth and then suddenly, a pain of lightening strikes up my teeth to my gum and I yelled.

Yup

I chose a nice aqua green colour this time, oh.

AND HE PUT ME ON RUBBER BANDS.

So now I have pretty thin bands that go in a triangle shape and it's called the "Owl."

I'm still talking like normal with them, but I seriously might have some problems when  I eat.... it's really in the way of my eating, but the rest I will be fine with.

When I talk, the bands are pretty noticeable and it's like I have saliva or something there.... it's a little creepy and not that appealing but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get used to them.

I don't know if he changed the wire but it still looks pretty similar...

Well the pain is pretty sore and I know later tonight my teeth might be really, really, sore. It's okay, it's all part of my process with getting much more beautiful teeth in the future.

6th week! 42 dayyysssss

No changes! same old same old, although the left canine has considerably sunk back down MUCH more than the left canine... I'll upload a picture tomorrow, because I forgot to take a picture today...

I have an orthodontist appointment next week, Wednesday marking my 7th week and the first appointment since I first put my braces on. I am absolutely looking forward to that!

I'm not sure as to what colour I should change it to, maybe something like light blue. I currently have light purple so maybe light blue would be nice.

I'm thinking as my teeth get better I'll get bolder with the colours but for now, I'll stay subtle. 

No major pain, except my back teeth teeth hurt when I push my tongue against it... my front teeth are still sensitive and I can't bite directly to anything yet. I can eat pretty much anything as long as it's in small pieces and I'm chewing it on my back teeth.

can't wait for the appointment next week though! :D I hope my ortho makes some changes and pulls down the canines or something, because I'm extremely excited to be able to smile confidently.... Till next week! xoxox

36th night!

So just then I rolled my tongue with a litttttle but of pressure behind the tooth that I'm pointing at in the photo, and I felt more pain associated there compared to all the other parts of my teeth. And i was immensely happy because that means that the canine next to it, will hopefully start to shift down a bit!

I remember I felt pain in the exact tooth, opposite from it, and the canine next to that tooth had shifted. I'm so excited because my canines will both soon be in the same level and that means that they can start shifting into their supposed to be places!!!

I also feel immense pain in my front right tooth as well, just the one next to the one I was pointing at, and seriously I have no idea why.

Maybe because that one is also shifting as well?

And speaking of that tooth, it has like. shrunk. Like it's smaller than the left front tooth... I have a feeling because before, that tooth used to be pushed out and a little more crooked. You couldn't tell in photos but if I lean back, you can see that the tooth is actually twisted a bit too much to the left and pushed out a bit.

But now, when I lean back to check the alignment of the two front teeth, they both align together.

However the shitty thing is, that even though the tooth is straight; it's friggin noticeably shorter than the other front tooth. I seriously hope this is just a temporary thing, and that it will shift to the same level as the other front tooth.

But seeing as how it's already straight.... I don't know.

I absolutely can't wait for my first appointment with braces in like 12 more days.

Then hopefully my ortho will make some changes and fixes to my canines and my front tooth. Also, not much progress on the bottom teeth and they don't hurt as much as the top.

Okay, see ya next week! xoxo

p.s on the far left side of my cheek I can feel a bit of the wire, but only when I run my tongue over it... I think because my left canine had shifted down that's why the wire has expanded back more. Just something I thought I should had.

Fifth week! 35 days ~

I'm going to be a bridesmaid in 3 days and I guess there's really no way to speed or do anything about my teeth now :( oh well... No major changes; same with the left canine still half way there but not completely. Sigh

The fourth week! (28 Days) 1 Month.

My left canine has definitely gone down more than the right one.

Whenever I roll my tongue under the tooth, I can feel half gum and half tooth.

However when I roll my tongue under the right canine, all I feel is gum. Like what a missing tooth would feel like.

I've also noticed that my front tooth on the right has straighten considerably... It used to be out a bit and crooked, but now it's actually pretty well aligned with the left front tooth.

However... The tooth is shorter. I don't know why but just then when I was brushing my teeth, I realised the the front right tooth is shorter than my left one...

I'm also scared that I'll have some sort of tooth decay since that right front tooth still has the small yellow mark and no matter how much I brush, it won't go away... I have a feeling it's worn away tooth enamel and I seriously don't want that.

Pain wise, my teeth have been in pain in many different places although it's more sore on one spot than another. The front bottom and top teeth are still sore, not as sore as last week but still sensitive. Hopefully I'll be able to bite with food with them.

So... One month of braces. Just around 17 more months to go. No dramatic changes except that I can actually feel my left canine when I run my tongue on the inside.

Here's the photos:

3 weeks at night

My mouth has been such a pain.

The sores are massive.
No changes.
My throat hurts.
My gum was bleeding again while I was brushing my teeth.

it's so much pain.

Well here's the photo I took this morning... trust me. It looks like I'm happy but I'm not.

Day 21 ; Week 3

Oh what a sight... The sores have formed, and this morning when I woke up; my lips and brackets were joined together and it was seriously a pain to pry them off.

It was only until i ate breakfast and brushed my teeth when the pain subsided.

Update at night but now here are the ugly sores....

Day 20!

I have realised a slight shift, juuusssttt a slight on my left canine compared to the right one. The left one has moved a tiny little bit more downwards and I know this because when I smile the left one has a smaller gap then the right one. And also whenever I brush my teeth over the left canine, it hurts. I complain while I brush but it means that it's probably moving down which is good.

Also, whenever I chew or run my tongue over the small tooth (the one in between the left front tooth and the left canine) it kind of hurts.

When I was brushing my teeth just then, my lower gum started to bleed and I had no idea why. It just started bleeding and I just brushed my teeth twice and the bleeding went away....

My sores are starting to really hurt because they've diverted themselves on my top left and right lip...

I liked using the way however I really want my mouth to toughen up and not be a baby.

So overall, no major changes just minor ones which I might talk about tomorrow if it comes up. But I'm pretty excited because my left canine has started to shift a bit. I'll need to check up photos for comparison but I'm pretty 70% sure it has. Here are some photos and I point at the tooth which has started to move a bit.

Just a selfie! day 16!

Here's just a happy selfie I took while walking home today :)

It is declared... Two weeks! (15 days)

So two weeks have passed sinced my mouth has been invaded with braces. Quick run down:

- front bottom and front top teeth are still sensitive and not able to bite anything AT ALL.
even of like noodles are clamped between these two, it feels like my wire is gonna snap off.

- just two days ago I had 2 of the biggest sore on the inside of my lip, this is near the front left side of my bottom mouth. I haven't used any wax until today mainly because I wanted my mouth to toughen up and get used to it. But the wax makes it a bit better. I also have one other major sore but that one hasn't been a problem, and the brackets and wires have made dents in my mouth.

- people notice them. A LOT. because you know you can just see the braces. even people who have never met me notice them, take for example 5 and 6 year olds.

- heaps difficult to smile or laugh at all because of my teeth + braces.

- it's been pretty uncomfortable to smile in photos (YES! even with just lips and no braces!) it just feels heaps awkward with all that metal filled in your mouth.

- my orthodontist has been heaps nice to me since I've gotten them on; they've been sending me emails with do and don'ts, they've given me some care notes in an information package, they even called a couple of days ago asking me how I was doing with braces. I'm extremely happy that I've chosen this specific orthodontist because the staff and hospitality is incredible!

- I have told them that I do not floss. yes I haven't flossed one day for the whole 2 weeks of my braces regime. which is bad I know I know. But I can't seem to wrap my head around it and I don't have the tools. They told me to go out and buy a flossing product with a stiffer thread at the end for flossing however I just don't have time for that.

- I'm running out of the Colgate travel toothpaste they gave me.

- been brushing my teeth after ever meal (usually 3 times a day because I have school for 6 hours) and mouthwashing morning and night.

- today a piece of tuna for stuck in my teeth and today was the first time I had to go to the bathroom to brush it out with my tiny spikster (small little tooth brush made for braces)

- I have a wedding in one month and I am incredibly fat and my teeth won't shift until my first tightening appointment on October 15th. 10 days after the wedding....

I doubt my teeth will shift at all, however I really hope the canines could sink but...

Anyways that's it for the 2 week update! See ya in next update ~

Day 8! (technically officially a week)

ITS BEEN ONE WEEK!!!! YISSSS

I'm trying to train to chew though it's really difficult. ...

but it's been a week and I'm probably gonna post less frequently now since I'm so busy, though I'll still post!

Here's the week photo~~

Day 7

trying to train my teeth to chew...

I really hope I'm able to chew food by the end of this week.

However it's really painful... ughhhhhh

6th Day! And it's spring ~

Today I went to school, and it has been easier. I can talk, however I have a MASSIVE lisp!!

First thing I did in first period was a debate....

Well, that's really great at pronouncing mt braces to the world!

Update soon!

Day 5!

The pain has subsided, there aren't any cuts yet though.

But I can feel the little bumps on the inside of my bottom lip....

Tomorrow I'm going to school, that means I'm revealing my braces to my friends, classmates, teachers and basically every single person I talk to.

My teeth are still sensitive and unable to chew anything, and I haven't really gotten used to the braces yet.

Today, I blended a pie.

Yep.

I blended a pie.

And it was... pretty delicious I must say. It was like the inside of a sausage roll, but pie version. However cleaning after wasn't all that fun.... The little bits were stuck in the blades of the blender, took forever to take out! Shall update with the braces!

(P.s, I might not update everyday mainly because I'm busy and I forget things, or I'm too lazy to take pictures or put up posts... But I'll definitely put a post at every tightening I have! I'm just posting alot this week mainly because it's my first week with braces...)

Oh, and my teeth haven't shifted anywhere... It's not really noticeable and I don't see any changes. My gum also started to bleed... Maybe because I'm brushing my teeth too much?

The fourth night quick update

I can feel the little bumps and sores inside my lower mouth where the braces are hitting against...

The pain is still intense, and it's not really comfortable with the bumps...

Tomorrow there's definitely gonna be ulcers and cuts -_-""

Oh and I haven't flossed.

I seriously should.

Day 4 with the tracks!

Still heaps in pain. Still hungry. Still grumpy. Still depressed. But took really nice pictures with them...

I can talk but I have a tiny lisp, not as bad as yesterday though.

Brushing my teeth has been a little easier, although I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FLOSS!! I'll try do it tonight...

Nothing has shifted yet, the pain is supposed to be my teeth removing itself in my jaw BUT I SEE NO MOVEMENTS.

I have a feeling it'll take at least 2 weeks for the canines to move a fraction... Till then, can't wait...

Day 3 + Third night with Braces!

Ugh the pain is still there...

I didn't go to school today, because my teeth were too sensitive and I didn't want to risk it.

I can't chew AT ALL, the thought of chewing just pains my teeth. So that means I've been drinking soup, blending bananas and drinking.

The pain is just as bad as yesterday but I'm less moody.... But I get really sad because I'm not able to eat any normal food... In a way it's good since I usually eat junk food but I miss chewing and crunching onto things. I haven't got the massive withdrawal symptoms from not chewing my with the pain of my teeth and no food is really making me sad.

Cleaning my teeth is getting a little easier but the saliva just comes drooling out... I have no idea how to floss and it's pretty annoying trying to scour through videos to know how to floss.

I just can't wait for the week to be over and my teeth just go back to normal.... The pain is unbearable I just want to cry but can't cry.

Also there's assignments and tests I should get to but my teeth is in the way... -_-

Today's pics are prettier than the last 2 days mainly because I shot these in the daylight.

Update soon!

Second night with Braces!

The whole day my teeth were so damn sensitive.... All I had today were the continental soup boxes (like 5 servings of them today), 2 400 mL milk tea, avocado and banana smoothie and that's it. I think I'll probably gain if I don't eat properly within this next 2 weeks...

I'm extremely moody and depressed... It was raining so much here, but then it was sunny then rainy. I hung the clothes and because of the rain I had to take it back in. Then it suddenly was sunny so I hung it back. It began to drizzle in the after noon and I started crying because of the rain and I just wanted the damn clothes to dry. I took them in at night.

Lol, I cried mainly because the pain from my teeth and the overwhelming emotions from emotional pain as well.

I'm literally craving a cheeseburger from McDonald's and fries and delicious fizzy soft drinks... that's all I ever want....

I'm lying down not finishing my English essay because I'm in too much pain emotionally and physically and I feel like all the pressure in the world is pushing against my teeth and it's so damn sensitive that when I run my tongue against it, my teeth starts throbbing like f**k.

The panadol hasn't been doing much and I really just want to sleep....

Brushing my teeth is a little okay, but the tiny spikster got stuck between my wire tonight... I was tugging and pulling it for it to come out...

I was afraid that it would change the bracket and wire or something...

I STILL don't know how to floss .. I really don't want to floss....

But I know I seriously should floss so I'll start tomorrow.

I don't want to floss.

My teeth are aching and I'm really tired and it's only 7:39 pm....

*cries*

Second Day With Braces! Day 2.

Well I woke up not wanting to open my mouth and if I didn't move it I would not feel the braces. But the pain is there... it's not as intense as last night but it's pretty sore.

I took a day off school today, mainly because I felt a little sick and I didn't want people hitting into my mouth. Because if you went to my school you know that when class ends people start being a pack of animals in traffic when going down those stairs.

I brushed my teeth, and I'm kind of getting used to it.... it's really weird and literally saliva is everywhere, but hopefully I'll be able to master brushing my teeth soon.

The only problem I have is the flossing. I seriously don't know how to do it and when ever I do, saliva keeps dripping out...

Not to scare you, but it's like I'm drooling over the love of my life.

I'll keep ya updated on my 2nd night with the braces! So far, the pain is bearable, it's just whenever you swallow or move your jaw it's sore... But I'm actually getting used to it.

The sores and cuts haven't made its debut yet... uGH that's what I'm so nervous about. I hate ulcers and cuts...

Here's the pics!