Two weeks ago I got my braces. When I first got them they were a nightmare. They aren’t so much now, but still, they aren’t as good as not having them at all.<\/p>\n
I’m still flossing, if not before bed in the morning, this still takes forever and is a chore, but we did find this thing called superfloss <\/em>which cuts the flossing time in half (but that’s still fifteen minutes, which is too long.) I miss those little sticks with floss on them, I can’t use them with my braces but they made flossing take about a minute, which is much better than fifteen.<\/p>\n The orthodontist gave me a little box with strips of wax to put on my braces when they’re poking me or something, and since one of the brackets have been poking my gums, which is extremely uncomfortable, it’s very helpful. The only problem is that I can’t eat or drink with the wax in my teeth so I keep having to take in out.<\/p>\n Ulcers. I don’t know if the braces are the causes of the ulcers but they definitely don’t help. especially with the way the orthodontist told me to brush my teeth (between the gums and the teeth, right where the ulcers are!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two weeks ago I got my braces. When I first got them they were a nightmare. They aren’t so much now, but still, they aren’t as good as not having them at all. I’m still flossing, if not before bed in the morning, this still takes forever and is a chore, but we did find … Continue reading Braces: The First Two Weeks<\/span>