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I can’t even eat omelette!

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Oh my goodness.  I’ve just tried to eat what I thought would be an easy lunch of cheese omelette with a drink of banana and strawberry smoothie.  The smoothie went down just fine, but the omelette was so difficult.  Uh oh.  I think I’ve possibly had it quite lucky with my top brace so far and unfortunately now the discomfort and annoyance of braces will really begin!

I’d been pretty much eating most things with just my top brace.  I couldn’t bite into apples, carrots, or anything else really hard, but I could still eat these chopped up.  I’d been eating certain meals (like treat night pizza) with a knife and fork to make it easier and more manageable.  The only thing I really hadn’t been eating which I used to love was wraps and fajitas.  I think the wrap would mush all over the brace and as my top bite has moved forward so far away from my bottom teeth, biting things off with my teeth has been quite tricky.  But, if there’s a knife and fork to hand, I can eat it... or I could until today!

6 month adult brace experience update: bottom train track metal brace and biting blocks fitted

This morning I had my bottom brace fitted.  Exciting!  BUT... I also had biting blocks fitted.  These are causing the issue!

The biting blocks look like blue tac – yep they’re blue.  They are on my top back teeth and are the same (or similar) material to a temporary filling.  At the moment they are sticking out to stop my teeth from biting together.  Eventually they’ll wear down and away.  But for now, the purpose is to stop me biting my teeth together.  This will enable my teeth to move as my top canines are currently getting stuck on my bottom canines meaning they’re not moving any more.  One of the top brackets was also catching on a bottom bracket so it will stop this until my bottom bite is corrected.

So basically I now can’t bite ANY of my teeth together!

I can just bite the weird feeling biting blocks onto one  lower back tooth on each side.   So all I have for chewing at the moment is two weird biting block feeling things on two back teeth.  I attempted eating an omelette just now thinking it would be easy, but it was quite tricky!

It's actually really hard to only chew on one tooth on each side and I kept biting my cheek – ouch!  This is certainly going to take some getting used to and I fear a liquid diet is going to be on the cards for a while.

The exciting thing is my teeth should now move even quicker.

The orthodontist said the good thing about the biting blocks are the teeth are no longer obstructed in any way, so they can get a move on!

Aside from these block things, the fitting went well.  I’m now a fully fledged brace face.  Top and bottom!

The fitting was fine, no more than half hour.  I can feel the new brace spiking against the inside of my mouth, but hopefully my mouth will quickly adjust and give the brace the room it needs.

My top brace only took a week or so of getting used to, so I hope this new bottom brace will be just as quick too.  I have wax on hand for any sores and it’s good to know what to expect this time.

My teeth have been feeling quite itchy since!  It’s a strange sensation and makes me want to bite my teeth really hard together – but I can’t because of the blocks!

There’s no pain though and maybe there won’t be with this bottom brace. With the top brace it hurt when I bit my teeth together, but I can’t currently do this because of the biting blocks, so I won't get the biting together teeth pain.  There's a silver lining to these biting blocks after all.

It could all be a different story in a few days once things have settled, so if there’s anything worth writing about I’ll post another braces blog post. I have another two appointments before the end of this year, so my bottom teeth could really be in position and the gap start to be closed before the year is out!  That’s exciting.

Keep an eye on my braces category on this website to follow my entire adult braces journey as an adult - full on train track metal braces in my thirties!

 

My entire braces & false teeth journey from start to finish!

First orthodontist consultation

Making the decision to get false teeth and braces at 30

Braces booking appointment and moulds

Dentist appointment to check teeth for removal

Two weeks until I get braces

Two baby teeth removed ready for adult braces

Top brace fitting

Braces at 30 - day 2

Braces at 30 - day 3

One week with adult braces

18 days with adult braces

One month with adult braces

What happened at my first brace tightening appointment

3 months with adult braces

4 months with adult braces and another tightening appointment

One week after my third braces tightening

Bottom brace fitting and biting blocks

5th brace tightening

6th brace tightening and update

7th brace tightening and update

Elastics added to my braces from top to bottom

False tooth impression taken for my brace

Temporary false tooth on brace

Braces closing gaps and improving overbite

18 months with a brace

13th braces tightening appointment

22 months with an adult brace before and after

15th tightening appointment braces photos

2 year update with adult braces

17th brace tightening at 24 months with an adult brace

My last braces tightening appointment?

The embarrassing day I get my top brace removed

Essix retainer with false tooth - fitting and photos

Dental implants consultation

Can I get dental implants?

20th braces tightening appointment

Peg tooth extraction

28 months - bottom brace removed!

12 reasons I hate the clear Essix retainer

Hawley retainer fitting appointment

The partial denture disappointment

5 weeks until I get my bridges and false teeth!

The final result of my braces at 30 and false teeth

Before and after braces photos

My teeth whitening experience