Friday, 23 April 2010
seriously, i think im gonna have a hard time sleeping tonight.
got my ass to the dentist this afternoon and i had my very first braces procedure done.
at first i was so elated when the dentist told me i need not extract any teeth YET.
(will decide again another 6mths later)
a sigh of relief!
phew. so he put separators for me, which is in a form of like rubber bands?
8 of it in between different sections of my teeth.
at first i thot it was quite bearable.
just a lil sore and uncomfortable, i told my mum.
and left the clinic happily like WOO, ITS DONE for the day!
it was until when i had my dinner,
i truly understand what my dentist meant by,
you will experience some pain, difficulties biting and eating properly.
ohgod.
not so bad eating up my burger at mos.
fries a lil hard but still managed to eat some.
until..
i had cravings for my favourite bubbletea!
i still happily ordered my peach red tea with PEARLS and COCONUT JELLY.
so much for being a smart aleck.
I TOTALLY REGRETTED.
it was such a pain and chore chewing those pearls and jelly!
i nearly died. cos it made my whole mouth ache so much!
and my poor friends had to endure my grumbles.
:( boos. whats worse is BRUSHING MY TEETH!
it felt like im suffering from tooth decays. TOTAL TOOTH ACHE.
and i actually moaned in agony when im brushing my teeth.
okay. so embarrassing. but reallyyeeee. ITS THAT PAINFUL. and i just went to google: separators are known as spacers,
which helps to create gap in between teeth to fit in tooth brace in between them. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodontic_spacer)
and quoting wiki:
If the patient has relatively no space between their molars (or none at all), the spacer may hurt from the irritated nerves in the gum of the mouth.
(yes, the nerves hurt mad hell lot!)
Spacers are usually painful, although pain relievers can alleviate the pain if needed.
and the most true part,
When spacers are first applied, there is little to no pain at all;
but the gum around the tooth often starts to hurt after 24 hours.
(which is like nowwwww!)
Depending on the type, spacers may cause pain while chewing, making certain foods difficult to eat.
BAHHHHH. next appointment,
next wed!
and i was thinking, if this is painful,
when the mental braces is no, isnt it be WORSE?!
sweet dreams or beautiful nightmare?
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