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This was actually yesterday i had the appointment but feeling the effects today. I got braces a few months ago and have been going in about every six weeks to get them tightened/get a new wire. At my last appointment, they offered me yesterday as the only day or i would need to wait another week after for an appointment. I didn’t think much of it and said ok that’s fine. Well, they gave me a bigger wire and as the tech was putting it in the back bracket as her final step, it broke. Therefore she had to undo all of the bands and tightening to replace the back bracket. After fixing it, she made sure the wire was in there really solid and proceeded to push down really aggressively on the wire to get it into place. Like, pushing it so hard that my jaw hurt from bracing against her fingers while she added the rubber bands and re-tightened everything. It was a little sore yesterday but i took ibuprofen and ate ice cream so it didn’t bother me much. Today, my teeth are so sore i can barely eat anything more solid than cottage cheese 🥲. I can’t bite down with any pressure on the tooth she needed to replace the bracket, and i can’t even use a straw because the sucking motion makes my front teeth hurt. So there’s about three teeth on my other side that i can use to chew somewhat. So now, i’m stressing about tomorrow because i love thanksgiving food but also i don’t want to make the pain worse. I didn’t even think about thanksgiving when i made the appointment and i should’ve just waited another week. Much of the food is soft, like stuffing, mac and cheese and mashed potatoes but i’m cringing thinking about trying to eat turkey like this. I may have to resort to caveman style and shredding it with my fingers before trying to take a bite and also stay away from tortillas. They’ve not been this sore at my last three appointments so i was not expecting this at all.
TLDR; i went to an orthodontic appointment to get my braces tightened, and now i can’t eat any foods that are harder than mashed potatoes, right before a food holiday.
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