The way towards an unexpected adult treatment

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Prefade

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Hello everyone,
As I unexpectedly slipped into an orthodontic treatment as a 35 years old male, I thought it would be fair to share my experience to you, after all the hours I had been strolling this forum, reading your stories, watching your video collections ect.

As a short comparision: While I was always fascinated by braces and had some fantasy about it, I recently slipped (really unexpected for me) into the journey towards a real orthodontic treatment.

While this is still completley crazy to me (and I honestly don't know how to feel about it), I decided to share it to you like a story, but completly based on true facts.

Currently I signed the overall treatment plan and wait for the day, the journey really starts. So you can expect some chapters of the story in the next few days until we've reached the current status. After that I plan to update everytime "something" happens.


Please feel free to ask any questions you have and give all that advices regarding my writing (non native speaker).
 
1. Chapter:
Dental and orthodontic history:
Well, I always was blessed with a very good oral health. To this day, I never had a single cavity, nor issues with roots or gums (knock on wood) even while I was probably not the person with the highest standards on hygiene for a long time.

As a teenager around the age of 14 I nevertheless needed orthodontic treatment. My mom and me were referred to an ortho because of my -as i know today -pretty severe deep bite, my lower front teeth were hitting and irritating the gums behind the top ones. As almost every teen this age I was kind of excited to get braces, like much of the other kids in school.
You can imagine the slight disappointment when the ortho mentioned that this could be treated very efficient with removable braces and there is no exact need to have fixed ones, but we would have both options to choose from.
I tried a discussion with my mom, who was totally into the removable option. But as a teen this age, how would you argue. The argument "everybody has them and it's cool" was really weak against her arguments regarding the costs, the impact and my own consequence regarding the dental hygiene at this time.

So I ended up getting a kind of bionator/activator appliance to wear after school and at night. In the retrospective, I still can't tell why it worked anyway, because for my stubborn teenager me it was a new challenge to find ways, avoiding to wear it at least after school. I can't tell how much, but there has been a bunch of emergency appointments because something on the appliance was broken again. But it did it's job, or at least did what was expected that time: the deep bite got better and the irritation in the gums was gone. Treatment done.

What wasn't gone, or became even stronger after that, was the fascination of fixed braces. I absolutly liked the look. At around 18, I dated a girl my age, who still had braces, and kissing her was kind of mindblowing to me.


So this stayed as a strong fantasy since then, especially with the then more rare sights of braces on woman. I often had the fantasy of getting them as an adult, but there has always been many things to consider:
1. My teeth themselves look pretty straight, no crowding, only a few minor gaps. Not really good arguments to talk about the need of adult braces. (You could still talk about the deep bite, but I had no issues with this either)
2. While it seemed absolutly exciting in fantasy, I would be completely self conscious about having them as an adult male (I never liked the look on males tbh.)
3. For a long time I was constantly broke, so even if I would need them I couldn't afford them.

At the end all of the braces thing stayed just my own fantasy, watching videos and reading fictional stories about braces.
Just until the start of this year...
 
2. Chapter:

While towards the end of my twenties my career finally really started and my workplaces happend to be all around the world, I never changed my dentist. Still the same dentist in my hometown, where I had been since ever.

It was a logistical challenge to align checkups with the rare and then always busy visits at home. But at least I managed it to get a checkup almost every year. And as mentioned earlier, there had never been real issues to my teeth, gums ect.

The only thing that took place at around the same time at the end of my twenties was, that sights of wear on my teeth were starting to show up.
According to my old dentist, nothing to really worry about. Probably just grinding at night due to the stress of my career. He made some nightguards, basically just a thin essix-retainer, to prevent further damage.

I really can't tell why, but I was confident that he is absolutely right about it and did no further own research. It would have been obvious to do this research, as I occasionally read about all kind of orthodontic things due to my general fascination about this topic. But it never happend.

My journey with this night guards appeared normal to me. Every year I got a new one as the old retainer was really worn down. The only issue I had was my own wear-time.
Just the old topic of my own consequence, that I couldn't manage since years. I sometimes hate myself for it, but I kind of managed living with it.

Two and a half years from now, the old dentist retired and his office was closed due to the lack of someone willing to take over. And coming back to my own consequence, you can guess what has happend since then:
I hadn't been to any other dentist for a checkup since then.

By new years eve, and with some career steps resulting in less travelling ect. I made a commitment to focus on myself a little more this year.
And besides some other ideas like stopping smoking (side-note: this didnt work yet) and trying to loose some pounds (worked at least a little), there was a dental checkup on the list.


So I found a office nearby, new, modern and -important today- with the possibility for online-scheduling.
And only two weeks into the new year, I sat in this new and really modern dentist office.
Well I was kind of nervous and also a little embarrassed showing the completley worn down nightguard.

What I learned that day:
1. The wear on my front teeth is significant and should be addressed
2. My teeth and gums are still in a really good health considering the fact how much I obviously "work" on them.
3. The idea of just wearing a retainer-like device at night to prevent damage isn't anymore the state-of-the-art treatment since years.

You can imagine, I was a little surprised. Mostly about myself, that I never had considered that the techniques of my old dentist could be as old as himself. Normally I'm a person reconsidering really everything, researching many things ect. But on this topic, even with my fantasy, I have been completly blind.

At the end I agreed on getting a custom "splint", a clear device with special planes for the teeth to work on.

But there was this recommendation, that almost gave me goosebumps:
"The amount of wear on your teeth and the old nightguard really isn't what we consider "normal". As I'm no expert in this field, I would recommend you to go and see an orthodontist. As I think this isn't just "stress-related" grinding, we should check if there could be an issue with your bite or the joints of your jaw".

Boom, there it was: Orthodontist, the person of hidden fantasies and now real anxiety.
 
That's an unexpected turn! And now, what do you think about really getting braces? Fascination? Fear? Impatience of waiting? turn-on? I hope you get what you really want!
 
3. Chapter:

I should go and see an orthodontist. What shall I do with this information now?
I'm not sure, should I feel excited because of my own fantasy about this whole topic? Or am I nervous and scared about it, because it was clearly a fantasy and i would never have the guts to do it in real life?

These thoughts came back constantly in the week after the recommendation (and are not completly sorted out until today).
And there happened another thing, that was totally be expected:
I managed myself completley into a rabbit-hole, searching for everything about TMJ, Bruxism and all the possible relations to bite-issues ect.

And, like always on the internet, Horror-Stories...
You know the drill: put the slightest health issue into the google-search and you will probably die from it.

I soon had to acknowledge:
The way of googling and self-diagnosing me, didn't do much good to my mind. But now I knew, that there could be something out of shape, and it would bother my mind as long as I didn't get an professional opinion on it. There is no way out than to take the step towards an orthodontic consultation.

The office I found nearby offered online-scheduling as well. At least no embarrasing phone call, explaining the appointment is for me and not one of my kids (don't have kids, but would be possible agewise). 

Oh my god, I really booked an consultation in two weeks. Am I going to sit in a waiting room full of teenagers? Are there other adults?

It has been two really intense weeks. Mind racing between the embarrasing image of wearing braces as an adult and the lingering excitement, that there is a slight possibility that these fantasies could come real.

At one point I had to talk about it and explained to my best friend about the orthodontic consultation. She really showed me a mirror: "you're freaking out about a consultation before even knowing if a treatment is necessary?" "Even if, your teeth look pretty straight to me, as an adult you just take some of these fancy aligners. Noone will ever notice it anyway".

Propably she is right, but my mind keeps playing tricks on me at this point, isn't it?

Finally the wait is over and I drive towards the office for my first consultation.
As expected, in the waiting room are mostly teenagers. And one woman of approximately my age. Is she in treatment as well? Don't look obviously, just focus on your own nervousness.
Thoughts are quickly gone, as she just had been waiting for her kid.

But right before I could think about beeing the only adult around, the assistant shows up:
"Okay Mr. W, please follow to the consultation room."
 
4. Chapter:
It's a really crazy feeling. I'm sitting in an orthodontic chair, surrounded by all kinds of tools ect. that i know out of all the videos I watched the last years.
On a shelf nearby, all kind of demonstration appliances. Removable braces, fixed braces of all kinds, aligners and all the additional appliances like expanders ect.

I really can't tell what's going on, is it the anxiety of reality or the inner fantasies? In the end it doesn't really matter, but I didn't feel very comfortable in this situation.

The ortho isn't much older than me, pretty fascinating career, owning his own office at that age. We start with a conversation about the reason of my visit. Obviously it's the recommendation and since then my own feeling of something beeing off. Then my dental/ortho history, and some general health related questions.
Then it slowly starts to get more focused: "Snoring?"
Bulls-Eye, right to another weak spot...
"Ahh, honestly... very very much"

The chair reclines and he starts to dive right into the first quick examination.
- " Can confirm, overall good health of teeth and gums"
- "This wear on your front teeth is really strong"

He takes all kind of measurements while I'm opening and closing my teeth all the time, combined with his "buzzwords" that were then noted by the assistant. Most of them I know, some are new. But even while i knew these words, the numbers which he combines with the different orthodontic alignments still remain a secret to me.
Perhabs it was the best for me, not knowing if its good or bad, as my mind was going completly crazy in this situation anyway.

After all this examinations inside my mouth, he goes over to my jaws and joints.
I obviously had tried to examine them on my own at home before. So far I had not experienced any pressure or pain that I could relate to my jaws.
And my own -probaply very amateurlike- examination according to tipps of the internet didnt reveal any issues there.
But when I opened and closed my jaws he managed to hit some points. Let me tell you, he obviously knows better than me, where to touch to reveal some really uncomfortable pressure.

After some time the examination is over and the chair lifts again. My mind shifted as well, still nervous but as well some excitement wether my "self-diagnosis" was right or not.

"Well, what I've seen so far, there are some gaps between your teeth and some of them are rotated a little bit. And we can see the deep bite, that is about 4mm."
"These alignment issues, are more or less a cosmetic issue, that could be addressed with every treatment option if you would like to."

Hmm, hopefully there is more information and recommendation coming. With this vague info, I'm not coming anywhere near making a decision... But I didn't have to wait long.

"Where I'm not 100% sure about is, wether these obvious issues are the cause of your teeth grinding and obvious tensions in your tmjs. Why didn't you mention any pain in your tmjs earlier?"

"Never felt real pain, feels like always"

"Okay, you must have a pretty high pain tolerance and it developed slowly over years so you didn't feel the changes. But there are some real tensions I could feel."

Great... I knew that I had a high pain tolerance, but so much I could ignore this?

"I would recommend to dive further into diagnosing and examining this, to determine what exactly is going on. Unfortunately this isn't covered by the free first consultation. I would like to give this contract for the preparation of a detailed treatment plan to you, that costs 450$. Take it, think about it and when you return it signed you can schedule the next appointment for all detailed examinations."

"What kind of treatment should I expect then? I'm a little nervous about it"

"Well, it really depends on this next step. As you are here because of the functional question not asthetics, I currently think that it could go somewhere of wearing a tmj-splint at least at night. But if its more complicated it could be recommended to have a treatment that could tackle these aesthetic issues as well as a side effect."

To my own surprise, I signed this precontract without any further thoughts right on the spot.

Now there is the waiting for the appointment in three weeks.
 
corynnehunzyker said:
That's an unexpected turn! And now, what do you think about really getting braces? Fascination? Fear? Impatience of waiting? turn-on? I hope you get what you really want!
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I honestly can't tell right now. I think all of it more or less?
Sometimes a turn-on, most times really fear of it getting really awkward and weird. I feel like going insane of this mix of emotions...
What really is prominent all the time is the impatience, as the time between the signing and the official start feels extremely long.
 
5. Chapter:

There i was, still unsure what to exactly do with the informations I got on that day. Of course I went back into my rabbit-hole, googling and asking ChatGPT...

The only thing that was more clear for me: Something is off, now for sure. Some kind of treatment will come up for sure, the only question: how complex.

Within those weeks I got this custom night guards from the dentist. It already is at least some kind of a splint, with these special planes to bite on. And wearing these made it even more obvious: I wake up way more relaxed, and my whole face felt different, but it always went back to that "normal" feeling, latest until lunchtime.

But there was a "downer" included as well: my own "compliance". I like wearing them and feel, that they are helping with my sleep, but anyway there are only about 75% of the nights where I wear them. And honestly, I hate myself for this but it just happens...
And with this knowledge I had to admit to myself: no matter what possible treatment-options ect. I would get in the future appointments, aligners won't work for me. I always liked fixed braces way more, but in reality for myself the thought about aligners were kind of a straw, if I would chicken out on my appearance with a possible upcoming treatment.

It hasn't been easy weeks for my mind and I was kind of relieved that the next appointment was coming up quickly. While I was still nervous, it atleast didn't feel that awkward to walk into the office like it was the first time.
I got all kind of examinations.
At first the assistant took pictures in all angles of me, my mouth ect. It really felt ridiculous having such a big camera that close to my face. I honestly would have been able to lick the lense if I had tried to...
Then X-Rays. At first the standard panoramic one, after that a special 3D X-Ray (of course coming with additional 100$) for the joints.

After those I had to go to the treatment room. A teenager getting braces on, in one chair. On another a boy in his late teens, having a serious talk about wear time and compliance. I instantly felt really sorry for him, this could have been me for sure...
To my surprise, I was completly calm at that point.
Two more things to do:
At first this intraoral scan. By far the best invention in years to replace these disgusting impressions.
At last, a functional analysis of my bite-movement. A frame with multiple sensors around my face to completley record how my jaws exactly move when I'm biting down ect.

At this point I thought: that wasn't too bad of an appointment. But I was invited to the ortho's office for a quick chat.

First question: How am I doing with these new nightguards.
He doesn't seem too surprised about me, feeling way more relaxed after a night with them on.

"How about the wear time? Every night?"
I feel kind of caught.
"I'm asking because you already told in the first consultation about your compliance during your first treatment as a teenager. And if it isn't way different now, I could and should take that into account right away while I work on that treatment plan with today's results."
I honestly agreed with him, slightly embarrased.
And then there was the other question. "How would you feel about a treatment being visible to others, like fixed braces? Is it an complete no-go or would you consider it if today's results would recommend it?"
There it was completley back. The mix of pure excitement about fixed braces and the fear of my own appearance to others...

"I think I would consider it, if it would be absolutely necessary!" Well, it was kind of the truth, but was it the complete truth? I don't know.
But what I already knew, that this will be very long six weeks, until my detailed diagnosis and treatment plan is ready.
 
6. Chapter:

The first week after that appointment I went nuts... my thoughts were running from "no matter what he will come up with, just do it." To "screw it all, you hadn't had serious problems at all"

And I went deeper into my rabbit-hole. After some time I was sure, it all has to do with the deep bite. So I have to expect fixed braces with bite Turbos or even a biteplate. There was no other way to explain it. And ChatGPT thinks the same!

I had to talk to my best friend again.
I explained my situation to her, starting with this new feeling of these nightguards going to the propable need of fixed braces.
Her reaction was hilarious, but I like her exactly for this: at first real concerns about me having serious medical issues, then some giggling about fixed braces as an adult. While she was probably imagining me with braces, she said "at least you don't get these shiny traintracks like teenagers as an adult". Hmm, yes you do, we have to face that this could probably be an option at least.
Of course I couldn't tell her that I like metal braces on others.
She quickly changed to her supportive personality and assured me, that I really should do what is good for my health without concerns about others. She is right if you think about it completley without emotions. But I can't hold them back like I want to.

The weeks went by, and at least one thing in my mind cleared up:
If he comes up with an treatment, DO IT. Because I probably would absolutely hate myself for later issues, that could have been prevented.

In my head it was clear as well: it will be a treatment with fixed braces for sure and something for the deep bite as well.

But still the question:
Face my inner desire for metal brackets? But how to argument for them when asked why the obvious option?
Ceramic? Not that obvious, but with my life? I'm surviving of cigarettes, coffee and indian curry. Could be messy within the first week...
Lingual braces? I don't like them... and something constantly irritating my tounge? I would go insane probably.

Well, I still don't know what he will come up with anyway... could still be, that my mind just plays a really weird game with me.

The six weeks went by, mind constantly racing. But the thoughts are still the same. If treatment, then do it. If fixed braces, take another thought about the type and listen his recommendations.

But honestly: That night before the appointment, I got way less sleep than during my time as a student working in a club.
 
7. Chapter:

It felt like this is the big day (Spoiler: by now, there is a much bigger day to wait for).
I was really extremely nervous, when I sat down in the office and the big screen shows all the photos and x-rays. Feels weird to see your own mouth on display.
At first we look to the imaging of my bite movement, and he explains that when I opened wide, my joints are working as they should. But when biting down, the lower jaw moves back and presses tight into the joints. Fortunately there is no big damage visible yet, but this should definetly be addressed.
Sounds right to me, and proves my theory about the deep bite at this point.
Switch to another slide. Picture of my side profile and the X-Ray from the same side with multiple lines drawn in.
And here we get to the root of the issue. (Throwback: ChatGPT and me already "solved" it, but there is a reason why orthos exist and have a pretty hard time studying their profession).

I'm shown, that my front teeth in both jaws are tilting inwards instead of slightly outwards. And on the X-Rays with those multiple lines, he shows me the angle between the nose and teeth. This one is way too small, indicating my upper jaw is entirely too far in the back and those teeth really would have to come forward.

You remember my own mind? First immediate thought was: "No way, I would need a frickin' facemask." But I managed to stay calm, at least one the outside.

This condition of the upper teeth force my lower jaw to move significantly back when biting down. If I would bite down in the way my joints are supposed to, I would basically have an underbite.

To give you an analogy of what i saw: you know these videos, how an herbst-appliance influences the movement of your jaw? It looks exactly the same, just the opposite direction and with my teeth instead of an appliance...

After that we had a look at those asthetical issues, that would be gone by facing the bigger issue as well. But honestly I didn't listen very well, I was just focused how he wants to move this upper jaw, the scary thought of a facemask still in my head.

He comes back from the shelf with those models. At this point I got goosebumps:

The first model of an appliance for the palate, I've not seen before yet. It looks a little bit like a QuadHelix with additional TADs. I learned it is a slider-appliance, that is supposed to pull my molars (and with them the entire row of teeth) forward. At the start of the treatment I will have to wear "only" this appliance for 6 months and get those molars pulled forward by 4 to 5 mm.

I really had to pull myself together to stay calm at this point. Never had a serious thought of really getting something like this...

After these initial 6 months, the fixed braces will be added, to align everything over the next 1,5 years. The slider should stay in for the whole treatment time of 2 years, because he wants to have the possibility of reactivating it, when it shows that there is more space needed due to the bite that is developing throughout the treatment.

Holy shit, it's really a lot to process at this point. Is this really happening?

There are two options for the braces only, metal or ceramic. The lingual variant isn't recommended by him, because of the appliance, that already sits behind my teeth.
No way, I could decide this right now, but luckily I can wait until the appointment in 6 months to finally decide. "You can change your mind until the point the first bracket is glued to your teeth"

Even though my mind is a mess at this point, I managed to ask another question: "Once we have enough space in the upper jaw, how will the lower jaw be aligned to biting down properly?"
In my head were more additional appliances spooking around.
But he explains, that in most cases, the lower jaw would come forward (out of its forced position) completley by itself, perhabs with some help of rubberbands.


You can tell I was completely lost at this point. It's getting real, it is necessary and it's way more complex than ever expected.
I don't know why, but without further thinking I signed the treatment plan and the contract right on the spot and made an appointment for putting the appliance in mid of July.
 
Get fixed metal braces!!! You won’t regret it!

I got real fixed metal braces recently and it is the best feeling in the world feeling the fixed brackets on your teeth. Don’t worry about what others will think. No one ever really cares and the few times people asked me about them they just asked super basic questions like when I got them, how long treatment is, things like that.

Metal is better than ceramic in my opinion but that’s just because I love how metal brackets look but that’s up to you!
 
ortho218 said:
Ahh shame you have to keep us waiting, hope everything goes well, I’m really enjoying this read!
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You have no idea, how much this waiting-time is bothering me.
Thank you, I will try to keep this type of writing.

Bracesagain said:
Get fixed metal braces!!! You won’t regret it!

I got real fixed metal braces recently and it is the best feeling in the world feeling the fixed brackets on your teeth. Don’t worry about what others will think. No one ever really cares and the few times people asked me about them they just asked super basic questions like when I got them, how long treatment is, things like that.

Metal is better than ceramic in my opinion but that’s just because I love how metal brackets look but that’s up to you!
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Thank you so much!
Until this year, I would have agreed 100%, not a single question about it. I really can't explain why -now that it's getting real and serious- these doubts had come up.  Currently I'm on 75% metal, 25% ceramic. But this really changes on a daily Basis.
 
Prefade said:
You have no idea, how much this waiting-time is bothering me.
Thank you, I will try to keep this type of writing.

Thank you so much!
Until this year, I would have agreed 100%, not a single question about it. I really can't explain why -now that it's getting real and serious- these doubts had come up.  Currently I'm on 75% metal, 25% ceramic. But this really changes on a daily Basis.
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It’s even better once you get the real metal braces on. You will not regret it. It is amazing. I was also a bit scared of getting braces because I was worried what my colleagues and friends and family would think. But everyone was supportive and no one cares.

I never regretted it even once. I spent so many hours staring at my brackets and feeling them in my mouth. It is such a huge turn on that nothing compares to!!

Good luck on the decision! Trust me I was right there with my doubts but decided to do it and it was a life changing experience
 
8. Chapter:
I think the door of the office wasn't even fully closed when the first thought hit: "oh my god, what have you done". And the drive back home was again a pure mix of excitement and fear.

Looking back, I'm confident it was the best decision to sign the contract right on the spot. Otherwise I would have been crazy about it all the time until I would have made the same decision only delaying the "unavoidable".

And since this appointment and after reading the diagnosis and treatment plan multiple times, my confidence in this decision grows more and more. It is very clear written down, that future damages on the jaw-joints have to be expected when not treated. And what wasn't really mentioned yet, my extensive snoring is expected to get better by this treatment as well.

But the "scary" thoughts stayed as well. The main focus is on those TADs and their installation. I never had any kind of anesthesia yet my whole life. Is it really completly numb? How is it going to feel? Pain?

Secondly, how will I adapt to it? Really hoping the lisp isn't that bad, otherwise it's going to be really hilarious at work...

And the eating? I had this fake RPE with which I had tried eating multiple times. But no matter how much I had tried to experience it, I got really annoyed after at maximum 5 bites and took it out. So this is going to be fun obviously...

At this point, we've reached the current time, as I'm waiting for that appointment to get the slider installed. Right now, I would have hoped that this installation would happen earlier, as the waiting for it and thinking about it really kills my mind while it isn't changing anything about it. But unfortunately there hasn't been an earlier option available.

So, I'm just waiting for it (or the small Step two weeks prior when I'm getting these spacers) and try to laugh at myself about the speed of the changes in my thoughts about it.
 
I was a little busy, but here is the next chapter:

9. Chapter:
Another small step towards the start of the treatment. Today's the day, the spacers will be put on.

In the morning, I'm a little nervous about how they will feel. If you search online, you will find very different opinions about them, from "totally OK" to "worst part of treatment". And I take almost twice as long for meticulously brushing my teeth ect.

On the way to the orthos office, my mind is once again completley filled with thoughts about the treatment, braces, the appliance and these TADs. It still feels extremely surreal to me. But it is real, and now I'm scared that I will hate it. And it's going to be real and fixed, no Fakes to take out when annoyed.

The step into the orthos office still creates that excited feeling inside, but it feels already kind of more familiar. And I'm not embarrassed about being the only adult in the waiting room. I think we can count this as "progress".

My name is called by the assistant, combined with the question if I'm ready. I just nod, what was she expecting? Of course I'm ready, I had this fantasy about these feelings for years. On the other side, this is the first real "treatment-step", still possible that I would absolutely hate it.

As soon as I took place in the chair the ortho explains everything about this step, what will happen ect. And then the first spacer goes in. Wow, this is weird. The second one is much harder to insert, first glimpse of pain rises as soon as it is released. On the other side the same, first one goes in smooth, but the second one is really stubborn. I can already feel the slight pressure on these molars.

After some advices on food and the "recommendation" to not floss where they sit, I'm ready to leave.

At this point, my tounge already went crazy exploring and playing with it. Even if I think of something completley different, I instinctively plays with it. And these are just these small rubbers, I can only assume how crazy it will be the moment the appliance is fitted.

And then there is this constant feeling of pressure, that slightly increases every moment my tounge pushes against on of the spacers or when I'm clenching my teeth hard. As a side effect it really remembers me, why I'm doing this. I'm now really aware of the amount of times I'm clenching my teeth even during the day.

After a few hours, I have to admit that I like this feeling of constant pressure, which feels like a relief to my thoughts about it. I was worried, that I would only like it in my fantasies but really hate it in real life. Let's hope it stays like this.

In terms of sleeping the first night was ok, I guess. But in the morning when I woke up it was a different story.
Wow, these little suckers really hurt. When brushing my teeth, these molars are really sensitive. And I'm hungry, but i can anticipate that crunchy granola as a breakfast won't be a good idea. After remembering some videos I've seen, the choice went to scrambled eggs and avocado.
While I'm eating carefully in order to not bite to hard with those molars, my thoughts are spinning.
Its real, all these things I've watched over years of first meals with braces, spacers ect. is happening right now. And I assume, if some would have watched me, he would have seen these occasional smiles in my face, mixed with the painwise smirks when biting down to hard.

Now it's just these spacers, which are not noticeable to anyone else. Knock on wood that my mind, feelings ect. stay like this, when the appliance is fitted and is for sure embarrassingly noticeable to others.
 
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