She was not looking forward to it but was such a good patient. Jim picked her up at school and treated her to some preemptive pain medication and a muffin from Starbucks, and brought her to the appointment. They said that it took a really long time. They have spreaders they put in to hold the lips and cheeks out of the way but even with that another tech had to come over to help hold Emma's mouth open wide enough. Jim also said one of the brackets came off and had to be reattached. It was quite the ordeal. Poor thing. I felt really bad for her.
Emma was miserable and in pain. They put in brackets that hold rubber bands as well as odd blue pieces on her molars called turbos to prevent her from biting down and popping the brackets off. She could only eat applesauce that day because everything else just hurt. Her saliva glands went into high gear with all of that stuff in her mouth, so she had to deal with that as well. That night religious ed had the living rosary and she had to lead a Hail Mary. She said she sounded bad but it didn't bother her.
The next day that same bracket popped off again so we had to go back in. Emma was so sore she was wincing at any touch and had a few tears roll down her cheek. Apparently that tooth is rotated so the bracket is on a corner instead of a flat edge. When our dentist saw her she decided that her mouth was way too stressed and that they wouldn't do rubber bands until December. Emma's mouth needs time to get used to the braces and the wires will do some of the work and hopefully rotate that tooth in the mean time.
The extra saliva and the pain have eased. Em can eat most things again. The mouth full of metal is her new normal and on she goes. She is so resilient.
My mouth aches for you, Emma. Don't let any discomfort or pain go to waste--offer it up in prayer. That doesn't mean you can't groan, though.
ReplyDeleteLove to all,
Gramma Kate