More fun with Archwires....

Again, tonight, the lower archwire popped and broke. This time, I know how it happened, and I don't know if there's anything that can be done about it.

I was clenching my jaw, and grinding my teeth, and I didn't realize that's what I was doing until I heard the pop, and then I felt around. Yes, I broke ANOTHER archwire.

This makes me feel like an irresponsible teenager, and I feel like crap about it.

New Update!

I realize that it's been a while since I've updated. The holidays and work have kept me fairly busy. I accidentally ate a piece of chocolate that had caramel in it... you never know what's in those assorted chocolates....Ugh the holidays! Fortunately, nothing happened!

I have had an adjustment and a cleaning since my last entry, and everything looked good.....

That is until today! I broke an archwire... How? I have NO idea.

This morning I noticed that my lower lip was starting to get rubbed, and I assumed that it was just my brackets rubbing in a new way, so I didn't check. Tonight, it started getting really bad, so I put wax on it. When brushing my teeth before bed, I noticed that the wire was in fact cleanly broken.

My lower teeth have a lot of moving, and it broke between 2 teeth that have been extremely loose for the last month or so. I'm hoping it was just a pressure issue....


Hooray for minor repairs.....Calling the Orthodontist in the morning, and hoping that I can get an appointment ASAP.