Jaw Update

[drunkitty]

So it's been 6 weeks since the braces came off. So far so good. With the braces coming off it meant a return to the night retainer and the first few weeks of that didn't go so well. Right away it just didn't feel right and I thought for sure there was going to be an issue with it. I kept giving it a try and some mornings I'd wake up with a

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[chrystalline]

I don't remember getting a warning about my retainers, either; I thought my problems were just because the surgeon who removed my birthmark stuck me in a pressure bandage two days after I got my braces off (and the retainers weren't ready yet) and shifted my lower jaw. I had tooth impressions inside my lower lip from that blasted bandage (and a fever of 103F). I actually resorted to using the wax the orthodontist had given me for the braces to cover the edge of my lower teeth to protect my lip. Should've just ditched the pressure bandage, but I didn't know that then

[drunkitty]

the retainer I have is the night guard (if you've seen the anti-snore devices that cover both sets of teeth and have an opening in the middle, it looks like that). Other than that they put a permanent retainer wire behind my teeth (upper and lower). But, yes that night retainer did bite my lip a few times an felt like it was digging into my gums (so you may have gone through the same thing