mouthwash problems

So, earlier this year, in an attempt to buy an alcohol-free (and therefore less-stinging) mouth rinse, I purchased a big bottle of the Crest Pro Health stuff.  Naturally, being the total noncommittal type person that I am, I’ve used it like 6 times.  My DH, on the other hand, started working his way through the bottle a month or so ago.  He emailed me this week claiming that his bottom teeth have turned brown and that there have been numerous reports this year of this particular mouthwash causing stains.

 

Has anyone else had this issue?  I suppose if I’d used it like I was supposed to (oops), I might be having the same problem, but I also wonder if I’d have noticed because of the brackets…  Oh, well, back to good ol’ burns-like-fire Listerine for us!

 

mmm...apples

Mmm…my CSA share this week included some apples.  I don’t think I’ve had an apple since I got my braces on, partially because I try to buy local fruit and they haven’t been in season until now, and also because I wasn’t sure if I could handle them… but I can.  Me and my trusty paring knife.  

 

I finally got to sit down last night and catch up on the other braces blogs that I follow.  Wow, it sounds like a lot of people are having a difficult go of it right now.  Hang in there, guys!  It’ll get better.  Whether you’re having insurance problems or surgery complications (or just irritated gums) I’m rooting for you!

Owwww...

Must be moving again on the top row.  My top lip isn’t fitting properly over my teeth this week.  My poor cheeks are all scratched up and I’ve had some tooth pain.   I suppose I should be happy! :-#  I have my next orthodontist appt in approximately 11 days.  I can’t believe it’s been almost 8 months!  Dr. Weber told me it’d take 12-16 months to get “surgery-ready” so that puts me in the January –May timeframe (a large window, I know).

 

I hope everyone else is doing well.  I haven’t been home much lately, so I desperately need to do some catch-up reading on my braces-buddies’ blogs… 

 

no news...is no news

Nothing much happening on the braces front.  I have an ortho appt in September to get new wires, but other than that, it’s pretty boring…  Sad that all the brackets and wires feel…normal.  I no longer have trouble eating anything in general and I’ve become (probably annoyingly) comfortable at picking at my teeth in public.  (Ew…) J  I hope everyone is having as easy (and as boring) a time as me with this whole experience.  This is less like an exciting adventure and more like just waiting in traffic.  I’ll get there eventually but right now I’m going nowhere fast.

 

back...

We’re back from Mexico, the braces and me…   I was a wee bit lazy with the dental hygiene on this trip.  I’ll blame the infrequent flossing on my severe lack of nighttime coordination – hey, that’s what daiquiris do to me, what can I say!  At least all my brackets survived the bowls and bowls of chips and guac… 

 

 

Beuno

The braces are going to Mexico!  :-#

At least if I'm out of the country, I have a valid excuse for not posting...

Reunited...

Well, the 10 Year High School Reunion came and went this weekend.  It was a little weird to be around my old classmates again, but I had a good time overall…and strangely enough NOT ONE person mentioned the braces…  Some of the guys are typically less than polite, especially when consuming alcohol, so I don’t know what was up with that… but I guess better ignored than mocked, right?