I have had braces now for 2 months, and for the most part it hasn't been bad...but I do have a couple of questions.
My front left tooth on the bottom #24 is 80 degrees rotated. I started with a spring in the front to push the surrounding teeth out to make room for it, then moved to a powerchain and metal ligature, now back to a spring becuase the latter didn't work. The teeth there are VERY sensitive to pressure, I'm assuming from them moving...I can't bite into things...and adjustments so far have been quite painful DURING the adjustment, the pushing on the teeth hurts...I haven't had much luck with ibuprofen helping prior to the appt, is there anything else that would help?
How fast is it safe to move teeth, before it damages the root? Is it possible that the pain is from them trying to move it TOO fast?
There's a bracket now on that same tooth, and with the spacing that it has and its angle...it's impossible to floss there...in a situation like that, would a waterpik suffice short-term till the tooth moves enough to allow for the floss?
How do they do cleanings with braces on? Does the archwire need to be removed first?