Hey jaw surgery friends! I think its safe to say the bicuspid gaps are finally closed. I had the teeth pulled in the end of April. Eight months later the gaps are closed and I have an extremely annoying overbite. Ah, just counting down the days.
To anyone who would find the information useful: The teeth pulling was virtually painless. Same goes for the recovery. The process of pulling the teeth back was minimally uncomfortable. Most of the discomfort came from the wire poking out of the back molar bracket and stabbing my cheek as the spaces became smaller between orthodontist appointments. Initially the change in the shape and size of my mouth was very noticeable and bothersome. I developed a slight lisp. Ironically, as time went on and the space in my mouth became smaller it became easier to deal with. People adapt, we are pretty good at it. Also the lisp minimized as I became accustomed to the new shape.
Now here comes the annoying part. Now that the space in my mouth has decreased substantially, there is little space left for my tongue. I think I mentioned before, but I'll say it again; the only way to have a comfortable mouth posture is with my tongue sticking out over my bottom teeth. My mouth is closed but instead of my bottom teeth touching my bottom lip, its my tongue flapped over my bottom teeth that touches my bottom lip. Google "Lil Bub" if you cant picture what I mean (or just google it anyway because: cute). In waking life this is annoying but tolerable. It is not so tolerable at night while I try to sleep. My tongue is pushed back, making my airway even smaller than it initially was. The quality of my sleep is most definitely suffering.
But alas there is light! 12ish more weeks!
