Week 98 with the Damon Braces

Summary: Infection

It seems like I have a small infection in my gum. It is located a the lower left side all the way at the back, where I used to have my wisdom teeth. I am not sure what is wrong but I got it soon after my ortho appointment. That means it has been there for over a week!

It started as just being swollen and painful (it has happened before). So I let it be. However, later this week it got a red spot with some bleeding. I flossed it out again and it seems like there was food stuck :S.

I have my cleaning this Friday so hopefully they'll let me know how bad it is. On the bright side, it hurts less than last week so I think it is getting better.

Week 83 with the Damon Braces

Summary: My gums keep getting swollen

For some reason my lower left gum (right behind my last molar) keeps getting swollen every now and then. It sucks because I try to keep it clean but every time I poke it or use a floss it ends up getting swollen. It might be because with the rubber bands, the molar is being pushed too closely to the gum and the bracket and wire is poking the gum.

I am going to leave it alone for a few days. That usually helps but it does nothing good for my breath!