2nd adjustment, headaches, and Gishy goo...Oh My!

So I had my second adjustment on Wednesday. I chose light pink ligatures this time. My Ortho was disappointed that my teeth hadn't moved very much in six weeks so he decided to put on a thicker wire. I had a 16 gauge wire last time and now I have an 18 gauge wire. At first I didn't really notice a difference but I'm having a lot of soreness now. Soreness means movement though so I guess I'm happy about it. They also put the ligatures on my bottom teeth in a figure eight formation. I definitely am feeling more pressure in that area so it must be working. I have been having severe tension headaches the last couple of days. I just realized that is most likely from the adjustment. Excedrin works really well for that.

My Ortho also recommended I try Gishy Goo. He gave me a sample so I could try it first since you have to order it online. Its really amazing stuff. Its epoxy based so it adheres to the brackets and stays there until you peel it off. It takes some getting use to to put on but it works wonders. It comes in lots of colors but the sample they gave me was white. It did make my teeth look yellowish so when I order it Ill probably get a color. The only drawback is that it is way more noticeable than the wax. I typically need it on the ends of my braces, where the wire sticks out and catches my cheek, so its not really a problem.
  http://www.gishygoo.com/Pages/default.aspx

Found it!

Finally found the perfect floss...Target carries it for 3.49 for thirty pieces. A little expensive but definitely works the best. It slides easily between all of the crowding. I can even floss without looking. It only takes me five minutes now. To be fair it has a lot to do with having three less teeth. The only thing I don't really like about it is the packaging. They are individually packaged which is a little wasteful but I'm assuming its purpose is to keep the wax from drying out.

Crest Glide threader floss

  

flossing...an Olympic event

So it never occurred to me how much more difficult is was going to be to floss after getting braces. It takes soooo unbelievably long. I did find a few flossing products that are supposed to help. The first one I tried was Plackers for Ortho...They don't fit the way they are supposed to..actually it seemed like they could cause some damage to my wires and when they did fit they were not very thorough. http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/plackers-orthopick-flosser-for-braces/ID=prod6039469-product



 I was hoping they would make flossing a little easier. Oh well. I have heard of a floss that has a stiff end so that you dont have to use the threaders. I think I will try those next.


Any suggestions are welcome. With 3 active kids around, I just don't have time to spent 20 mins just flossing my teeth in the morning.