If your mouth is too small it's basically a metal shell that forms to your upper palate and every day you twist a screw to force it to open up a little bit more.
I personally hated getting them off.
OH MY GOD!!!!! YOU HAD EXPANDERS TOO!!!! I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!!! Dude, worst four years of my life. Especially because I had to tighten it myself.
I thought you had braces? I thought expanders came before braces so they could force the jaw to size and then braces came in afterwards to mess with the teeth.
TIL...
I do have braces.
They put on the brackets while the expander was working, then put a tiny wire in. I only have 4 front brackets. They take out the expander on Thursday *hallelujah* and I'll get my entire top brackets on.. idk when. Maybe Thursday.
I personally hated getting them off.
I GET MINE OUT ON THURSDAY AND I FEEL SO BLOODY HAPPY I COULD SCREAM
TIL...
They put on the brackets while the expander was working, then put a tiny wire in. I only have 4 front brackets. They take out the expander on Thursday *hallelujah* and I'll get my entire top brackets on.. idk when. Maybe Thursday.