Brace face

I am two months into wearing grown-ass-man braces. Braces on my lowers, aligners on my uppers. Of the two, the actual old school metal braces are the least worst. I need to clean them fastidiously, and the general ouchieness of my teeth and jaw means I’m prioritizing a lot of soft foods. The aligners are a clear plastic tray that clamps on to my upper teeth. Invisialign is a common brand name, though I’m not sure if mine are those. My upper incisors, bicuspids, and first molars all have little resin ‘attachments’ glued to the surface of my teeth. They are the same color as teeth and are virtually invisible from a short distance. These attachments lock into cavaties in the aligner tray. They provide the necessary grip to torque and push and twist teeth into their proper position. On the back side of the aligner tray, some extra plastic is built in to create a resting place for my lower teeth. This is called a “bite ramp”. It keeps my jaw where it’s supposed to be and applies passive…