20 Oct 04
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Originally posted by Brother Edwinno. The pain will go away in a few days. It does hurt, doesn't it?
Who else is suffering or has sufferd from braces?
I've just had my back moulers put in those metal caps.
Will it hurt this bad for the next 6 weeks?
*makes some nice homemade chicken soup for Brother Edwin and gives him two tyelenol. 😀
20 Oct 04
Originally posted by Brother EdwinI was an orthodonture victim from the 5th grade until just before I graduated from high school. It sucks mightily, my commiserations.
Who else is suffering or has sufferd from braces?
I've just had my back moulers put in those metal caps.
Will it hurt this bad for the next 6 weeks?
NB Not to discourage--you scarcely know they're there after a while.
20 Oct 04
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I had braces for several years, and retainer thereafter, until I slacked off on wearing the retainer so long that it no longer fit. My teeth haven't reverted to their original, jagged arrangement, but they are not quite perfectly straight. Nearly, but not perfectly.
Anyway, I recall well the first meal I had the day I got my braces. Most unpleastant, and you have my sympathy. You will adjust, and you hardly will know they are there (as has already been said). The exception will be when the orthodontist occasionally tightens them, which will make your teeth ache for a day or so. But even that won't be as bad as this initial discomfort you're experiencing.
Hang in there. As bad as it was, I really do appreciate straight teeth.