Braces


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Guest Andrea

Re: Braces

I got them in the 8th grade. It's very awkward at first. It's almost like you have to learn how to chew all over again. The pain will lessen in a couple of days. Just invest in PLENTY of dental wax. wink.gif

And after you've worn them for a few years......then get them off.....your teeth feel HUGE and slick. grin.gifgrin.gifgrin.gif ( Worth all the pain and suffering though) wink.gif

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I had them for four or five years. It hurts for 2-3 days after you get them on, then when you go back to get them tightened (thicker wire strung across them) it'll be the same way. They suck for the first little while, but after a few weeks you won't even know they're there. wink.gif And they are well worth it! Like huntin girl said, make sure you get the wax to put on the braces because the insides of your lips will be a little tender from the braces poking them and rubbing on them, so put some wax on them until your lips toughin' up a bit.

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yea i have them.... they stink trust me

after i got them it took me atleast 3 days until i could finally eat. I mostly ate applessauce and milk shakes. But it will be all good after untill u get them tigtened again.

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Guest big9ptbuck

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yea thts another thing.. i dont put the wax on mine but i get cancore sores and they hurt but it gets better. dont get to worried about it.

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Oh the memories of having braces. I had them for a couple years and it wasn't terrible. I had to wear a retainer before i had them to push my front teeth forward a little so they could get the brackets on. had to crank it a quarter turn every week. wore it for like 8 months i think. then i had to get a bottom tooth removed to make room for the rest of my teeth. after 2 years i finally got those suckers off and man what a feeling. i forgot what it was like to eat corn on the cob.

then like a year after that i had all for wisdom teeth cut out and couldn't really move my mouth or eat for a week. others have eaten that same day but i guess i wasn't as fortunate. good luck with them

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Yes! I have been there and done that!!! I couldn't even put my teeth together when they put them on. I know exactly how you feel. The bad part about it was that every time I would go in to have them tightened up it would pull on your teeth again and make them ache again!!! I had mine for 2 years. Good Luck!!

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