My dad's making me wear mine because he never wore his. lol
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I'm glad I'm finally [hopefully] out of the orthodontics phase.
On the topic of foods though, there were a number of things I was forbidden to eat. I generally disregarded it though, especially near the end. I never had any real problems there either.
On the topic of foods though, there were a number of things I was forbidden to eat. I generally disregarded it though, especially near the end. I never had any real problems there either.
When I got mine taken off, the first thing I ate was a giant caramel apple.
.....Okay, I had some Laffy Taffy and gum first.
.....Okay, I had some Laffy Taffy and gum first.
About 2 years. Maybe a few months more. You?
I always wore it. Regardless of how much it annoyed the shit out of me.
Damn thing kept coming unhooked when I slept. =/
I was really ****ing happy when I got rid of it.
I was really ****ing happy when I got rid of it.
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Second set of braces. First set I wore for four years. Had a retainer prior to my braces.
That being said, let me reiterate what I said before:
Suck it up.
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My friend had braces but never complained when he got them tightened... hmmm...
My teeth and me have a bad history though...
1st I got a retainer
2nd Just last year I got two teeth pulled out
And now next year I'm getting braces until I'm 17... :| Wow....
And they lost the tylenol?... sorry... D:
My teeth and me have a bad history though...
1st I got a retainer
2nd Just last year I got two teeth pulled out
And now next year I'm getting braces until I'm 17... :| Wow....
And they lost the tylenol?... sorry... D:
I'm just glad that I don't have to wear that. My orthodontists don't give us those. We've got slightly different braces, but, at least I don't need headgear.
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At least it was only at night though, I would have hated wearing that to school.
Not that I wore it anyways, but still...
My sister had to wear it at school. People thought she had gotten into some kind of accident. I, luckily, only had to wear it at night.
I think a friend of mine has to wear headgear at night. Idk
But i'm a regular at the orthodontist - i have been since 4th grade. I'm a sophmore now.
First, i had to wear the little rubber bands. Then, i wore a retainer (the kind w/out the wires in it). Then, i had a pallet expander (if anyone else had/has one - i feel your pain). Then, i wore some more bands for a short time. Then, i got braces. Now, i have a retainer w/ wires in it that help keep it in place, and a small wire on my 2 front bottom teeth that's glued in place (it's towards the inside of my mouth so no one sees it, & i sometimes forget it's there cuase it doesn't hurt or anything). I wear this retainer for a few more months, and then i wear it at night for as long as i want my teeth to be straight (so i'll be wearing it for the rest of my life), & i wear that little wire on my 2 front lower teeth for a few more years.
Shockingly, the orthodontist experience hasn't been so bad for me.
But i do completely understand pain from braces. Here's some things that i did to help get rid of the pain:
Eat ice cream
After getting your wires changed or getting new bands on your braces, eat soft foods until your teeth stop hurting (mine hurt like crazy when i tried to chew anything after getting my braces worked on)
take tylenol(sp?) or ibuprofen as soon as the pain gets bad
I know it's not a lot, but it's something. Hope it helps. (i know it's already been suggested to eat ice cream, but i put it in here anyway.)
But i'm a regular at the orthodontist - i have been since 4th grade. I'm a sophmore now.
First, i had to wear the little rubber bands. Then, i wore a retainer (the kind w/out the wires in it). Then, i had a pallet expander (if anyone else had/has one - i feel your pain). Then, i wore some more bands for a short time. Then, i got braces. Now, i have a retainer w/ wires in it that help keep it in place, and a small wire on my 2 front bottom teeth that's glued in place (it's towards the inside of my mouth so no one sees it, & i sometimes forget it's there cuase it doesn't hurt or anything). I wear this retainer for a few more months, and then i wear it at night for as long as i want my teeth to be straight (so i'll be wearing it for the rest of my life), & i wear that little wire on my 2 front lower teeth for a few more years.
Shockingly, the orthodontist experience hasn't been so bad for me.
But i do completely understand pain from braces. Here's some things that i did to help get rid of the pain:
Eat ice cream
After getting your wires changed or getting new bands on your braces, eat soft foods until your teeth stop hurting (mine hurt like crazy when i tried to chew anything after getting my braces worked on)
take tylenol(sp?) or ibuprofen as soon as the pain gets bad
I know it's not a lot, but it's something. Hope it helps. (i know it's already been suggested to eat ice cream, but i put it in here anyway.)
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Braces? Suck it up.
You'll get to it as time passes by.
I had mines for 2 yrs now I have them off, its worth the pain.
You'll get to it as time passes by.
I had mines for 2 yrs now I have them off, its worth the pain.
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