What Did You Have For Dinner Tonight?

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Never having had braces, I'm curious about the pain. Is it the worst at first, then gradually subsides, as the teeth "give" to the pressure? How often do they "crank you down" again?

The initial pain centered around the brackets cutting into the inside of my mouth/lips. I basically spent the first few days with wax covering each tooth. It was so attractive! At this point, the issue is kind of two-fold. My teeth hurt, because they are moving. But the way my bite is, when I try to bite down normally, my top teeth are encountering a bracket on the bottom left side which makes it really awkward. I'm scared to try and chew anything substantial because of this. Eating is SUCH a hassle. After I eat anything, I have a ten minute ordeal of brushing, cleaning, etc. It's just not worth it. So, I have lost 3 lbs in one week. Maybe I'm on to something here!

And to answer your last question, I am to go in every 8 weeks for tightening/new wires/torture.