Lisa from North Dakota

Wow, 41 and in braces. Who would have thought I’d be doing this again. I don’t have the actual part that goes on your molars as they don’t need to move my molars but I have brackets on 10 teeth on the top and 10 teeth on the bottom. No extra metal by the roof or floor of my mouth, which is nice.

Anyway, my biggest hurdle is my teeth feel numb. I checked with the orthodontist and they say this is normal for the first few days and they gave me a flat piece of plastic to bite on, off and on during the day, which has helped. How do kids learn to eat with these things? Do they just adapt easier or what? Wow, I can’t seem to chew much. Maybe that is just initial, I sure hope so. I have also found that food doesn’t taste the same. It seems I can’t taste the flavor as well.