The expander....ughh..it has given me nothing but pain. I had it put in Feb.6 and have had a large cut on my tongue ever since. Now I have several smaller ones. As for the food..I'm still using a straw.
I just don't know what to do with my tongue, so as it doesn't scrape on the expander.
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- Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:43 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: How do you eat with an expander in your mouth?
- Replies: 15
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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:59 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Pain on tongue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1094
The outcome of sever tongue pain
I went back to the dentist first thing this morning...turns out I have an infection on my tongue, it was actually bleeding this morning. I am going back tommorow and they may either remove the braces (upper) or find someway to take oout the middle piece that goes between the two molars. Apparently t...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:00 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Pain on tongue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1094
Pain on tongue
Three days ago I had upper and lower braces put on, the pain on my tongue is almost unbearable. I have three lumps on my tongue and because of the upper plate that is placed across the roof of my mouth my tongue is indented. I have four sores on my cheeks that have now become raw. I was given wax wh...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:59 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Adult with braces and not as painful as people say
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1953
Tongue pain and mouth sores
Three days ago I had upper and lower braces put on, the pain on my tongue is almost unbearable. I have three lumps on my tongue and because of the upper plate that is placed across the roof of my mouth my tongue is indented. I have four sores on my cheeks that have now become raw. I was given wax wh...