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by athomemom
Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:51 pm
Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
Topic: First day in braces
Replies: 11
Views: 1529

wow it's nice to see everyone who was in the same boat as me yesturday, I got braced up and i'm scoring a new grill! lol it all went well but today my tongue's really really cut up and soar. i have straight teeth but an impact tooth decided to make its way in through the roof of my mouth behind my f...
by athomemom
Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:48 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: loose teeth from spacers?!
Replies: 1
Views: 6073

loose teeth from spacers?!

hey guys and gals, is it 'normal' to feel like some of ur teeth are loose from the week long of having painful friggin spacers :-/ my back mollars feel loose and the odd tooth as well....suggestions, opinions input ??? :?
by athomemom
Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:32 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!
Replies: 13
Views: 2083

thanks for the replies and support. yesturday was a rather bad day of pain, suffered through it with lots of extra strength advil, right into the night in fact so I woke up feeling a little sick, anyone else have that before. like I was on a high unfamiliar to me. i tried eating and drinking water s...
by athomemom
Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:44 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!
Replies: 13
Views: 2083

LOL well i haven't tried that but perhaps I should. I've been taking advil regular then as of last night started the extra strength. needed it bigtime! this morning was even worse so almost made myself a strong martini lol. i kept to the advil though. i'm thinking positive and hoping it gets better ...
by athomemom
Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:17 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!
Replies: 13
Views: 2083

well thanks for mentioning that, Tom and Bekah. it's really uncomfortable although last night was a much better night. probably thanks to the extra strength advil. i've been awale for 5min already and it feels like someones yanking on my bottom teeth with pliars. thi is SO painful. geewiz. as I shak...
by athomemom
Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:35 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!
Replies: 13
Views: 2083

well thanks for reassuring me things are normal lol. i've never been through this before, my child birth wasn't even this annoying lol. i'm eating soft foods which is good, this could be a weight loss alternative for me, gee pay 6,300 dollars and lose a couple pounds lol. k i'm not really laughing c...
by athomemom
Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:34 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!
Replies: 13
Views: 2083

aw thanks for replying, yes it sucks having these spacers, i'm desperate to get them out, feeling like foods stuck and it hurts just isn't my cup of tea. brushing's sort of tender as well and i'm staying away from the floss man, aint going there obviously lol. I feel the teeth adjusting to the space...
by athomemom
Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!
Replies: 13
Views: 2083

OUCH, got my spacers and they hurt!

hi there, I'm new here! yesturday I got my spacers put in and will have them til next wed then the hardwire goes on yikes! did anyone else have pain in any area the day of or after having spacers inplanted or I'm wondering if there's something wrong. I feel the teeth pushing together and was up lots...