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Just keep trying! It was so hard for me at first but eventually the floss will slide through but don't stop completely

Yeah I hate getting canker sores and I always get them HUGE! And eating is also a struggle I usually just cut everything into pieces and put the food to the back of my mouth! Usually cause my front teeth are sore ;-;

Congrats! I'm almost 3 weeks in and barely got a sore, the struggle is real!

Thanks everyone! I have glide floss and some teeth the floss just wouldn't slide in, but now its a lot less teeth! I've been flossing twice a day and brushing 3 times a day since I got braces!

I just got my braces yesterday and I have a few teeth that I can not get the floss into at all no matter how hard I try pushing in between my teeth! Is this normal? Any advice? ( I can get it through the wire but it wont slide in)

Thanks everyone! They haven't been causing me much pain at all except when eating! Earlier while eating some pizza my back one came out a little bit but my tongue pushed it right back in! Hoping they survive the weekend since my ortho isn't open till monday and braces are on tuesday :)

Hope you figure it out!

That is awesome!

Yay! Congratulations!! :)

All my years of high school! My parents were finally able to afford it so I'm getting them now my freshman year of college :)

That is awesome!

Congrats!! I'll be getting my braces on tuesday :)

Hey everyone, I am an 18 year old college student and yesterday after years of wanting braces I got my spacers in! It is definitely very uncomfortable but I'm trying to cope with it. It really hurts to open my mouth and bite down on my left side, but I'm counting down the days till I get my braces o...