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This is my 3rd week into braces, clear self-litigating now. It seems like the top left part feels tighter than before? Other quadrants feel ok. Has anyone experienced this? I thought as time goes by, they are suppose to feel less tight. My ortho sees his patients every 2 months.

Thanks for posting! Can you chew normally and any more pain?

Where do you live in the Bay area? I live in southern san jose, my ortho is just OK, he's rather young. Who does your dentist recommend?

[quote="princessdeed"]Hi! Also completely miserable here! I'm 24 and this is my first time with braces and I'm on day 4.My entire mouth hurts 24/7. Ibuprofen does absolutely nothing. Today I discovered orajel works wonders and I wish it wasn't for such a short period of time. Wax works oka...

Thanks! I got the Oral B floss threader and it was much easier to floss but takes a while! I love this site and all the advice~!

OP there. thanks everyone! It's been 20 hours since I got my braces, pain is manageable but when I tried to floss yesterday, it hurt too bad 10/10 so I just used my waterpik. Some of my teeth were also sensitive when I used my sonicare. Cleaning was a little tricky as a huge piece of soft salmon fel...

Got my clear braces suresmile, self ligating just an hour ago. I;m 40 years old, in California. They already feel tight at the ortho office,does that mean more soreness coming up? I snack quite a bit because I'm petite so if I eat at 11 and 3, can I wait until 3PM to brush my teeth. The reason is I ...

Let us know how it goes as I'm getting braces next week and nervous about the long period between appts.

Hi, I'm getting quotes for braces from various orthos. 1st one does Suresmile and I'm not sure if its just marketing talk, that it is faster? Does anyone experience with it? Also what is the pain like with SureSmile? I will also get a consult for other ortho who does Damon. Any thoughts are apprecia...