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Yes, my tongue did hurt, but it also toughened up. A little after two weeks, the pain from my tongue stopped. Unfortunately, since I am still wearing the arch, the mark from the bar is still there. In fact, since my teeth have moved a little, I now have two marks on my tongue (one from when the arch...

I understand how you feel (I have had the trans palatal arch when I had a cold and it was difficult). When I got mine, the ortho told me it would take a while for my mouth to get used to it there. She said that my mouth will thinks it's a foreign object and produce saliva to break it down and wash i...

I had braces when for 3 years from age 13-15. At that time, my orthodontist wanted to extract some of my teeth to do overcrowding. My parents opted for an palatal expander to be put in instead. Now in my mid 20s (and after not always wearing my retainer), my teeth have become overcrowded again, with...