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Agree with the above respondes, it gets better faster than you think! I'm not even two months in and I hardly remember the first two weeks where I absolutely hated my braces. I think once you start seeing improvement they will bother you less, at least that was the case for me. Good luck!

I can't see your photos yet, but I also had crowding in my lower teeth (only 1 tooth was pushed back and is now even with the others) am 1 month in and my bottom teeth are all now straight! They move fast and I could feel it lol the inside of my bottom lip looked like ground beef for a few days :? I...

I have bite turbos, though I think mine are molar build ups? Idk the difference but I will say that my tongue was RAW and I was miserable. I used orajel, the one that states it's used for sores in your mouth. I also put wax on the sharp bottoms of my build ups. I did this for a few days and no longe...

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 okay but it makes me nauseous and d...