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so I’ve had my braces for a little over half a year now and I just got some of my brackets adjusted today. I have ceramic braces and they were quite painful to have taken off. and since my teeth are very sensitive since I got my braces on, it was even more painful to me when they used the cold water...

So since I got my braces on, I’ve obviously noticed my teeth becoming straighter, but I’ve started noticing how my front teeth (which were pretty even before braces) are becoming more and more uneven. why would my orthodontist pull one front tooth down way more than the other? It doesn’t make sense ...

so a lot of this stuff is just questions so I wanted to make a post where everyone can just reply with how everything is going with their braces !! I got my ceramic braces on March 6, so pretty recent. The third most recent time that I went in for a tightening I ended up getting rubber bands on both...

I’m having the same problem with teeth hurting! except my braces were put on almost 150 days ago . I’ve even had a hook stuck in my gum too. I’d love to see an answer to this, I’m starting to go crazy over it lol

when you first get braces on, usually the wire is pretty thin so maybe something you ate pushed it up like that? I’ve never had a problem with my wife but I’ve read hay you can push us back with the eraser part of a pencil .

I got mine on March 6 (139 days ago) so still close ... kinda ? The third most recent time that I went in for a tightening I ended up getting rubber bands on both sides to fix my underbite, which now I only have to wear them on the right side. And last time I went in i got a power chain on my top ro...

it would be hard to get a picture of it because it is on one of my back molars. and now the area that she “dug” the hook out of is infected or something (it has a pus pocket on my gum).

Yes, class 3 elastics are used to correct an underbite. They connect an upper back tooth to a lower front tooth. and I may be wrong but I think it is a combination of both the upper and lower jaws moving and aligning with each other.

I would give your orthodontist a call and let them know about the ligature coming off in the corner. They might tell you to come in and have it fixed, or they’ll tell you to just wait until your next appointment. But I would call just to be safe

Take whatever you would take for a headache!! I take ibuprofen but other medications like Tylenol would work too. and stay away from hard foods since that will only make it worse. stick to food like jello and mashed potatoes.

So I went to get my braces tightened yesterday and while my orthodontist was putting my powerchain on, she said that one of my hooks was stuck in my gum and she was trying to get it out without putting me in too much pain (spoiler alert!! It hurt a lot) . and it’s already starting to go back into my...