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With all the movement and strain your teeth and jaw is under.... any of your doc's ever recommended you take extra calcium or anything?

Like it says 'for strong bones and teeth!' - my teeth feel so weird now, I dare not risk them breaking ...

Oh no no - I know it was going to sound really bad :? I guess I approached it all wrong I more or less wanna know if people can relate the feeling of the first week, or when they get the braces tightened - the tense feeling - to that which you feel right before you sneeze I'm new to this - forgive m...

Ok... I know your first responce is probably 'Is this chick for real?!' :shock: :? But I'm really wondering if any of you all actually didn't mind the pain. I don't mean it in a totally machocistic way ... This is day 3 of my braces, and I'm intruged; even with the pain. The tenseness and sensitivit...

Im sorry to hear that.... I can't imagain having to experience that one. Its day 3 for me. I only got a top brace so I don't have that problem. But the soreness, tenseness and shakey feeling keeps me from eating properly. I can barely bite down and grind. This Morning I just resorted to drinking som...

thanks for all the replies Much appreciated

From what I gather, everyone's situation is temporary. I can understand the reasons why too...

In my case though, I'm just doing the upper jaw. I won't be getting a lower jaw brace @ all.... I was just wondering if people did that.

Thanks a lot for the welcome
A fellow forumite gave me this address upon finding out I was getting braces.... so I'm thankful.

I do have one small concern, though, regarding my speech. I find it difficult to speak clearly with braces on. For specific sounds, such as a hard 'S' or 'F' (saying the word "swing" or "frisbee" for instance) my speech is greatly altered, it's as if I have a slight lisp when I ...

So thats what u call them huh? Well I got 2 spacers around one of my molars yesterday (when I got my braces) Its there to make space for a metal bracket to sorround the tooth apparantly. The doc is trying to make as much space as possible without doing extractions. It hurt when he was putting it in...

Anyone here has gotten either an upper or lower brace only?

I've got the upper alone.... Is this common?

Hmmmm..... Thanks for the info. I was wondering...
I'll keep it in mind if/whenever I get some action lol

I'm glad I read all this. I guess this is one of the major concerns for people my age getting braces... how's it going to affect kissing etc. A few of my male friends have teased me in the past saying that as soon as I get braces, they want to make out with me - just for the experience lol But that...

Maybe the article looked at the fact that full growth and change ends around age 24-26... so in that case, getting braces in the early 20's lessens the time needed for retainers and so on. The jaws and bones are almost in a permenant position, so when the braces get the teeth aligned, it won't be l...

Hi Everyone Yesterday morning I got braces and I couldn't think of a more appropriate forum to join. Glad to be here :D I only got a top brace...for the upper jaw. I more or less only wanna straighten 2 teeth. Hopefully I won't be doing any extractions. Day 2 and the experience has been painfully i...