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Thanks guys! It's such a relief to know that this is sort of common! I made my husband brave the winter weather last night to buy me some Sensodyne toothpaste. It says it takes around 2 weeks to start working...hopefully it's sooner than that!

Phew. I feel like as soon as one problem gets fixed, another one pops up! I just finished taking antiobiotics for a cheek infection. That nicely healed up. But now, since last Thursday, everytime I have a cold drink or even the cold air will make my top canine BURN with pain! It's really unbelievabl...

Well, I made a trip to my Ortho yesterday, and after some poking around, he suggested I make a trip to the surgeon's office who extracted my wisdom teeth in September. I managed to get in there the same day, and right away he recognized what it was. He said every so often an infection will pop up a ...

I had several extractions and my far back right molar partially exposed way back in September. The surgeon who exposed my molar had attached a small link chain to the tooth. Somehow the chain goes from the base of my molar through my gum. Well, apparently the chain was not supposed to be in there be...

I found it really made a difference on what kind of floss I was using. I could barely stand getting the regular waxed floss in. But when I used Oral-B Satin Floss, it was a world of difference!

Hi florencegal!

That's great that your extraction sites are healing well! I had 3 biscupsids extracted in September , and I noticed it took about 2-3 weeks for the gum tissue to be really healed. And then stuff stopped getting stuck in there, which was really nice. Hope it heals up soon for you!

Hi Gemgal! I love looking at your posts because I think we only got braced a day or so apart...somehow it makes it better knowing that someone out there is going through the same things at the same time! Glad to hear your first adjustment went smoothly...mine is coming up in less than a week. I have...

I think I have what you are trying to explain...I believe it is a "hook" so when we get elastics, they will hook on to them.

Hi Dymond25, I had 4 wisdom teeth pulled along with 3 bicuspids. Two weeks later I had braces put on. I think that was enough time, especially for where my wisdom teeth were pulled. Those sites healed up quite nicely around a week. I was more concerned that the bicuspid extractions were not ready, b...

That's great to hear Florencegal! I also had some teeth pulled before braces....and it wasn't as bad as I had thought it all to be! Take it easy and enjoy the time to relax!

Yep, I am guilty of eating like a pig as well. The first few days I could blame my eating with my mouth open on the awkwardness of braces to my husband. Not anymore. Now whenever he catches me chewing like a pig, he gives me "the look". I try to definately eat nicer in public!

Hi BracedLondon, I have had my braces on for 3 weeks now, and I am just noticing my front teeth finally straightening out! But before that, I could definately feel the difference with how the floss fit through other teeth. Like all the others said, it will depend and be very gradual. Even though my ...

I usually find mine at Shopper's Drug Mart. Glad to see I'm not the only one having trouble ever finding it! It is strange that Wal-Mart doesn't carry it.

Hmmm, I had two teeth glued together as well, and I have been trying to break through it with floss, but it doesnt seem to be working. I was hoping to just wait until Nov. 2nd for my first adjustment and have them look at it then if it was still glued. But now I am not so sure I should wait if the m...