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by CC
Sun May 06, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: Lingual Braces
Topic: MAJOR eating and speaking problems. Newbie needs help!
Replies: 15
Views: 5407

It gets better

3 days is when it was really bad for me. The first day wasn't so bad but it seemed like it got worse before it got better. Hang in there! It's been 11 days now and I feel much better. My speech is almost normal and I can eat more stuff. The dental assistant who worked with me actually has Linguals a...
by CC
Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:29 pm
Forum: Lingual Braces
Topic: MAJOR eating and speaking problems. Newbie needs help!
Replies: 15
Views: 5407

Thanks

Thanks for the tip. I will try the whey powder. I need protein! It's day 5 and it's getting a little better now. I'm still definitely on a smoothie diet but at least I am getting more creative with my food. Today: black bean soup with sour cream and mushy saltine crackers. Today is the first day tha...
by CC
Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:37 pm
Forum: Lingual Braces
Topic: MAJOR eating and speaking problems. Newbie needs help!
Replies: 15
Views: 5407

Me too!

I just got mine on today (top and bottom) and am having the same problem! Because I have a bad overbite, they put these little spacers in there to keep me from biting down all the way so that I wouldn't bite off the brackets. They told me about this and I understood that it was necessary but then wh...