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i have it in order to move an upper back molar into position. i'm happy to say that my 2nd go around is going much better than the first. it's been a week and a half, the tongue has toughened up and while it's still uncomfortable, it's certainly manageable and close to where i'm used to it. some foo...

you are lucky that the TPA is working out, for me it's been sheer torture. the first time my ortho put it on was a complete disaster, it was cutting into my tongue in a really bad way and i was not eating anything, or sleeping, it was sore, bloody and swollen. dropped 10 pounds in 8 days, i kept cal...

i'm free! im free! ... my ortho finally saw me today and immediately realized something was wrong and removed the TPA. she said she will wait for the tongue to heal and put it on again but with a different shape that will not hurt so much. i'm kind of mad but also so incredibly releived that this pa...

i'm trying, today is day 8 with the device and i've lost approximately 7 pounds since i got it. i guess i have gotten a little bit used to it but there is still a lot of pain and eating anything other than liquids and puree is still impossible. i'm trying to stay away from painkillers today and see ...

I would say it depends, I've had all 4 removed 2 at a time 10 years apart, first 2 hurt quite a bit afterwards, i was sore, swollen and couldn't eat properly for a couple of weeks. i also remember an inordinate amount of pushing and pulling to get them out which left me with a very sore jaw after th...

thanks for all the replies. i will ty to see my ortho about bending this thing a little bit to reduce contact with the tongue. i have an impression of the device on it that keeps getting nastier every time i see it. hopefully things will start to settle down soon.

Hello: I am new to the forum, first post, have been reading it for a few days. This is my 2nd go around at braces, i had them for a very brief and painless period when i was a teenager to correct a problem with my 2 front teeth, and I am 34 now. This time it's to correct something in my bite which i...