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I have not been here for a while But I wanted to share my surgery story. . . I have been in braces for 20 months now. You can see my braces story on here from my recent posts. Surgery pre operative: My orthodontist had me in a hold pattern for the last 4 months. It has been a long 4 months. The surg...

snip that sucker with a pair of nail clippers! I actually JUST got back from my orthos office, they are closed this week i found out today, however ONE of the assistants were there and she snipped my arch wire that was digging into my cheek, feels great now :) my teeth are still numb, but it def fee...

*sigh* thank god it's normal! I've noticed my teeth are starting to feel better and one or two of them have shifted just a little, my bite in the back is different and it's a little annoying but it's a relief! :) I think after a month the only thing that is going to be visually wrong with my teeth i...

I just got my braces 48 hours ago, they don't hurt as bad now, but some of my teeth still feel numb, is this normal? And when will I be able to feel my teeth again?

I called my ortho, he uses "ormco" dental products, and they are smaller and designed for faster movement, Newer and more expensive she says

i've been through all the pictures, and i can't find anyone who has brackets like mine, you cant' see alot of my elastic lit's and they feel like a "solid" metal when you lick them, i can't really explain it, but they aren't the WIDE brackets, they are more square than rectangular like the...

Heh, i'm having the same problem, I think it's kind a numb feeling, probably from the tugging, i'm hoping my body will realize this is kinda a permanent feeling that will be here for a while and just get used to it and dull it out, usually thats how things work I think after the constant pain, your ...

Hey I just got mine today, it feels WEIRD and like kinda numb, not sure why they feel numb, but whatever!
Good luck!

hehe I WISH shoot, glass of wine should work though
I posted a braces story yay, i put some better pictures on there

Thanks for the kind words, i used this page for motivation when it started to hurt

LOL, yeah they gave me some wax, the toothbrush, a flosser threader, some weird tiny brush to brush the wires, some coupons for some fantastic expensive toothpaste, and some helpful hints, the toothbrush ROCKS, it's friggin fantastic, I recommend an oral B electo toothbrush with braces, it cuts out ...

Day before: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Adah/Picture0012.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Adah/Picture0008-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Adah/Picture0009.jpg Day One: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Adah/Picture0014-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...

Eh I don't mind posting ALMOST full face pictures,

got them on now
eeek!
It feels funny, im trying to eat chips and salsa and well, it's not working 100% but it's all good!

Okay, Hi, I'm Jen, I'm a police officer in kansas and i'm new to the whole braces thing. I have an open bite which prevents me from eating sandwiches, yummy pizza and anything else without problems. I also have slight cross bite which has in turned caused tmj problems. All my issues stem down to a s...