hard to chew?

[iitsmandaOx]

Hi! I'm a newbie here, heh.

I have a question, which I really haven't seen addressed yet, and if it has, I'm sorry to repost!

I just had braces put on this past monday, full. I had them once before when I was around 10, to correct my underbite but they were only four across the top. Now, I'm in full braces to correct my OVERbite, and I'm turning 16. Fun, huh?

Well, now onto my question. When they put them on Monday, my overbite was so deep that they were afraid that I'd bite down and sheer the bottom braces right off my teeth. So they put this hardening gel on my two top back molars to help stop my teeth from going down so far when I bite. But now those are the only two teeth that touch when I bite down, making chewing very difficult. Has anyone else had this experience or something similar? I'm finally to the point where it doesn't HURT to eat, it's just very, very awkward, and I don't see myself getting used to that.

If anyone can help, that'd be great!

[Sweetie]

Hi

I have the same problem. I have been dealing with this since Feb 9 and I do understand you, but I have been eating soft foods, pastas, soft bread, mash potatoes, pancakes, shakes, etc. I also eat chicken only if is moist. I guess we need to take it easy and little by little try other stuffs and maybe we will be able to eat them.

[iitsmandaOx]

I'm glad to hear someone else has this problem!

I do have to say it's easier to eat softer things, but also bigger bites of things. I'm not sure why though.

[LithpingLitha]

My ortho was concerned that I would shear off bottom brackets. He decided to wait three months for my overbite to correct sufficiently with the upper ceramics before placing metal bottom brackets.
Eating is difficult for me due to the gelb splint (bite plate) my ortho has me wearing until an upper cuspid moves so that I do not shear it off with my lower cuspid. I understand how awkward it can be to eat.