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Augh. I've had my brackets and spacers in for a little over 2 days. Although there's no "pain" per se, it's so incredibly irritating on my molars. Dull throbbing.
I've been taking Excedrin, although that's normally good for headaches, not tissue pain. I need motrin or advil. Or tequila.
Try something that has got codeine in it. I don't know what brands you have but here in Aus its Nurofen Plus or Panadeine Forte that you can get over the counter but still pack a punch when it comes to pain relief.
The throbbing is worse than pain really - cos its just there constantly and wont go away.