Dry mouth...is this normal??

[djss16]

Ok so one week ago today I got my braces. I was in pain at first but I think the worst has passed. My cheeks are still getting used to the brackets/wires/hardware. My best friend right now is wax. My biggest problem right now is my super dry mouth!! No matter how much water I drink or swish around my mouth my brackets keep sticking to my lips and cheeks when I try to talk. Is there a way to help solve this?? This is really embarrasing when I am trying to talk to someone. I don't think it was this bad the first few days. It has gotten worse. Please tell me that eventually this goes away. Any suggestions? Thanks!

[isthistaken]

I'm not sure why, but this does seem to get better fairly quickly. It did for me anyway.

[rhibee83]

I had this problem for about a week! first week with braces was fine, then it started happening, drove me nuts! I STILL get dry mouth when I drink alcohol and it is very frustrating. It does go away and will be gone maybe in about a week. Hopefully sooner for you but as I said, I still get dry mouth occasionally, i think it depends what I have eaten or what I have had to drink. You can get mouthwash for dry mouths, but i ended up just leaving it and it got better by itself.

[d0minic]

i had dry mouth for the 1st week when i just just got braces. just drink water when possible and you should get used to it soon! good luck!

[Ciara]

It does go away. I had a super dry mouth for the first 24 hours, it went away and then came back. By about day 10, I was fine.