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I am on my first 24 hours in braces and feeling a little sore...I know it has to get worse to get better so I am just waiting for that to pass and then i can start feeling better....but I know I am feeling sore around the molar bands ( I am not sure if the cleats are the round tubes that are attached to the molar bands) but they sure are making me sore I have tons of wax on them and keep rinsing with warm salt water to help ease it...I am sure that all my talking today hasn't helped either but my that is part of my job and I have to ..
Anyhow...glad that we can share our tough times and enjoy our good times together...
I got my metal braces top and bottom on the 15th of August about an hour after I had surgery for anchors. I was expecting something worse than I've had. I've only used wax a couple of times on the inside back bands that irratitated my tongue....that was a real pain. I board a plane and flew out the next day. I have had very little pain other than that. I have popped a bracket twice and have had one adjustment. I just haven't quite figured out where my bite is. I have 22 and 1/2 months left and we will see how this all turnes out. I have deteriorating jaw bones and am still going through a lot of bone grafts and surgeries to correct my collapsed bite. That has not been fun....the total cost of my new mouth is going to reach about $100,000.00. The ortho being the least expensive. I wish everyone the best of luck and a great new look!
Just got a few spacers and front braces this morning about 11. The worst part of the whole ordeal this morning was the cold water on my sensitive teeth. I just had osseous surgery on Aug. 16, and my gums are almost totally healed. But a few teeth? WOW...cold and hot really hurts them. I had been reading here on this forum and knew to take Advil before I went. So far, not too bad....just not too far... I will go back on Friday, October 14th for my back braces. I'm really happy to have started on this adventure. My 28 year old son thinks it is so COOL...
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Osseous surgery-August 16, 2005
Spacers and front braces (metal)- October 7, 2005
Since getting my top braces on 6 days ago, I have had no real pain to speak of with my teeth but as it has been mentioned, the lingual side of my tongue has been SHREDDED by the bands but I have now gotten a bit used to it & can go without wax now-You learn to adapt quickly. I do rinse with salt water & it helps ALOT!
Spacers-9-19-05
Top Braced-10-03-05
lowers on-10-17-05
appliance installed in mouth 10-17-05
2 extractions on 8-3-06
2 years treatment time
so I am just waiting for that to pass and then i can start feeling better....but I know I am feeling sore around the molar bands ( I am not sure if the cleats are the round tubes that are attached to the molar bands) but they sure are making me sore 
I have tons of wax on them and keep rinsing with warm salt water to help ease it...I am sure that all my talking today hasn't helped either 
but my that is part of my job and I have to 
..
I will go back on Friday, October 14th for my back braces. I'm really happy to have started on this adventure. My 28 year old son thinks it is so COOL...