Poll: Pain

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#16 Post by **serendipity** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:22 pm

Elastics & sanding off the glue after getting my braces off...sends a shiver down my spine...

~serendipity~

P.S - The money is also abit of a sting, but for me I felt like it was money well spent.

#17 Post by **Pepper** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:52 pm

My second adjustment.

#18 Post by **ngbraces** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:25 pm

Opening my wallet. By far. lionfish

Agree!
And cleats, so far.

#19 Post by **Epyx** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:21 am

So far, it was when my ortho tried to squeeze my lower archwire for the first time onto a freshly-rotated molar. The tooth was so tender that a pain shot through my head. I jumped a mile in the air and smacked half of his tools of the dental tray! LOL

Then we all had a laugh. Then I realised that he was milliseconds off getting that wire in and failed. So we had to do it all again. That's when I dug my fingernails into the chair and thought of England ...

#20 Post by **amd** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:06 am

I would have to say:
Money,
The air jet thingy they use to dry your teeth. I actually went numb from the extreme pain. They thought I was going to pass out!!
The adjustment to the bite pads caused quite a bit of muscular pain.

But I have to say that KatK wins hands down. Taking that thing out without any freezing?? OMG!!

Website · #21 Post by **susieq182** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:42 am

I have to vote for spacers for the physical pain, and changing orthos for the emotional distress of it. Having spacers again has reminded me how much they suck.

#22 Post by **cowlypso** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:07 am

Hmm... Spacers were the worst as far as not being able to chew a thing for a whole week.

But after reading this thread I feel better. I've been pretty sore after my first adjustment and I was worried that I was going to be this sore after all of them. I thought maybe it was just the powerchains. But, it seems that the likely culprit is the rectangular wire that I just got installed.

#23 Post by **Ives** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:51 pm

ok, now that ive had my braces installed, i'm changing my answer from spacers to having my bands put on. Man what an ordeal. Even after spacers my teeth were still tight so ortho had to really work to get bands in. Lots of pain there. A couple of hours later everything has calmed down a bit. Still a little tender but manageable.

Ives

#24 Post by **Tin Indian** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:32 pm

I would say that my first rectangular wire up top hurt the worst so far. After I told my ortho about that I had so much pain he went back to a more flexible wire and the pain has subsided.

#25 Post by **Nervous** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:19 am

The first day I was braced was the most painful, I couldn't eat a thing. A close second would be the Powerchains.

#26 Post by **cmm1280** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:54 pm

The most painful part for me so far has been the poking wire in the back of my check. I have a tilted molar so it pokes right in the mouth...killer!!

Wax can only do so much!

#27 Post by **cmm1280** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:54 pm

The most painful part for me so far has been the poking wire in the back of my check. I have a tilted molar so it pokes right in the mouth...killer!!

Wax can only do so much!

#28 Post by **Ives** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:27 am

cmm1280 wrote:The most painful part for me so far has been the poking wire in the back of my check. I have a tilted molar so it pokes right in the mouth...killer!! Wax can only do so much!

I feel your pain there. My banded brackets are doing a number on my cheeks. Wax helps a little.

#29 Post by **PfectPitch** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:22 pm

Gee, I feel kind of wimpy here because I really haven't had too much pain yet (3 days in braces) and I didn't have to have spacers since I don't have bands. However, I have bite bumpers and coming down on those is pretty bad, but I would have to say brushing my teeth is what's sending me up the wall right now.