I can't eat! (pic)

[Lorien]

I was braced in late June of this year.

EVERY time I have had an adjustment, but particularly when I was first braced, my molars have ceased to touch. A week and a half after getting braced, my molars magically made contact again. After my adjustments (3 so far) it takes about 2 days or so in order for things to feel closer.

I have no clue why this is - my molar bite was perfect prior to the procedures. {shrug}

[SandraJones]

peaceandhope, hang in there ! You are going through the worst part. It won't be long before your alignment and bite are improved and you don't have the issues that you are having now, or at least they won't be as severe. It sucks now but it WILL get better.

And I will take my own advice getting braces on again 2 weeks ! Round 2. Round 1 was 30 years ago ! I have separators in place now and I am having trouble eating even the softest foods. When I had my orthognathic surgery many years ago and had my jaws wired, I became a blender expert. EVERYTHING got blended. I swear, you can blend up a whole dinner ! I think I'm going to start doing that again. No sense in being any more miserable than I already am.

Btw, I would just like to say that I have perfected the art of sucking a Power Bar (Triple Threat caramel peanut fusion) instead of chewing it. I cut it into tiny slices. Takes me like an hour to eat it.