dental wax for braces
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sauerkraut
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Metalmonkey, there was a thread about this in the Dental Do-Dads forum ("dental wax UK") from which it sounds like you can only get wax from your ortho (or possibly dentist) in the UK. (Well, apart from thru the internet of course). It's the same where I live. On that thread Lisa65 suggested you can use sugar-free gum in an emergency. Never tried it myself but it might help to tide you over
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crazybeautiful
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You might just have to go to your ortho- or perhaps your dentist might have some?
I rarely use wax- the annoyance with my braces is that they rub right at the very back of my mouth, and the wax never stays on properly. At the minute my back molar bands/wire has rubbed enough to give me a huge ulcer, so I've been using gauze in my mouth
It works a lot better than wax for the back of my mouth, and is thin enough no to be an issue with speech and isn't noticeable. Of course you can't go around with gauze stuffed under your lower lip, but just a tip is anyone's wire rubs right at the back. 
I rarely use wax- the annoyance with my braces is that they rub right at the very back of my mouth, and the wax never stays on properly. At the minute my back molar bands/wire has rubbed enough to give me a huge ulcer, so I've been using gauze in my mouth
It works a lot better than wax for the back of my mouth, and is thin enough no to be an issue with speech and isn't noticeable. Of course you can't go around with gauze stuffed under your lower lip, but just a tip is anyone's wire rubs right at the back. 
