After 10 months in braces, they finally started me on elastics. I am supposed to wear them 24 hours a day taking them out only to eat. My question is, does the pain ever go away? I had my adjustment on Thursday and they are STILL hurting, badly! Usually its 2 days or so that my teeth are sore after an adjustment.
Anyone else experience this and if so, how long does it last?
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I also had pain when I started elastics. Ugh!! I think it was the worse part for me so far.
I cant tell you exactly how long it lasted, 3-5 days?? It was pretty sore and intense for a couple days though. Just remember to keep wearing them, it does get better!!
I have been wearing them for quite a while now, and I totally forget that I am wearing them. They cause me no pain, soreness, or discomfort now. Good Luck and hang in there!!![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I cant tell you exactly how long it lasted, 3-5 days?? It was pretty sore and intense for a couple days though. Just remember to keep wearing them, it does get better!!
I have been wearing them for quite a while now, and I totally forget that I am wearing them. They cause me no pain, soreness, or discomfort now. Good Luck and hang in there!!
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Hi ronni,
Glad to hear someone else is going through the pain! I've been braced since Feb 06, and was just introduced to my new elastic friends yesterday. I woke up about 3am this morning feeling like I'd been hit in the mouth with a brick! I took some strong pain-killers and went back to bed, and today there has been some soreness, but I seem to be managing.
I also got a new, bigger wire on the bottom, and powerchains on the upper molars to close some extraction gaps, so it's been a fun 24 hours! Try taking some pain killers, but i imagine the pain will fade. Think back to the first week you got braces on, it seemed like the pain would never go away!
I guess some things just take some getting used to![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Glad to hear someone else is going through the pain! I've been braced since Feb 06, and was just introduced to my new elastic friends yesterday. I woke up about 3am this morning feeling like I'd been hit in the mouth with a brick! I took some strong pain-killers and went back to bed, and today there has been some soreness, but I seem to be managing.
I also got a new, bigger wire on the bottom, and powerchains on the upper molars to close some extraction gaps, so it's been a fun 24 hours! Try taking some pain killers, but i imagine the pain will fade. Think back to the first week you got braces on, it seemed like the pain would never go away!
I guess some things just take some getting used to
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jaynage,I had the exact same problems! elastics+powerchains and a bigger wire all at the same time... ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
it's been over a month now that I wear elastics and I got really used to them... I wear them only 8 hrs per day (when I sleep) and despite that the progress is great!
my extraction gaps are completely closed,after only 4 months and bottom teeth are almost completely aligned after 2 months...
orto is extremly happy and so am I!!!!
hang in there!!!!
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
it's been over a month now that I wear elastics and I got really used to them... I wear them only 8 hrs per day (when I sleep) and despite that the progress is great!
my extraction gaps are completely closed,after only 4 months and bottom teeth are almost completely aligned after 2 months...
orto is extremly happy and so am I!!!!
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
hang in there!!!!
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24 hours/day is alot to wear elastics....or at least it feels like it.....but if you follow your ortho's instructions your treatment should stay on track!
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Even if the elastics hurt, don't give up! The pain will ease in a week or so....if you stop wearing the elastics now, and try again later, you will just have to go through all that pain again. Good luck and happy elasticing!!
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