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I'm on Day 5 now and I still can't eat solid food, is this normal? The pain level when I try to bite into anything is just extreme and my teeth are still incredibly sensitive. When I talk and I accidentally close my mouth too far and the teeth chatter against each other it shoots pain through my face.

This can't be normal, can it?

Hi Katiari

This is normal. I was like that for 2 weeks, some people have it for longer, some for less. It slowly gets better though so hold in there. During my first week I sometimes woke myself up in my sleep with the pain when my teeth hit together. Are you taking the painkillers, as that does ease things a bit.

painkillers? If you mean ibuprofen, yes. If you mean something more powerful... I want...

Hi Katiari, I'm six months in and I still sometimes I still hit my teeth together when I'm talking, not so much anymore at night and its like . I don’t know why or how it happens but it does and now the pain is less but still kinda weird. As for the pain it took me about three weeks to be able to eat any kinda solid food. I was eating a lot of soup, pasta, baked potatoes, steamed veggies and pb&j sandwiches. Before you know it, you'll be eating solid food in no time. Good luck and thanks for helping me with my pics. I read the post where you fixed rebecca pics and that helped me fix mine too.

Lol, glad to help. And happy 6 month anniversary!

i got my braces on on july 12th. i'm still not eating that many solids yet due to pain but have finally progressed to overcooked pasta

Well, that's rather depressing, jetxness! I feel like an infant learning to teeth, lol!

your not the only one!

i'm on my 8th day... and my teeth still hurt! and i've got my first ulcer! lol.

Hi Katiari

If your teeth have alot to move, then you will no doubt be in pain for a while.. Maybe i'm wrong but I believe the more pain you have, then the healthier your roots and surrounding tissue are.. Of course can have alot to do with pain threshold and whether you have tender nerves (I get alot of trapped nerves in my neck and hips)..

I took a couple of months to get over that pain where if you accidentally touched your teeth together it would send shooting pains around your face.. Now that pain has gone and the adjustments are painful but only for a few days.. I can touch my teeth together easily now and tap them together without pain..

Hold on in there.. Take some painkillers if it gets too bad, but don't eat solids to try and break the pain barrier.. You are better to wait until you feel ready!