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hi brace friends,

just got braced wednesday and the side effects are kicking in.

all my teeth are sore now, is ok to chew on my teeth in spite of soreness?

Absolutely okay! And, actually, chewing will help the soreness pass more quickly.

I try to chew as much as possible, especially if they are sore.

I know they say not to chew gum but that was my secret to not being sore after adjustments.

Right after my adjustments I would pop a peice of gum in and chew for the rest of the day. It would usually take me up to 6 hours for soreness to kick in but with this trick I didn't get sore.

The gum does not stick to your braces or at least for me it doesn't. I wouldn't be able to handle giving up gum

I agree with all of the previous posters. Gum is my lifesaver when my teeth are sore. I pop in 2 pieces, and chew like crazy, and the soreness goes away (except for my sore jaw from chewing so much!)

I am also a daily gum chewer, sugar free only of course. It does not stick, and helps the pain greatly.

Definitely use the sore teeth to chew! Believe it or not, this will help you feel better a lot sooner!

Trident Cinammon flavor is my friend!!!

jackjack wrote:Right after my adjustments I would pop a peice of gum in and chew for the rest of the day. It would usually take me up to 6 hours for soreness to kick in but with this trick I didn't get sore.

Wow, I never thought to use the gum trick BEFORE they were sore, only after! I would have never gotten through my first few days in elastics if it weren't for fredent (too afraid to try regular sugar free gum). I'll have to try that next week!

WHA??? I am sooo chewing gum now. I'll be carefull.....

Well, shoot! I have turbos so I CAN'T chew. What do I do?

macgirl4ever wrote:

jackjack wrote:Right after my adjustments I would pop a peice of gum in and chew for the rest of the day. It would usually take me up to 6 hours for soreness to kick in but with this trick I didn't get sore.

Wow, I never thought to use the gum trick BEFORE they were sore, only after! I would have never gotten through my first few days in elastics if it weren't for fredent (too afraid to try regular sugar free gum). I'll have to try that next week!

I just want to update that at my last adjustment I did this exact trick. It worked WONDERS. Thank you for sharing the info about popping the gum in BEFORE the pain starts. Instead of a WEEK of not being able to bite into anything, etc. only that night was a little tender, NOTHING like a regular adjustment usually feels like. I'll try again next time to see if it works again. Then I'll be super convinced lol.

midlifesmile wrote:Well, shoot! I have turbos so I CAN'T chew. What do I do?

I have turbos too and I chew gum anyways, it does help even though my teeth don't touch. I don't know how to explain haha.

I just find a way.