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... I'm looking forward to getting bite ramps.

Yes, that's right. I want bite ramps.

Over the last couple of weeks I've started to accidentally pinch the inside of my lower lip between the lower brackets and upper teeth. I almost drew blood this morning while eating breakfast. I've reached the point where I'll gladly trade chewing on my molars for not turning my lip into hamburger

My next adjustment is in a week and a half. I'm really hoping the bite ramps come with a reverse curve archwire or two.

Let me know what you think about them in 2 weeks...

My ortho was going with either build-ups or the ramps; thankfully he went with build-ups. It was awkward learning to eat with them the first week. I don't really think about them now; which is good.

Oh my gosh, I literally just wrote about the same exact thing in my braces story yesterday! Biting the inside of my lip has been, by far, the most painful part of this whole experience. I had never seen anyone with the same problem and I'm glad I'm not alone (although I'm sorry you get to be the one to join me)

I will be complaining about it at my appointment on Thursday, and I hope he can do something about it. I've already made it through having buildups...

I had them. For 3 days. I'll be shocked, and I mean shocked, if you don't change your mind about 5 seconds after getting them. I demanded they be removed and replaced with molar build ups. I was honestly depressed and hopeless for those 3 days. Awful, AWFUL lisp, couldn't eat, and had to be so careful not to bite on them. But. ... Good luck!