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Hi Everyone!

Nov 21st I OFFICALLY got braced. My journey is going to be about 4 years due to being such a complicated case.
1. Underbite
2. Crowding
3. Slight Crossbite
4. Lower & Upper Jaw Surgery needed.

While I am looking forward to finally having a beautiful smile.. these first couple days have been C R A P.


SPACERS are totally killing me. Eating has been tough because my molars and teeth are so sensitive to everything right now. I've tried everything! Tylenol. Numbing stuff. Cold treats...nothing works and the pain isn't subsiding at all. I'm tryinng superrrr hard to stay optomistic and tough it out but I'm soo uncomfortable.

Dec 12th I get these stupid spacers out and I get my molar bands in.

Did anyone else experience this soreness/uncomfortableness/pain with spacers?! Are getting the molar bands just as bad??

HOW LONG WILL I BE IN THIS PAIN >=[ I am over it.

Sincerely
BLKSAGE

You may get better relief with ibuprofen since it specifically targets chemical mediators associated with dental and orthopedic pain. Take with food as directed on the label. Best of luck to you.

Hey your story sounds super similar to mine, I don't start until January though, and you have me worried now about the spacers! :S I've heard for some people it can take up to a week before the pain subsides so you may be best stocking up on ibuprofen and toughing it out just a wee bit longer! good luck!

[quote="djspeece"]You may get better relief with ibuprofen since it specifically targets chemical mediators associated with dental and orthopedic pain. Take with food as directed on the label. Best of luck to you.[/quote]


Thanks so much Speece! I've been taking a lot of Tylenol due to it being the only pain killer that doesn't have anti inflammitory.

So ready for the spacers to be out >>>.<<<<<

[quote="arraye"]Hey your story sounds super similar to mine, I don't start until January though, and you have me worried now about the spacers! :S I've heard for some people it can take up to a week before the pain subsides so you may be best stocking up on ibuprofen and toughing it out just a wee bit longer! good luck![/quote]


I've been taking my pain killers religiously. Janurary is quickly approaching! Please post when you start your treatment :))

Hey Blksage...you'll hopefully be happy to know that molar spacers are one the worst parts of treatment, if not the worst! I've had all manner of treatments in the past 3 years and have nothing positive to say about molar spacers! I had 16 of them in my mouth to start my treatment!

[quote="jaime"]Hey Blksage...you'll hopefully be happy to know that molar spacers are one the worst parts of treatment, if not the worst! I've had all manner of treatments in the past 3 years and have nothing positive to say about molar spacers! I had 16 of them in my mouth to start my treatment![/quote]

16 total?! Oh my god! Are the brackets better to deal with than the spacers??

BLKSAGE wrote:

jaime wrote:Hey Blksage...you'll hopefully be happy to know that molar spacers are one the worst parts of treatment, if not the worst! I've had all manner of treatments in the past 3 years and have nothing positive to say about molar spacers! I had 16 of them in my mouth to start my treatment!

16 total?! Oh my god! Are the brackets better to deal with than the spacers??

Wait I got mixed up! I had eight! My math is terrible.

Brackets >>>>> spacers

[quote="BLKSAGE"][quote="djspeece"] You may get better relief with ibuprofen since it specifically targets chemical mediators associated with dental and orthopedic pain. Take with food as directed on the label. Best of luck to you. [/quote]


Thanks so much Speece! I've been taking a lot of Tylenol due to it being the only pain killer that doesn't have anti inflammitory.

So ready for the spacers to be out >>>.<<<<<[/quote]

I had to get 2 spacers but only for 1 night. They didn't hurt at all going in or even that night but hurt pretty bad the following morning.

Oh man, spacers are the worst. I can't wait to get them out on Nov 9th!

[quote="BLKSAGE"]I've been taking my pain killers religiously. Janurary is quickly approaching! Please post when you start your treatment :))[/quote]
Ach I'm getting spacers on 13th Jan and I was originally getting them out and braces on on 20th Jan but it's been pushed back to 26th Jan... grumble grumble! Hope they're not too painful! How you getting on, you feeling better now?

UPDATE:

Tomorrow is my removal day.
So ready to get these babies O U T.
I'll make sure to keep everyone posted ~~

They are offically out!
It's been about 2/3 Weeks.

Things to know for people HATING their molar spacers..
1. getting them out is SUCH a relief.
2. GETTING MOLAR BRACKETS FITTED HURT SO MUCH MORE THAN THE SPACERS!!! (My mouth actually bled)
3. Getting fitted for Molar Brackets < Spacers < Removal of Molar Spacers