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This is my second day with braces. I am 36 years old and I had to get braces to correct a jaw problem. The actual braces don't hurt but they put this cement stuff in the back of my mouth that keeps my top and bottom teeth from meeting. I can't chew much and I am scared. Please tell me that this gets better.

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i am 28 and had my braces for last 2 years it def gets better you soon forget you even have them. i also had the cement on my back teeth was strange but stick with it im sure it will all be worth it in the end. im now starting to think how will i get used to not having braces!

Xenbuf wrote:This is my second day with braces. I am 36 years old and I had to get braces to correct a jaw problem. The actual braces don't hurt but they put this cement stuff in the back of my mouth that keeps my top and bottom teeth from meeting. I can't chew much and I am scared. Please tell me that this gets better.

You will grind them down. They do get smaller. In about 3 weeks you wont care about them.

Thanks for your support! Finding this site has really made a difference!

I ate only soft stuff...mashed potatoes etc. for 3 days, I was afraid I would break somthing on my braces.

At four days I said try a soft sandwich.......it took 20 min, but I used the stops in back to chew with.

I found out bread is hard to clean out of my braces. tonight, after 2 weeks, I had mexican. No problem.




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