Not Biting?

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#1 Post by **Cissa** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:18 pm

Ever since I've had braces, I do not close my mouth all the way (as in, hold my teeth together) unless I'm eating or the ortho tells me to. I find that biting down all the way is uncomfortable for me. Is it ok to continue this until my braces are removed and biting is much easier for me?

#2 Post by **IndyBraceFace** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:32 am

I'm doing the same thing, Cissa. I was told that my bite is going to change so much during the course of my treatment that sometimes I will not bite at all and sometimes I will bite down completely.

#3 Post by **sydsmom** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:58 am

Same thing here, Cissa. I actually cannot bite down all the way, since my front teeth are touching my bottom brackets and my molars no longer touch

But I've read that it's pretty common and I don't think not biting down is a problem in any way.

I do try to touch certain teeth together (if I can) to check for that "sponginess" thing, and to see how much they are hurting me. But if my teeth did come together completely right now, I think I'd be very uncomfortable.