Problem w/jaw, I want my elastics back!!!

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#1 Post by **laina** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:57 pm

I've had my braces for about 10 months now, and I just got done wearing elastics. My problem is my jaw is really hurting since I haven't been wearing my elastics anymore. I am still supposed to wear my elastics , but only at night, but I want to wear them full time again. I'm in a lot of pain. My jaw feels so much better when they're in. Will I screw things up if I wear them full time again? Why am I only supposed to wear them at night now? Anyone else have this problem? I put a call into my ortho, but I won't hear back until Wednesday, with the holiday and days off. Thanks.

Laina

#2 Post by **lionfish** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:25 pm

I'm sure your ortho has a good reason for your wearing them only at night. Wednesday is just around the corner.

#3 Post by **Clo** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:21 am

Try to do what your ortho said. I had a giant amount of elastics for almost 2 years.
My jaws did hurt several weeks once I needed to stop wearing them. Like they were
addicted to elastics. And what do you do with addictions ? You reduce the "dose", step
by step until you can "live without". So I think it is a good idea to reduce to night time
wear only. I have been there, and experienced my jaws finally got better again. Have
some patience. It will get better. One idea though, maybe you could swap the moment
you wear them. I mean wearing them during the day and not during the night. Maybe
you will not feel the pain when you sleep. Just an (maybe silly) idea.

#4 Post by **laina** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:39 am

Thanks for the support all.

Thanks for the suggestion Clo. I think I'm going to try that while I wait to hear back from my ortho.