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i read a lot of stories or FAQ here and decided to share some of my experience with braces too.... hope it helps some people
My case is : cross-bite and severe crowding on the top and bottom.
Type of braces: ceramic braces on top and the normal metal ones on the bottom.
well I had my consultation on January 7th 2009 and they decided to start the treatment ASAP so I got spacers on the same day!
Spacers..... was a pain
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but, it wasn't horrible or extremely painful.
You just can't eat anything hard or bite for one week.
One week later i got my back molar bands on
not painful at all.. more relieving then anything
(spacers are really uncomfortable)
everything was going fast, but I had to have 4 extractions which delayed the process because I couldn't get an appointment til a month later
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extractions: not bad at all
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some bleeding but no pain or swelling.
Braces: painful
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but only for a few days.
Its been one week and i still cant bite like i normally do but it doesn't hurt anymore
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My whole life, I never used medicine... .even Advil and stuff like that...
so, be relieved... that pain isn't thhhat bad and you will live without taking any medicine.
your cheeks DO get scared by the wires and brackets but i think that's inevitable. They gave me wax... but i decided not to use any. it doesnt hurt that much and i feel your body will get use to it faster.... but thats just my philosophy.
Brushing and flossing is TIME-Consuming! it took me about... 30 minutes to do everything the 1st day.... but it's taking less time each day.
other then the pain, time, and my new look...
im soooooo excited to see the outcome.
I think im obsessed with my teeth because I look in the mirror everyday to see if theres some improvement lol.
well ill post some pictures next time
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