!@!!&#! Elastics

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MissV
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!@!!&#! Elastics

#1 Post by MissV »

Four month anniversary of having my braces today and I was "rewarded" by the ortho graduating me to the rubber band stage to correct my overbite/overjet. These things hurt like a mofo!

That's all, just felt like sharing (complaining). :evil:


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ItsFreyja
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#2 Post by ItsFreyja »

Hang in there! Pain is progress! :thumbsup:
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MissV
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#3 Post by MissV »

will do but I plan to be a brat about it for the next hour! :P
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magikwand
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#4 Post by magikwand »

Every treatment plan is different- I went more than two years before getting into elastics. I am in it now and also approaching the end of my plan. I find it annoying, but the pain is not nearly as bad as I thought it might be.
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orchid
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#5 Post by orchid »

When I got elastics, I thought they were the worst thing that has happened to me since PMS. After a week I got used to them and now it feels weird to be without them. The pain subsided in that first week and even though it's still hard to eat in public sometimes, I like the feeling they give me. Playing with elastics with my tongue is also quite satisfying :)

Hang in there!
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MissV
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#6 Post by MissV »

Beginning Day 2 with elastics...still painful but getting used to it. Thank you all for the encouraging words! :D
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EWUgal15
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#7 Post by EWUgal15 »

It took me about 2 weeks to get used to elastics. And I only have a Class I configuration right now. I think we all know where you're coming from :)
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