Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 I'm on Day 7 of braces and I'm feeling overwhelmed by pain and discomfort. I'm clenching a lot -- I've always been prone to clenching but it seems a million times worse now. My back teeth no longer touch and I have " bumpers " on my molars to keep me from biting my brackets off in the front. Anyway, now I'm clenching all day long and especially when I sleep. I called my ortho today and asked if there was anything I could wear that would ease the clenching, and they said no, that I should just try to relax. Well, I have been trying to, but I have a hard enough time relaxing when I'm awake let alone when I'm asleep. I keep imagining some kind of foam cushion to put between my molars, like those foamy floating keychains -- you know what I mean? But I don't know where to get those. Does anyone have any ideas? My whole jaw aches and I am starting to worry about how much ibuprofen and aleve I'm taking. I got some ativan but can only take that at night. I am really busy with school and work and feel like I'm just about to lose it. Any advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 I'm on Day 7 of braces and I'm feeling overwhelmed by pain and discomfort. I'm clenching a lot -- I've always been prone to clenching but it seems a million times worse now. My back teeth no longer touch and I have " bumpers " on my molars to keep me from biting my brackets off in the front. Anyway, now I'm clenching all day long and especially when I sleep. I called my ortho today and asked if there was anything I could wear that would ease the clenching, and they said no, that I should just try to relax. Well, I have been trying to, but I have a hard enough time relaxing when I'm awake let alone when I'm asleep. I keep imagining some kind of foam cushion to put between my molars, like those foamy floating keychains -- you know what I mean? But I don't know where to get those. Does anyone have any ideas? My whole jaw aches and I am starting to worry about how much ibuprofen and aleve I'm taking. I got some ativan but can only take that at night. I am really busy with school and work and feel like I'm just about to lose it. Any advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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