Re: Braces are now on - OUCH!!! Rene

[Guest guest]

Hi Rene,

I am actually feeling a lot better tonight. I tried some of the wax

that was recommended, and that did help. And I had a real baked

potato tonight. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM That really helps when you feel

you are doing more normal things. I can do blender I guess. It

will work. And it isn't for the rest of my life anyway. I can do

this!!! Thank you for your reply. It will get better!

Hugs,

Fran

> > Hi Everyone,

> > Well, I did get my braces on Thursday. I know I have seen many

of

> > you getting your braces on, still I really did not understand

how

> > much they HURT!!! Part of my problem with them may be that

since I

> > have a really really deep bite, they had to put a small " ledge "

(my

> > OD called it something else, but I can't remember the name right

> > now) behind my two front teeth that stop my bite from going

beyond

> > the point where they would sheer off the braces brackets if my

bite

> > went too deep. The result is that the only place my teeth even

> come

> > close to touching is on that very itty bitty ledge. So forget

> > eating! I have a new understanding of the difficulties that

people

> > with open bites experience all the time. It is awful! I can't

eat

> > anything that has more than the consistency of mush. My tongue,

> > which has been always before been a prisoner in my mouth that is

> too

> > small and with too deep a bite, has no clue how to mobilize food

in

> > my mouth. I come fairly close on the right back molars, but I

> still

> > can't even " chew " boiled veggies small enough to swallow. I am

> > having to chop up spagetti!!

> >

> > My teeth are sore, which I was expecting, and the insides of my

> > cheeks, where there are little poles in addition to the

brackets,

> > are raw - I also expected that. But my tongue, which is already

> > pushed back into my throat due to the insufficiency of my lower

> jaw,

> > is now even further back due to the ledge behind my two front

> > teeth. And it hurts! What little movement it has is compomised

by

> > that ledge. It is raw too. I grind my teeth on that ledge, and

> > that hurts!!

> >

> > Anyway, sorry to rant here about it, but while I thought I was

> > prepared for the braces and getting used to them, I really

wasn't

> > prepared for this!! I am not eating, just so I can avoid the

pain

> > of using the brush to clean them out. My mouth is so small, and

> > pulling my already sore cheek back and trying to fit the brush

> > inbetween the wires is killing me.

> >

> > Do you have any suggestions? Have you had this before? Please

> > share with me how you coped with it. I know some of it will get

> > better as my tissue becomes toughened, but the chewing and

> inability

> > to move the food bolus is going to be something I have to deal

with

> > eventually. Can you help?

> > Hugs,

> > Fran

[Guest guest]

You can do this!!!!!!!! I am so glad you are feeling better. A

baked potato always makes me feel better too. LOL

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > > Well, I did get my braces on Thursday. I know I have seen many

> of

> > > you getting your braces on, still I really did not understand

> how

> > > much they HURT!!! Part of my problem with them may be that

> since I

> > > have a really really deep bite, they had to put a small " ledge "

> (my

> > > OD called it something else, but I can't remember the name

right

> > > now) behind my two front teeth that stop my bite from going

> beyond

> > > the point where they would sheer off the braces brackets if my

> bite

> > > went too deep. The result is that the only place my teeth even

> > come

> > > close to touching is on that very itty bitty ledge. So forget

> > > eating! I have a new understanding of the difficulties that

> people

> > > with open bites experience all the time. It is awful! I can't

> eat

> > > anything that has more than the consistency of mush. My

tongue,

> > > which has been always before been a prisoner in my mouth that

is

> > too

> > > small and with too deep a bite, has no clue how to mobilize

food

> in

> > > my mouth. I come fairly close on the right back molars, but I

> > still

> > > can't even " chew " boiled veggies small enough to swallow. I am

> > > having to chop up spagetti!!

> > >

> > > My teeth are sore, which I was expecting, and the insides of my

> > > cheeks, where there are little poles in addition to the

> brackets,

> > > are raw - I also expected that. But my tongue, which is

already

> > > pushed back into my throat due to the insufficiency of my lower

> > jaw,

> > > is now even further back due to the ledge behind my two front

> > > teeth. And it hurts! What little movement it has is

compomised

> by

> > > that ledge. It is raw too. I grind my teeth on that ledge,

and

> > > that hurts!!

> > >

> > > Anyway, sorry to rant here about it, but while I thought I was

> > > prepared for the braces and getting used to them, I really

> wasn't

> > > prepared for this!! I am not eating, just so I can avoid the

> pain

> > > of using the brush to clean them out. My mouth is so small,

and

> > > pulling my already sore cheek back and trying to fit the brush

> > > inbetween the wires is killing me.

> > >

> > > Do you have any suggestions? Have you had this before? Please

> > > share with me how you coped with it. I know some of it will

get

> > > better as my tissue becomes toughened, but the chewing and

> > inability

> > > to move the food bolus is going to be something I have to deal

> with

> > > eventually. Can you help?

> > > Hugs,

> > > Fran