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I like your attitude Anita ... as removing them so you can talk, is the worst thing to do and will mean it takes longer for your tongue to get used to the appliances.
Great that you're taking the new attitude, coz this treatment is about you and the more you wear your appliances, the sooner it will be over.
Good luck with your treatment and I look forward to reading about how you finding wearing elastics. I've been wearing elastics for a couple of years ... and they've been a breeze, but then so has having brackets on my teeth. I've one of those lucky ones, who hasn't had pain, can eat anything I want, and although my teeth are moving very slowly, they are moving.
Problem foods ... to be honest the only thing our patients complain about is that they thought they'd loose weight having ortho treatment, but it doesn't happen, as the modern backets are rounded and the bonding agents excellent, so eating is really easy. I recommend you practise eating something that you really want and are having difficulty with. We recommend that patients cut hard food into small pieces for the first week or two, until they find the confidence to chew again.
Good luck!
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