how long does it hurt

[chris james]

hi peeps
had my bottom brace fitted yeserday and today it hurts like mad
how long does it take to get used to it
thanks

[Candymomof3]

I guess it depends on each person and their pain tolerance. For me, 2 weeks was the magic number for ..I was feeling better by then....and then 4 months is how long it took for me to totally adjust and feel okay...by 5 months I stopped looking in the bathroom mirror the minute I woke up to look for any changes! Now at 7 months, they are uncomfortable after appointments but feel much better after a couple of days.
Good luck with the pain going away soon!

[chris james]

thanks for that
i seem to be looking in the mirror also looking for results even after 2 days lol
not looking forward to the first tightening appointment
seem to be ok if i have something to keep my mind off it
thanks for thew comment

[Candymomof3]

I understand that! The results start quick! I noticed my changes within weeks...in the past 7 months everything has changed..my bite, the crowding...it's crazy!
I look forward to the appointments, the hardest part for me was actually getting the ligs off if my teeth were having a sensitive day.....makes me cringe...but this week, they were feeling fine and getting them off was no problem. How ever when they put my upper teeth entirely in figure 8's ...power chain I guess, that's what she called them...to me it looks like they are all tied in figure 8's! Now that was a little tough while she was doing it...but minutes after I was already adjusting. That night was a little painful..but here I am 3 days later and feeling much better. I can't wait to get to my next appointment. I am going every 6 weeks now--yay..hated waiting 8 weeks inbetween!

[chris james]

cool
dont have an appoinment yet got to wait 3 months thank good guess i will have just go used to the brace being there by then eh
its most painful when i eat at the mo im living on bananas and soft rools and milk
am looking forward to having the same nice teeth at the bottom as i have at the top

[pwill]

It took me about 2 weeks to get back into my normal routine of eating and for the pain to go away. My front two teeth were still kind of sensitive and then maybe every week one tooth would ache a little (I guess from them moving). I was happy to be able to eat again but I cut up all of my food into tiny pieces. I just went for my first adjustment appointment on Monday. They put the power chains on and I was fine but boy that night I was in P-A-I-N. It's Thursday now and I'm still in a little pain but not as bad. I take advil and am rinising my mouth with salt water to ease some of the pain. Still feasting on pancakes and pretty much anything soft. One thing I'm so happy that I did was schedule my first adjustment appointment after the 4th of July. I was able to enjoy some good food!!!

[chris james]

hey glad im not the only one suffering lol
bit better today and like you say its the eating that does it and i have some lower jaw ache also sometimes dont feel like eating even though im hungry
oh well guess it can only get easyer from here i still dont regret it though crooked teeth suck