Ouch!! sounds painful!

man it was painful. Have any of you guys out there have experienced this b4?

Hmm...i dont think so. What my doc did to me was just to install two screws and attached powerchain from brackets to screws to sort of hang up my upper gum cos i show too much also. Thats it. After few months i tend to show lesser.

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Added on January 12, 2010, 9:32 amAnywayz, I went for appt last night. Doctor did something to my teeth. He re-positioned a few brackets, Changed wire and also added a metal powerchain at my bottom, only two teeth. i didnt ask why cos i only realise it after i left the clinic.

And gosh, i feel so bloody tight. So numb, brush teeth also i feel geli. Cant bite properly also. So tired le my teeth.

This post has been edited by NikkiDaTeddy: Jan 12 2010, 09:32 AM

nikki, ur doc also never tell and explain what he will do to u?

He always does. Only this time. I guess its to align my jaw. Cos my teeth was not aligned. U know wat, just two nights after appt, i can feel my teeth moving again!

Why Dr. How never explains things to me ar? Need to ask him a lot of questions is it? My appointment is tonight. Dunno what is he going to do this time. Dunno how pain will it be this time...

If u're not sure, u just ask lo. Or else u wont know the purpose. And no worries, no pain no gain. Just like me, i feel pain but i see the result right away. So its not a bad thing ma.

Dr How repositioned 4 brackets for me last night. 1 bracket came off this morning. Have to go to fix the bracket this afternoon. The girl ask me to walk in. Hopefully don't have to wait for too long until past my lunch time...

Dear diary,

Just installed my braces about 1.5 hours ago. Feeling the tension in my teeth. It's making my jaws abit numb.

Welcome to the bracesians' place! Are you using traditional or self-ligating braces? If it's self-ligating, you shouldn't feel the pain within the 4-5 hours after installing it.

Anyway, it's normal that you feel numb for 3-5 days and won't be able to bite/chew anything. After that you'll feel better.

i'm using self-ligating braces...my biggest problem now is the tubes at my last bracket is poking the side of my mouth...dental wax helps...but i duwanna wear dental wax for so long...

Go back to the clinic and ask ur doctor to trim it. It will be less poking. Otherwise, no choice, befriends with dental wax.

the area that always get poked won't get tougher or something?

HMM...mayb will. i'm not sure. But why would u want a patch of hard skin in your mouth? And the skin inside are very delicate. not like our elbow or knee. No matter how tough also the metal wire can hurt ur skin inside lo.

haha..only reason i want it to get tough is so it won't hurt next time...its quite tedious to always put dental wax and remove when eating...

[quote=crapoccur,Jan 15 2010, 04:15 PM]
haha..only reason i want it to get tough is so it won't hurt next time...its quite tedious to always put dental wax and remove when eating...


I dont remove my dental wax wor. Sometimes swallowed, i'm still alive.
And at one period, i had dental wax 27/7 for few months. Then after a while the wire doesnt poke so easily then i stop using edy.
IF really dont like putting wax for long term, just ask doctor to cut it off.

oo...thanks for the advice..but mine is not the wire..its the like a sharp object on the bracket itself..

oh....i get it. :> I got that too. IF too pain i will use wax. until not to painful i will remove it. and i think, either ur skin will toughen or movement of teeth will get comfortable slowly. :>
Be patient ya.

OouucchhHH... Juz went for appointment with my doc and she put the rubberband to close gap.. It feels so tight n numb ler now..
when i talk i feel kinda difficult cos the rubberband holding my mouth cant open too big so funny lor...

Is the powerchain comes in metal type where the doc can twist it and put ard the brackets one?

Like very mah fan leh this type of rubberband... when eating hv to take off n put back again.. very susah for ppl like me who always want to eat one leh..

Aiyoh now i very lazy to talk n open my mouth.. the most happiest time is when makan time cos can take out the thing and eat!

Doc said i have to wear it for one month.. How bout u all?

Oh ya..me also like tht.. but not so frequent tht the wire poke until i hv to put wax...if got also 1-2 days will be ok already one.. juz sumtimes if really cant tahan then only put..

I din remove it when makan one wor it never tanggal also hahaha..

No matter how pain we have to bear it dear.. Juz be strong and tough and the brighter days wil come