No worry, keep think it on possitively.. Soon it will over when your teeth moved. Some of us already passed through the period. Pain always is good for braces, as the teeth start moving.. Cheers..

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Added on March 25, 2010, 10:01 amDen, for Damon system that I used, it have no feel for first 2 days. On 3rd day, I only feel the pain in gradually for near to week. This is normal, as the 1st wire is still very thin.. soon, it will change to thicker and thicker, whenever it change or re-position, you will feel the pain for few day.

This post has been edited by kentcp: Mar 25 2010, 10:01 AM

Will the wire gets thicker itself?
I really wonder how does the self-ligating wire work.

Anyone with underbite problem.
I am one of them. Hopefully all will go well and surgery not needed.

Of course no la.. the wire will get change by your dr..

LOL.

But self-ligating, i thought it will get tighter and tighter by itself.

Its very difficult for me to chew with the blocker on my back teeth
The rest of my teeth can't touch each other, like my mouth is always open !
Was it like that for you too ?

same with my current situation. i only eat porridge and swallow =.=
front teeth cannot even touch one another.

btw, what's the problem with your teeth? protruding teeth?

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Added on March 25, 2010, 10:49 pmtmr i want to get sponge cake or kfc whipped potato to eat.
damn, two days swallowing white porridge.

This post has been edited by den: Mar 25 2010, 10:49 PM

yeah !!! so terrible right ?
i somehow feel so depressed
the blocker will be there for 6 weeks ! will i be surviving on porridge for 6 weeks? hahah

hmm my bottom jaw is moving to the right =/

Same here..everynight eating porridge...been a week for me already and i started to feel bored.

One thing to share, I think when one grows older, the teeth movement are slower...which means longer treatment...perhaps orthodontic are really for young ones...Can't think the fact I am into 'uncle' era now.

Before my appointment with Dr. How a week ago. There was a boy whom also put on braces, and I overheard that he mention can remove the blocker when want to eat and after finish eating can put it back again. (The doctor told him this then he explain to his mother).
Is't true?

I am in my mid 20s.
Should have done it when I was in college. Sigh.

Other than porridge what you guys swallow? LOL.

How long it takes for me to be able to speak properly?

d_chew, haha it has been 2 days and I think I'm already lacking energy, not enough of food !!
mhmm yes, i think younger people's teeth tend to move easier. but no worries, time passes by so fast !!

hjh87, hmm my blocker is like stucked onto my bottom teeth It's like a kind of clay/mixture that's temporary.
But a few pieces here and there already cracked =/

den, I drink lots of liquid like milk and milo ! haha its the easiest to swallow.
Hmm I think its easy to speak properly if you don't mind the braces rubbing on your gums.
I speak well if I use the wax on my braces =x

I dont understand why you need a blocker. And what is a blocker? I didn't have that when I put on braces..

It simply blocks the upper and lower teeth from touching one another. Cause one of my teeth is out of alignment, so if he doesnt put that blocker, the metal part of the my upper braces will be like destroyed by my lower teeth.
You should be happy you don't need it !

Last time, I just place vege & fish then blend with porridge by using blender. Don't blend too much, just few sec will do..

ahh thats a good idea.
did u do that for 6 weeks too ?

Some ppl have the blocker on for longer time. I believe it depends on the situation. I experienced the same thing when i had it on. But however, i grind teeth in my sleep. So the blocker chipped bit by bit. I still had it on (1 yr edy), but its very very small piece left only, So it didnt affect me when i eat.

I still swallow my food, for eg: noodles. Even sausage. I bite and chew just a bit to make it smaller piece, then swallow in... I think its a habit edy.

yup.. be "creative" to make the porridge by adding something, to make it taste good and balance nutrition.

Hahah exactly ! Mine's only 2 days old and its chipping off so fast. You're so patient !
You totally deserve good results !

Woah I think you made me snap into reality. I thought he wasn't serious about 6 weeks.
I can't imagine eating this way for a month plus ! But then again, I may just get use to it.
Problem is I don't cook at home and .. its troublesome when I can't simply eat outside.
Hectic life !

Haha...what to do, paid so much edy wor.. So have to bertahan lo. In the beginning stage of my treatment, i even drink those nutrition shake to get balance nutritions. My mom does cook at home but she doesnt understand that i couldnt chew. She cook all meat and hard food. U know what? i ended up just spoon up whatever sauce from the dish and swallow with rice only. that is when i feel like crying. So i bought the nutrition shake to tahan lapar lo.

Owh haha I know what you mean when you feel like crying. It's terrible ! You feel like some sick patient that couldn't eat majority of the food. Hmm thanks for telling me, at least I can prepare myself to go through what I have to, in future ! ahah oh ya, is it a must to be using the Pearldrop gel toothpaste and Oral-B rinse everyday? The toothpaste is quite costly =/