ARGH.lol I can't move my mouth. anyone have a recommended pain killer?It must be legal!

You'll be fine.

Don't perform any orthodontic work on yourself.

I won't even yell at you for reviving this thread because I've been there.

Take some ibuprofen.

Eat some jello.

Think of the amazingly gorgeous teeth you will have when all is said and done.

I have spacers on, at this very moment.I would cry right here at work, i dont care who sees me.
THis is too much for me...
I had two extractions(top wisdom teeth)it was not cool.
I want to grab a tweezer and pull these things out!

ADVIL IS BEST

my braces arent that bad i just didnt like the whole spacres thingy, that hurt. then i got the expander, it wasnt bad it just made a gap between ur teeth for a while then it went back to normal. then i got the braces n then the rubber bands...it hasnt been bad
Emily
p.s. if its really bad take advil, tylenol sucks butt

How come?

I usally get green. Makes it look like I have foor stuck in my teeth, scares off the boys.

EVERYONE WITH BRACES:

next time you get the things changed that are on the braces, get pink and black

ask your dr. about codine or atasol.

I theatre we ahve to project and enunciate from the stage, you know, and last time Mr. Sweatmon said "your projection is good but i can't understand for the life of me what you're saying!"
I took out my rubber bands this time for my piece and he said "Perfect, just do that every time you get up there!" lol

Wow, I understood just about none of that.

Upon consulting several official government internet web page sites I've realized my GREVIOUS error. I have been misled by a rouge criminal organization's blatant lies and official guise. Medical experts such as John Ashcroft and Asa Hutchinson have determined that my now-withdrawn reccomendation is entirely ineffective and potentiates PSYCHOSIS. so keep up your work as a good citizen and stick to those Acetominophen and Ibuprofen based legal subtances that your liver will love accumulating.

What the crap is that?

Any ways, I changed my mind. Advil doesn't help. At least for me it doesn't. Braces don't hurt either. Iv'e had them for 4 years and I can't even tell anymore.

Having braces arn't the worst thing in the world. For one thing 80% of the U.S. have them, or will have them, and I've had it much worse. I had this disease that I had to get nine teeth pulled when I was eight, and there were no permanet teeth either. I don't have eight of my back teeth now, so I have to wear all kinds of dentures until I'm 16. Then I get surgery. And I also have to get the roof of my gums removed because there falling off or something. Now what can be funner then that?

I'm not totally sure what you mean...but if you mean the elastic bands to connect the top of your mouth to the bottom (fot improving bite) try stretching them before putting them on and then begin to stretch them less and less each day. My ortho assistant told me that it was better to wear them while talking to someone for an hour than to wear them all night. (Something about the fact that your jaw moves...) I just always kept them in so that I would get used to them...or I'sd just wait until the day I had to go to the ortho and then wear 3 bands at a time... If you mean like a power chain or the little bracket ones, try putting wax in between, it helps a little. Also I like motrin (ibprofin) or tylenol, but if you use motrin do not take on an empty stomach or it will burn! (Speaking from experience...) Also, if you do not have really sensitive teeth, use it as an excuse to make your family/friends be nice and get you ice-cream! They really are not that bad, I had them for 2 years (exactly!) and I am SOOOOOOOOo much happier with my smile!

quote:

---

advil does have a perk that generic ibuprofin doesn't tho... it tastes like candy!

---

lmao

quote:

---

advil... 100%

---

definitely..I've lost all faith in Tylonol.

advil does have a perk that generic ibuprofin doesn't tho... it tastes like candy!

... well it does... and it looks like an mnm... probably shouldnt let the kids get their hands on that...

braces didn't really hurt... spacers did... advil... 100%

It depends on my mood. Sometimes i eat with a bun, sometimes i don't

quote:

---

i HATE eating soft bread, like in a hamburger or hotdog?

---

oh i know! if i have a choice i will take it without the bun. people think that i am on that no carb diet.

Sorry if i've scared n e one. I've never been put to the point of complaining about my mouth pain and the migraines it causes but i'd rather not have a banjo in my mouth.lol
advil it is. it's unanimous
Braces AREN'T that bad. All the little annoyances are worth the great smile.
My sis was faithful with her rubber bands. She ended up having her smile and all that modled at a career fair for dentistry!

Deal with it. Grow a spine. I had braces, rubber bands, head gear, all of it. It doesn't hurt that much.