| Subject: Re: thinking of NOT getting braces :-( |
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Bumper (NT)
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Date Posted: 18:12:09 07/12/04 Mon
In reply to:
Katy D.
's message, "thinking of NOT getting braces :-(" on 15:48:19 07/11/04 Sun
>Warning! Whine alert, whine alert!!
>
>I just got spacers last Wednesday and have an
>appointment for next Wednesday to get my top braces
>on. I am 30 years old and have a deep bite. I will
>be in braces for 2yrs to correct this problem and to
>help stop my teeth from constantly shifing (I'm a
>grinder). My ortho doesn't think I will need any
>headgear, expander, or bite plate. My problem is
>this: I am a HUGE baby!! I have done nothing but be
>completely miserable since the day after I got the
>spacers in. I have moaned and complained and taken
>pain relievers and eaten only soft foods but am still
>in almost constant pain. I just don't understand it,
>I gave birth to my son via natural child birth but
>don't think I can handle the pain of braces! I'm
>guessing that because of the way the spacers have
>affected me that this is the way I will feel through
>the two years of orthodontics. Is this the case? Has
>anyone like me actually gotten used to them? I'm not
>sure what will happen if I don't get the braces. My
>guess is I won't be able to keep my own teeth for the
>rest of my life. Any comments on that? I have come
>so very very close to taking the spacers out myself
>and cancelling the next appointment before I put down
>the deposit on my braces. A kick in the butt anyone??
>
>Thanks,
>
>Katy
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