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I (unfortunately) have them. I got my bottom ones on two days ago and then they put these blue balls of glue on two of my back teeth so I don't bite the brackets off since I have too much of an overbite. Well, the next day when I woke up, one of the blue balls (AKA "speed bumps") was gone. We had to go back in to get another one put in, but then the other fell out, and no one's in at the orthodontist today or tommorrow or the day after that! So I have to wait until Tuesday!!! We were looking at mouthguards today for me to wear until then, but all the boxes said "Do not use if you wear braces or any other mouth appliances". So right now my life stinks. All I can eat is soup, mashed potatoes and gravy, apple sauce, and the only snacks I can eat are ice cream and smoothies. I got rubber bands on my braces the first time though! Green for St. Patrick's Day ♣. Does anybuggy else here have braces??? How do you cope with them???
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submitted by Hannah☺☻, age 14, Georgia
(March 12, 2010 - 8:33 pm)
(March 12, 2010 - 8:33 pm)
@JFB: You-are-so-lucky!!!! I still have, like, a year and a few months still to go:( And just today a bracket came off and is hanging on the wire!:((((It feels awful! I was just brushing!!!!!! Don't they want me to brush??!!!! I am SO upset.
(April 2, 2010 - 2:50 pm)
Yes, they do want you to brush. Unfortunately, some toothbrushes aren't very good for braces. I can really empathize because that's happened to me, too, but the best thing to do is probably to get a toothbrush designed for people with braces, although it may cost a lot.
(April 3, 2010 - 4:53 pm)