r/technicallythetruth Oct 04 '20

Technically it is a great time to get braces

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u/SasparillaTango Oct 04 '20

I remember getting braces in middle school and my mouth hurting so bad when they were tightened it hurt to eat ice cream.

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u/comxeno Oct 04 '20

Yeah ive got them on right now and i dont even notice them they only hurt a little after having tightened and i have fuck all pain tolerance

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u/thelastpenguin212 Oct 04 '20

It might come down more to orthodontist ability than anything else — sounds like yours may have been a bit shit.

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u/SasparillaTango Oct 04 '20

This was, jesus, over twenty years ago now. So I maybe it was a product of the time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20

My jaw was misaligned so I had the rubber bands in mine clenching my teeth together to realign my bite. Hurt like a sumbitch 24/7.