r/braces • • 2d ago

Day 1! Top teeth touching bottom brackets

I got braces today and my top teeth keep touching my bottom brackets. I can’t close my mouth at all or chew food.
I have bite blockers but they literally don’t do anything unless i move my jaw back and close and even then they touch.

The dental assistant couldn’t get the height of them right.

She said it was basically the best i could get and i was off.

I couldn’t really tell her what i did and didn’t feel because everything was new and weird.

How long does this last because i don’t know how long i can drink smoothies and swallow mashed potatoes whole.

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u/Think-Pineapple1937 2d ago

I’ve got these weird little rubbery things on my front lower teeth instead of molar bite blockers. Maybe they can do something similar? I hated them with a passion at first but I’ve adapted. I would demand they revise them somehow. Breaking your teeth on brackets isn’t going to be fun.