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Re: Full-Blown Panic

Author: marcia
Date: 2010-11-11 02:21

At the age of "considerably more than 30" I had braces a few years ago. It did not prevent me from playing, but it did present some challenges. The biggest one was dealing with the pain. For the "braces rubbing on the lips" pain, I used dental wax. For the bone pain that occurs after each adjustment I occasionally used medication. Ibuprofin worked well for me, and it was only a few times that the pain from that was intense. Mostly it was mildly annoying, and fairly short lived.

I continued playing throughout the entire two years and couple of months of braces. Also had braces as a teenager (different issue) and also played through that whole experience.

So, in a nutshell--yes you can continue to play, and yes it will be different, but it should still work. In my case it is much better than it was before the second round of braces.

I did not have the option of invisalign, but my first upper retainer was similar. I always took the retainers out in order to play as they do take up much room in the oral cavity and were just "in the way".

Hope this affords some encouragement.

Marcia

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