This is normal – many patients find themselves drooling more than normal during the first few weeks of having braces or other orthodontic appliances. Anything you place in your mouth sets off receptors that normally tell your brain to prepare the body to digest food. So when these receptors encounter an unfamiliar object in the mouth, such as braces, the brain doesn’t initially realize it isn’t food. Just give these receptors a little time to adapt and the drooling will stop. Braces can also cause drooling because they simply feel unfamiliar. Your lips don’t come together quite like they used to, and you have a bunch of stuff in your mouth getting in the way – it’s just harder to swallow all your excess saliva. Once your mouth gets used to your braces, the drooling problem should get better.