Braces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

I'm getting braces soon please give me all the advice you can and how was it? Did it hurt? Thanks!

Braces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
i have had braces for about....1 year and 5 months and what i can say about them is:


-the first time you get it it hurts; but it would hurt more if your teeth are like super crooked like how mine were, so just take some tylenol, and youll make it thorough the day.


-never get clear, unless you take REALLY good care of your teeth, cuz after a while clear turns yellow-ish cuz of the food stains.


- white is a good color if you ever want your braces to be subtle, like in school pictures.


- RANDOM COLORS ARE THE AWESOME PART! if your orthodentist lets you have like every color she has. hehe.


- use them as an accessory with them. like if you have pink and red braces, wear like....red and pink bangles, or shoes! or clothes to match!


-after tightening, you might feel a little weird feeling in your mouth, but thats normal, and the pain would go away in a few days.


-the first 7 checkups hurt, but then afterwards, itll feel comfortable and awesome.


- make sure you eat soft foods, cuz seriously, it HURTS like a ***** if you eat something hard.


- and make sure you BRUSH YOUR TEETH daily, cuz food can get stuck in the little holes, and cracks and wires in between.


good luck with your new braces! =]]!
Reply:only the first few days. and eat a BIG meal before you get them. :) its not that bad you get used to them!
Reply:Not while you are getting them on. There is a lot of pressure, but no pain. Afterward, they are sore for a few days, because when your teeth move, your bone has to re-grow around them, but it isn't as bad as people make it sound. They only say it is to be dramatic and get attention. Lol.
Reply:Had braces twice, it doesn't really hurt. It's more uncomfortable than anything, it only gets sore when you get the power chain or new brackets. The dental wax is a real life saver for wires that poke and help you get used to the rubbing on your inner lips. And believe it or not, you will miss them when they come off.


FYI, don't get the clear or colored bands they turn dark.
Reply:it will hurt just a little for a little bit (2 days max) just take lots of advil


its so worth it, use wax (they'll give you some) on poking wires at the back, elastics are they worst when they snap its brutal getting them off kind of hurts (only he filing not the brackets being removed,) getting them tightened doesnt hurt as much as people say


retainers are brutal but dont hurt that much
Reply:It doesn't hurt getting them on, but your gums and teeth will probably be a little sore. It's hard to adjust to having all that metal in your mouth, but you really do. Take some Advil or something after you get them on, and eat soft stuff for the first couple of days. I think I stuck with yogurt and that kind of thing. They will probably give you wax to stick on the brackets, which helps minimize the rubbing against your gums...it helps somewhat, but it was kind of a pain to put on and get off, and I just roughed it out..you get used to it within a few days.





Make sure you do everything you can to keep them clean so you don't get cavities. It's a pain, but use the little loop thing to floss your teeth before you go to bed and brush your teeth often. You might want to keep floss and a mirror in your purse for after lunch because it's really easy for stuff to get stuck in the wires! (Don't worry, you get used to it!) What I used to do was avoid biting INTO things...like pizza, for example, or even sandwiches...you can cut or rip things into small pieces and put them inside your mouth so that nothing gets stuck in my front teeth by your having to bite into it. You learn for yourself what things are most likely to get stuck and what things you don't need to worry about.





DO follow their advice and avoid sticky things like salt water taffy and caramel apples (I wouldn't try biting into an apple-- slices are much easier!)





As for the bands-- they change them every appointment. I recommend getting the gray ones because they draw the least amount of attention to your teeth. Plus, sometimes the colored ones fade or get discolored and it looks gross.





Good luck, and remember how beautiful you will look when it's over!
Reply:it hurts for 1 day thats it.


then it'll hurt everynow and again but nothing a good old pain killer can't solve.


you can eat what you want, gum and coke dont do nothing. Just be careful when you bite hard stuff coz the back off mine came off.


really are worth it! I've had mine off about 3 years now I don't even need to wear the take out brace no more. But when you have yours taken off make sure you wear the retainer else your teeth will go back to normal.


WELL WORTH IT!
Reply:My daughter said the most painful part was having all 4 wisdom teeth AND 4 other teeth pulled before the braces went on. After that, she occasionally got sore but an ibuprofen took care of the pain. She is now in maintenance, she is wearing retainers all the time until October, then she will only have to wear the retainers 8-12 hours a day or night.


ADVICE, be ready to wear the retainers after the braces come off or your teeth will slowly move back to a crooked mess, for the rest of your life, according to my daughters OCC.
Reply:don't worry, they only hurt in the beginning. They don't hurt while you're getting them on, it only hurts after that. Its because your teeth are shifting. The pain is not so bad, but your ortho will probably advise you to take tylenol or advil if the pain is causing problems. Make sure you listen to the ortho when he is explaining how to keep them clean and stuff its very important. After the first week of having braces, you will be used to them and the pain will no longer affect you. When i had braces, my braces always cut up my cheek. If this happens to you, then you should know its normal. Your dentist might give you a special wax to apply on the parts of your braces that your cutting your cheek. But other than that, there will be very little pain. And your teeth will only feel sore when you get your wires tightened once every six weeks. good luck! :)
Reply:I'm going to be honest here, braces don't hurt when you get them on, but the next day your mouth will hurt like hell!Sorry, but it does.
Reply:they hurt for about the first week .... you get used to them. make sure that your orthodontist gives you a few packs of wax because the inside of your cheeks will blister, or mine did at least.





the pain totally pays off though. i got mine off a few weeks ago and my teeth were so beautiful!