Braces ?????

I got to have braces in a mounth


i was just wondering how they put them on you?

Braces ?????
my mom is a dentist.... it's really not that bad to have braces.... they will put a small rubber around your back teeth to make space for the braces. after about a week, that's how long it took mine, they remove the rubber and put in a metal band around your back teeth, then they put a special kind of glue on your teeth and the metal brackets. the wire will go through the brackets held by small bands, which will be connected to the back metal bands.


it hurts for the first few days, and everytime they have to make it tighter, but otherwise it's really not that bad.


eat jelly babies, it helps, but don't eat chappies or toffies, it brakes the braces off, and that is what hurts.


good luck!
Reply:If its the railway track ones they get glued onto each tooth and then wired together. Tis a bit painful at the beginning but I tell you know its worth it I would do it all again if i had to. good luck with it mate x x
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Reply:Well first off, you have to get a model of your teeth. So they make this sort of Clay and ask you to bite on it. after about a week or two, they'll call you back to start "operating" on you. They'll put rubber bands In between your teeth. Which hurt like a MOTHER!! you won't be able to eat, speak or even laugh properly. after that is done, they apply some metal things on your wisdom teeth and then they start applying the Bonds ( metal things ) during this time, your mouth will be held open by some sort of container thing. after that, they add the wires, tighten your braces and then wha la! your done. Be weary, if you have a small mouth. Bring some Chapstick!! cause during the process they stretch out your mouth and it becomes uncomfortable. Chapstick will prove to be your best friend that day.
Reply:They put they big stretcher on you're lips to keep them seperate and open.





Then, they clean you're teeth and polish them.





Next, they have the brackets already on plastic trays and then they put cement on both the brackets and you're teeth.





Next they will stick the plastic trays on you're teeth and take a laser and laser stick them on.





After that, they scrape off the extra cement and plastic and will


stick on you're wire, trim it then tighten the wire.





Then go over how to have braces and what to do :)





Good luck!
Reply:Installing braces a really simple and painless procedure. It usually takes about 45 minutes to an hour to complete.





First, they'll clean your teeth with a gritty, sandy substance. It doesn't taste like anything and they clean it off immediately.





Next, they'll put some vaseline on your lips and place a plastic mouthpiece in your mouth. It will retract your lips from your teeth and hold back your tongue so you don't touch your teeth with it while they're working. It doesn't hurt, but swallow to make sure its not pinching. Trust me, its not fun trying not to swallow for an hour because it hurts to!





They will take different sized bands (metal rings that go around your second molars. Spacers were placed about a week ago to make room for them) will be fitted.





This is when the brackets will be placed. They will put a chemical on the center of each tooth to help the bracket adhere. Then, the orthodontist will place a small amount of cement from a syringe onto the tooth. The bracket is then placed very carefully and the excess cement is wiped off. He or she will do this with every tooth up until your last premolar. The metal bands from earlier will be cemented in place. The cement doesn't dry until a special light is shone on them. The doctor will shine this light on every tooth for about 30 seconds. Then, a thin archwire will be fitted into the gruves of each bracket and secured by the metal bands. You then get to choose a color for your ligatures (little rubber bands that hold the wire in place around each bracket). Those are snapped around each bracket and you're done! One of the assistants will probably give you a mirror too see what you look like.





Your orthodontist will talk to you about your new braces, what you can and cannot eat, ect. Make sure he gives you floss threaders and wax because you will need them! Floss threaders will help you get floss under the wires and wax will create a barrier between your mouth and anything hurting you on your braces.





It won't start hurting for about an hour or so. Make sure you have soft food and pain medication in the house. You'll get used to them in a few days and the pain will stop. You'll see the most change in your teeth within the first few months :)





Remember to brush after every meal, to floss at least every night, and to rinse well. If a bracket comes loose, its not a big problem. Just call the office and see if you can set up an earlier appointment. Everything they put in your mouth has been tested and is safe, even to swallow (except the archwire!). Don't worry. Try to save the bracket if it falls off the wire.





If your orthodontist has you wear headgear or elastics, wear them as intructed! Patients who do so are more likely to finish their treatment early!





Good luck!