Braces, help??
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Braces straighten teeth by putting steady pressure on your teeth and by staying in place for a certain amount of time. Most kids just need regular braces with wires and rubber bands doing their jobs to keep pressure on the teeth. The wires on your braces help to move your teeth, and the rubber bands help to correct the alignment (say: uh-lyne-munt), the way your teeth line up.
If your teeth need a little extra help, you may have to wear head or neck gear with wires attached to your teeth. If you do have to wear headgear, don't panic! You probably will only have to wear it at night or when you're at home in the evening.
Everyone has to wear braces for different lengths of time, but most people usually wear braces for about 2 years. You'll want to take special care of your teeth after the braces come off. You may need to wear a retainer, which is a small, hard piece of plastic with metal wires or a thin piece of plastic shaped like a mouth guard. Retainers make sure your teeth don't go wandering back to their original places. Your retainer will be specially molded to fit your newly straightened teeth.
After you get your retainer, your orthodontist will tell you when you have to wear it and how long - you might have to wear your retainer all day and all night for 2 years, you might have to wear it at night for 6 months, or you might have to wear it every other night for many years. It just depends on your teeth.
Life With Braces
Braces act like magnets for food, so you need to keep your teeth especially clean while you have them on. You'll want to brush after meals and be extra careful to get out any food that gets stuck in your braces. Your orthodontist also may give you a special flosser you can use to floss in and around your braces. When your orthodontist changes your wires, ask if you can do a quick floss (it'll be easier without the wires).
You won't have to go on any special diet when you have braces, but you'll want to avoid some foods that are problems for braces. Stay away from popcorn, hard and sticky candy, and especially gum. Sugary sodas and juices can cause a problem, too, because the sugar stays on your teeth and may cause tooth decay. You can have these drinks, but be sure to brush afterward.
Because braces put pressure on your teeth, you might feel uncomfortable once in a while, especially after the orthodontist makes adjustments. If you have pain, ask your mom or dad to give you a pain reliever.
If you ever have a loose wire or bracket, or a wire that is poking you, you should see the orthodontist right away to get it taken care of. If your orthodontist can't find a problem, he or she may give you some soft wax that you can stick on the bracket that's bothering you. Then it won't rub against your mouth.
So braces can be inconvenient, but lots of kids have them and they are definitely worth the trouble. When will you know for sure? On the day your braces are removed and you can see your new and improved smile!
it's not THAT bad...but i do admit it's very painful every month that they tighten dem...and da first time it is pretty painful but it only lasts like three or four days.try taking tylenol or advil right after u get out of da dentist..
it not bad.
mine hurt for about 3 days
& DIDNT affect my sleep
dont worry about it!
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take some tylenol though, you may get a headache
I am 32 and got braces for my overcrowding. They aren't bad. The first week sucks because your lips will get little kanker sores all over where they rub your brackets. Use anbesol to get rid of the pain. Sometimes you can swish your mouth with peroxide to speed up the healing. You'll have these soars everytime you get your wire changed or bracket moved. Ask for the porcelain brackets. They aren't as noticable as the full metal ones. Maybe you are a candidate for invisaligne. You can't even see them, but they are a little more expensive. Get a Sonicare Water Pick. You'll be glad you did. You have to floss all of the time. It's easier with the water pick.
They don't really hurt determining on how out of place your teeth are, they are just really uncomfortable and annoying when it comes to eating food. One thing i suggest you don't do, eat ice or anything cold because once it touches your braces it sends a cold rush through the metal.
when i got my braces on it didnt hurt but after they were on it hurt because my gums rubbed against my braces and the area was swollen. take advil and put the wax they give you on sensitive areas. after a week or so you get use to them but dont eat things the dentists tell you not to. having a broken bracket hurts and having it fixs hurts more. dont worry youll be fine
I have had braces for what.4 years (my teeth were a real mess!) Having them put on does not hurt at all, only when he adjusts them, so that they actually straighten your teeth, it can hurt, OK, it does hurt.
But look on the bright side, if your teeth hurt you have an excuse to pig out on ice cream!
hiya i felt the exact same as you when i new i was going to get braces but dont worry i have mine now and its not that bad
at first for about 1-2 weeks you will have very sensitive teeth and will find it hard to eat solid foods so try to eat stuff like mash, soup, beans, mushed bananas things like that
you will also be given some thing thats sort of like wax buts its not wax but you will be able to use this to put on your braces if they are rubbing on your gum or hurting the inside of your mouth
and 1 of the good things is that you can usually choose colours but not always but usualy but if your able to then its really good because you can have them blue, red, pink, purple, yellow, green theres lodes
so all in all its not that bad you just mite find it hard on the 1st 2weeks so good look and hope every thing goes ok x :)
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