I got braces today...?!
Question:
I got braces today...?
so yea it hurts soooo bad but its not my teeth it my left side only and also when i chew down got it feels like someone is ripping my teeth out.. so my questions are
1. what good foood can i eat?
2.how long will these be hurting?
3.what can i do to stop this pain?
Answers:
THE WHAT NOT TO EAT LIST:
Here's a list of things to eat and to avoid eating during the time you have braces on your teeth. Remember that if the brackets don't break off, then treatment will be quicker and you will get the braces off sooner
Concentrate on really soft food for the first 2 days while the cement hardens properly!!
ALLOWED:
Cooked food including meat
Cereals [but exclude those with nuts or hard bits like muesli]
Ice cream [not ice blocks]
Fruit like strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas
Thin slices of cheese
ALLOWED SOMETIMES:
Soft chocolate [like chocolate fish or marshmallow Easter eggs] or lollies like jelly beans
NOT ALLOWED:
Chewing gum
Hard or sticky food or lollies [This includes:
Toffee, K bars, Crunchie bars, Muesli bars, minties, chocolate slabs (like Cadbury or Whittaker blocks), chupa-chups, any food containing nuts, popcorn, gingernuts, chocolate chips]
Carrots – grate them first
Apples and pears – cut them up first
Corn on the cob
Remove stones from fruit [for example, peaches, apricots, plums] before biting into them
BEWARE:
Soft drinks like Coke and Fanta are not very good while braces are on – but they are MUCH LESS DAMAGING than the ‘energy drinks’! Avoid drinks like Powerade and Red Bull and V because they are absolutely full of sugar which will cause your teeth to decay really quickly
neway, they should hurt for about 5-8 days
to stop the pain, take pain meds and dont put preasure on your teeth
best of luck 2 u