I got my braces on yesterday! OUCH, HOW LONG WILL IT HURT?!


Question:

I got my braces on yesterday! OUCH, HOW LONG WILL IT HURT?

Also will it hurt this bad when i get them tightened? For as long as this?


Answers:

I HAD BRACES WHEN I WAS 11..AS SOON AS THEY PUT THEM ON..IT HURT FOR ABOUT A WEEK...REALLY BAD!!..THE PAIN WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE TAKE SOME TYLENOL OR OVER THE COUNTER PAIN RELIEF(WITH PARENTS PERMISSION IF UNDERAGE)
COLD BEVERAGES, FREEZE POPS, ICECREAM..ANYTHING REALLY COLD WILL EASE THE PAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, I COULD NOT CHEW ANYTHING FOR A WEEK WITHOUT BEING IN TERRIBLE PAIN..I HAD TO EAT SOFT FOOD/ BABY FOOD(IT IS ACTUALLY GOOD!)
TO ANSWER YOUR OTHER QUESTION, YES IT DOES HURT WHEN YOUR BRACES GET TIGHTENED(ONLY FOR A DAY OR SO) IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT HURT AS BAD AS WHEN YOU FIRST GET THEM ON. AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR BRACES ON A WHILE..THE TIGHTNING DOES NOT HURT AS MUCH.
YOUR MOUTH/TEETH/GUMS ARE JUST ADJUSTING RIGHT NOW. THE WORST PAIN IS ALMOST OVER & JUST REMEMBER YOU WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL MOVIE STAR SMILE IN THE END!~KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE..IT IS WELL WORTH IT~YOUR SMILE WILL LAST A LIFETIME!! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU :)




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