How do they tighten braces?!
Question:
How do they tighten braces?
I just got my braces on friday and my mouth is sore. When they wire your mouth up and put the rubber bands on, are they tightening your braces or are they just wires on? The orthodontist was pushing on my teeth and wiring them one at a time so is it tightening? Also if not, how do they tightened braces? thanks
Answers:
They do put on smaller and different kinds of wires to help the teeth move into the places they should be. The wires are different lengths and different shapes. Your orthodontist was attaching the one wire to your individual brackets one at a time. If you look closely, you have tiny rubber bands on each bracket holding the wire on. Don't worry, the pain will go away and it will get better. I've had braces twice myself.