Help I'm getting fixed braces, does anyone have advice?!


Question: I'm 13 and i'm getting fixed braces very soon, does anyone have advice? Do they hurt? What happens when they are put on? How often are they tightened? And does it hurt? What foods would you recommend not to eat? Any advice would be appreciated, many thanks.


Answers: I'm 13 and i'm getting fixed braces very soon, does anyone have advice? Do they hurt? What happens when they are put on? How often are they tightened? And does it hurt? What foods would you recommend not to eat? Any advice would be appreciated, many thanks.

i have braces now (going on 4 years ughh) but im gettting them off in 2 weeks. =]
it doesnt hurt when they put them on but it does after....
the day i got them it hurt SO BAD i couldnt eat like anything but like mashed potatoes. it got better after the first like day or two days, but was still a little sore. nothing a little tylenol or advil couldn't fix though.
i get them tightened about every month and it stil hurts for a few days after that, depending on what they do. sometimes are worse than others, but none (for me) are as bad as the first few days....
usually your orthodontist will give you a list of foods that you shouldn't eat..but heres my list. gum, hard candy, chewy candy, POPCORN...uhmm a bunch of other stuff that i cant remember

MY ADVICE!!!
dont eat frozen m+ms. i broke a wire on one like 3 years ago... and then if you bnreak something you have to call and make an appointment to go get it fixed-usually no big deal but if you do it all the time they start to get mad at you (not that ive done this but i know people) FOLLOW THE rules or youll end up with braces for longer.....
AND if they give you elastics between your top and bottom teeth--WEAR THEM cuz if you dont youll end up having the braces for longer.

hope i helped....
=]

I had braces about 3 years ago when I was your age.

Don't worry, it doesn't hurt having them put on, it will just feel tight for a few days. I got mine tightened every 6 weeks.

For the first day or two after getting them tightened, you might be better eating softer foods but after that you will forget that you even have a brace and you can eat almost anything.

You should stay away from sticky sweets like toffee and you shouldn't eat chewing gum but i'm sure you dentist will tell you all of this in more detail.

Good luck and don't worry! :) xxx

Hey!
I had braces for about 4 years off and on.
Okay no it doesn't really hurt, but what DOES hurt is that they have your mouth open for a long time and your mouth starts to hurt a little -it starts hurting AFTER they put the braces on because there so tight - I couldn't eat anything!
Its not THAT bad but it its a little painful afterwards.
Just don't eat real hard food and the dentist will tell you what and what not to eat, don't worry!
It will be fine!





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