My retainer is hurting is it suppose to?!
Question:
My retainer is hurting is it suppose to?
hi i got a retainer yesterday and it hurts like hell everytime i put it back on espeically the tooth the retainers meant to push foward , ive read that retainers arent suppose to hurt but freaken heck this does. And im suppose to widen it every once a week with this little lever and this little device in the middle of the retainer, which means if this pain keeps up its only gonna be getting worse uggh help anyone~~ its the weekends and i cant contact the orthodontist so im hoping to get some good answers here thanks~
,,,pain is like the tooth aching
i havent had braces previouisly im acutally doing it the other way retainer than braces, casue this tooth is way back.
Answers:
3 tabs(200 mg. each) of ibuprofen with 2 tabs of Tylenol (200 mg. each) take together---this combination of meds will help relieve the pain ---do this every 6 hours until the pain calms down --
On Monday call your Orthodontist for help with perhaps a pain prescription---IF it does not go away, but it should---the above Ibuprofen w/Tylenol combination should do the trick.
Your mouth should calm down once you have gotten over the initial shock of the pressure from the 1st 2 days of wearing the appliance. Sounds like yours is a fixed appliance and they are intending to expand your arch.
Keep drinking water and try to eat your regular meals that include a protein block---staying hydrated and eating regularly will also help with the healing process of the movement (pressure) you are currently undergoing in your mouth.
Rest --- Remember that Tylenol is the dangerous drug you should not take too much of too close together ---must follow the 6 hour rule.
Regarding the device that will be used regularly to expand the arch: DON'T worry about the intense pain -- this device that will expand your arch should NOT cause you the current pain you are experiencing---What we have heard from our dental patients is that the 1st couple of days of the initial placement of the retainer was the worst-- then the regular adjustments to expand the arch was not painful---only slight pressure was expereinced.