Braces....??? the 411 please???!
Question:
Braces....??? the 411 please???
Im getting braces on Monday and I really need to know from ppl with experience. Is it really that uncomfortable as they say? What kind of thing can I NOT eat? How long does it usually take for them to put them on?? anything else?
Answers:
Ah, Braces. I had them when I was 11 until I was almost 13. It DOES hurt for about a month, the first 2 weeks will be the worse. After that it will be uncomfortable at times. Likely it will hurt again once your dentist (ortho.) tightens them. That could be every month, every 2 months or every 4 months etc etc. It ALL DEPENDS on how long you need them for. You may only need them for 6 months and you may need them for 3 years. Your ortho. will decide that once he/she sees the process of your teeth lining up or not lining. DON'T eat anything hard...Such as a whole APPLE, CUT IT UP and eat it that way. If you bite into an apple it can pull apart the braces and you will have to get them fixed, ouch. Umm, DONT CHEW GUM. People do anyways when they have 'em, but you shouldnt. There will be a bigger chance of getting it stuck in your braces and not being able 2 get it out. It also could give you a cavity. I have had a handful of my teeth drilled, and trust me, you don't want that done. You can pretty much eat anything normal after a few weeks though, but brushing will become a huge habit (getting stuff stucked in your teeth... REALLY bad breath in the morning if food is still in the braces). Oh and when you first get them, you may live off of Jello, pudding, soup..(soft foods) since it will hurt to eat anything else.
Once you have had them for about a month or two you dont really notice them there. The only thing I hated was getting things stuck in my teeth and brushing 2-3-4 times a day. But I also had 4 different retainers...now thats a biotch & gross!!
Good luck :o)