URGENT emergency, help, S.O.S rite now please!!! BRACES?!
Question: i got braces yesterday and they hurt like hell, my problem is that i have atleast 5 types of metals poking me everywhere especially on the sides of my tounge, its like 2 massive staples on my bottom mouth and i have holes in my tounge and it is soo painfull!! i cant take it!! and my cheeks hve cuts in them, will it be like this forever?? i tried wax but it keeps coming off, i also have like a 3 metal thick rings around my back teeth which hve something like staples on the sides of them which is digging into my gums,cheeks and tounge, wat am i going to do???? it hurts soo bad also i hve the shape of brackets on my lips!! and its bleeding, soo sore too
help me please, id be soo gratefull..x im only 13
Answers: i got braces yesterday and they hurt like hell, my problem is that i have atleast 5 types of metals poking me everywhere especially on the sides of my tounge, its like 2 massive staples on my bottom mouth and i have holes in my tounge and it is soo painfull!! i cant take it!! and my cheeks hve cuts in them, will it be like this forever?? i tried wax but it keeps coming off, i also have like a 3 metal thick rings around my back teeth which hve something like staples on the sides of them which is digging into my gums,cheeks and tounge, wat am i going to do???? it hurts soo bad also i hve the shape of brackets on my lips!! and its bleeding, soo sore too
help me please, id be soo gratefull..x im only 13
Yea, i just got them 3 days ago. The day after is def. the worst. Well as attractive as it is, keep your mouth open in a relaxed way, and your jaw relaxed and not have your teeth touch each other, it helps a lot. Don't talk much either, it'll keep your tongue from rubbing against the things around your back teeth. I'm sure you have figured out to only eat soft foods. Get some ice cream, it feels great on your mouth! Take some Tylenol, ibuprofen, any pain relievers help a little. For wax i noticed that you have to have the place where you put it kinda dry, that helps. but don't play with your braces with your tongue (as hard as it is). it gets better as time goes by don't worry :-) But remember that your tongue and cheeks etc. will heal up and get used to it and it wont be a problem. Kinda how when you first start playing a guitar it hurts your fingers really bad, but as you keep playing it doesn't effect you anymore. hope this helps good luck! :-)
That is an emergency? Are you serious? You should try spell check; it is free.
aww i feel ur pain!! im the same age and i just got top and bottom braces like a month ago. just to reassure you, the pain stops in like 4 days but starts to get better after 2. just tell someone if ot still hurts in like, 2 weeks.
This is horrible!! I had braces also but OMG. You should probably go back to the ortho and see if they can adjust them so they fit better. I've never had that many problems with braces and I'm so sorry you do!
i had almost the exact same thing. i figured out a way to get my wax to work so u might just have to do that. mold it REALLY well to the poky pieces and it should stay. if not tell you mom it is bothering you and maybe you can get medication or the pieces cut off by your ortho. oh, apirin/tylenol works too
No, it won't be like that forever. Braces only hurt for the first few days, then the pain goes away. Just be careful what you eat, because some foods can make the pain come back. If you really are concerned, try sucking on some ice cubes to make the pain subside.
You just have to put up with it I'm afraid. Take painkillers, and try using a lot of the wax, it gets better don't worry.
Tell your mom or dad to call your orthodontist. This is really an emergency. this will not hopefully last.. tell them to call..
hope i helped
You need to find a better ortho if he left them in that bad a shape! Usually you'll have to get used to some poking but it shouldn't be cutting you. They also should have given you some soft wax that you can put over trouble spots. Again, you need to find a better ortho.
Go back and have them adgusted.(spelling?)
I know how you feel. I've had my braces since Jan. and I still get imprints of my braces on the inside of my lips. When I first got the bands on my back teeth, they cut up my tongue and it was bleeding and the ortho told me to put wax on it. It hurt badly, I didn't want to talk or eat. The first 2-3 days suck, but after that you get used to it. As cliche as it sounds, beauty is pain, I just keep thinking how good my teeth will look after I'm done. Just put a lot of wax where you can as annoying as it is. Good luck, hope you feel better.