Getting braces??!
Question: Getting braces!?!?
I'm getting my braces on June 3rd!.
I've pretty much kept my cool since I ever learned I needed them, (sort of) but now that im nearing the date i've been searching stuff on yahoo! answers and some of the answers say "they hurt like a ***** only 3 more weeks of it!. have fun!!" or something like that!. is this true!?!?
Just please, words of wisdom from someone who has had them!. how long will it take for them to stop hurting!?!? what foods can i eat!?!? will it hurt too bad to go to school!?!?
thanxx guys!. =]Www@Answer-Health@Com
I've pretty much kept my cool since I ever learned I needed them, (sort of) but now that im nearing the date i've been searching stuff on yahoo! answers and some of the answers say "they hurt like a ***** only 3 more weeks of it!. have fun!!" or something like that!. is this true!?!?
Just please, words of wisdom from someone who has had them!. how long will it take for them to stop hurting!?!? what foods can i eat!?!? will it hurt too bad to go to school!?!?
thanxx guys!. =]Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Okay i have had braces for 3 years and trust me they are not that bad!. Your teeth will be pretty sore for about the first 3 to 4 days when you first get them on!. After a couple of months I couldn't even tell they were there!. But everytime you get an adjustment or get new rubber bands your teeth will get sore again, but it doesn't last long!. You can't eat anything that you have to bite into and rip like and apple or corn!. You can't eat things that are really sticky like certain candies or carmel!. No chewing on ice!. I broke so many brackets doing that!. No it wont hurt bad enough to miss school!. Just take some advil or something and you'll be okay!. My only advice for food is buy some soup or something soft to eat for the first couple of days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
ok i have had braces twice!. it wont hurt immediately when you get your braces on, a couple of hours after it will start to hurt!. when you leave for the orthodontist on your first day take 2 ibuprophine!. once you have your braces on it will hurt for the first week or two after each "tightening"!. ask your mom to call the nurse and ask her if you can keep ibuprophine in the nurse's office and then you can just go in there any time it is hurting really bad for medicine!. good foods to eat when you get your braces on are jello, soups, fruits (soft ones like bananas and diced peaches or pears), mac and chese, and popcicles (just suck on them, it will numb your mouth)
im sorry you have to get braces, but it will be over before you know it :)
good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
im sorry you have to get braces, but it will be over before you know it :)
good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
It wont keep you from school, it isn't THAT bad!.
But when you go to have your wires/bands changed (commonly called "tightened") it will hurt a little for a day or two, nothing that tylenol won't help though!. It's a bit of a change to get used to, but well worth it in the end!.
They suggest you stay away from really sticky and hard foods (so that you don't break wires), but I never did and wore them for 4!.5 years!. My teeth turned out perfect and no decaying under the braces!.
Don't let people scare you by "over doing" it on here!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
But when you go to have your wires/bands changed (commonly called "tightened") it will hurt a little for a day or two, nothing that tylenol won't help though!. It's a bit of a change to get used to, but well worth it in the end!.
They suggest you stay away from really sticky and hard foods (so that you don't break wires), but I never did and wore them for 4!.5 years!. My teeth turned out perfect and no decaying under the braces!.
Don't let people scare you by "over doing" it on here!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Braces suck at first, but in the end you'll be really grateful u got em!. They do hurt, but u get use to it!. It hurts fort the first couple of days and any time they tighten the wire, but u can use painkiller to ease the pain!. U should eat soft food until ur teeth stop hurting!. I'm not saying like an all liquid diet, but things like yogurt, etc!.!.!.It's up to you if u wanna go to school or not!. i did after i got mine on, but it's ur choice :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
They get a little sore when you get them on and when you go back the get them tightened!. But that only lasts for a day!. You can eat almost everything but somethings need to be cut up first like an apple!. Just think that after they are off you will have a perfect smile : - )Www@Answer-Health@Com
Braces hurt at first, however once you get used to them they are not that bad!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Ok heres the deal!. Im 30 and I have had my braces on for about 2 months!. ( I can just now afford to get them) I know everyone is different!. But I was told he same thing you were about it only hurting the first couple of days!. I dont want to scar you but just be prepared for not a lot of eating!. My first week was the worst!. Getting them put on didnt hurt at all!. Just having you mouth pryed open for about an hour was just a bit unusual!. It hurt to bite into anything!. My front teeth were very tender!. It made me not want to eat!. Jello, Banana sandwiches, Ice cream, Diced peaches were my menu for the first 2 weeks!. The good thing!.!.I lost 7 lbs my first week!. (I eat a lot of bread and I didnt want to chew anything) I go back next week for them to take out this wire and put in the longer one!. Get them to give you some wax!!! I used a lot!. The brackes on the back rubbed the inside of my checks!. I was not told this from other people!. They may not have had the same problems that I did!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com