Braces at 12 years old.?!


Question: Braces at 12 years old!.!?
Heey im 12 and im getting braces july 14 and im soo scared!.

Like what are ALL the steps to it!?
Like does it hurt when they put them on!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
let me the u the process of getting braces and which part hurts

Step 1: The dentist will take moulds of ur teeth !. No pain !.
Step 2: The dentist will clean ur teeth !. No pain
Step 3: The dentist will glue the brackets onto ur teeth!. No pain just that u might taste something disgusting cause they put that liquid onto ur teeth !.(proberbly to clean it or something!.im not sure about that so i might be wrong)
Step 4: After u have the brackets on , the dentist will put the wire into the bracket!. No pain but maybe a lil bit uncomfortable!.
Ok u have your braces done already but the pain will occur about 3-4 hours after u get ur braces!. U will feel like all ur teeths are being pressed back!. To try and have a feel of the pain, use ur finger and push ur front teeth back!. Slowly increase the pressure till u feel pain!. Thats the pain u will feel in ur mouth for about 3-4 days but not everyone will last the long or that short

aviod sticky stuff like caramel, chewing gums!. Also aviod hard food like french loafs etc etc!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I got braces when i was 11!. It doesn't really hurt when you get them put on!.!.!.it just hurts afterwards!.
Well, first they put this mouth expander contraption in your mouth to keep it open!. Then they put this stuff on your teeth to prep them!. Then depending on the type of brackets your getting they either put them on one by one or they are in a group!. But either way, they put glue on your teeth then place the bracket and put a light on your teeth to dry the glue!.
Once the brackets are all on, they take the mouth expander out and put the wire in!. Then, unless you need power chains or rubber bands your set to go!.

Its not all that bad!. It will hurt your gums but seriously dont use wax cuz then your gums will never get used to the metal rubbign against it!. It hurts the worst the morning after getting braces so be prepared!.

Good luck!


Oh yeah, don't be scared!!!! It isn't scary at all and hopefully you have a nice orthodontist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well first you go in and you get X-Rays of your teeth!.
Then you get spacers in!. This is part hurts like bloody HELL - Well, at least it did for me!.
After that, they get a mold of your teeth!. (Get a flavor - i got pina colada and it tasted good ;D)
Finally, you get the braces on!.

The only part in the process that hurts is the spacers!. The first couple of days you have them, it will feel really weird!. Your teeth feel a bit achy, and very small!. I remember that I kept running my tongue over the braces because they felt so weird!.

OH here's a tip that you NEEEEEED to follow when you get braces:

FLOSS! If you don't floss then gunk will build up under the wire and your gums get swollen!. Then you may have to get a procedure called a gingevectomy done so you won't get gingivitis!. When you get a gingevectomy, your ortho will get a huge needle and put it in your gums to numb them (you don't feel it at all)!. Then he/she will proceed to cut the swollen skin off!. You can feel this part a *tiny* bit, but not enough for it to actually hurt!. It just feels like a pinch!.

Good luck! Though it may seem scary beforehand, braces are pretty much painless and are TOTALLY worth it!. Take it from me - I had braces for 3 years and I didn't think it would be worth it!. But now i always get compliments on my teeth! =DWww@Answer-Health@Com

for the first Q im not sure
but the 2nd Q i can help you with that:)

not really but when you get them tightened it can hert a fair bit the NEXT couple of days afterwards!. but just eat alot of soft foods like bananas and yoghurt and things like that

hope this helps=)(=

also get nice coloured braces like my friends have pink and green braces and they look really nice, but any colour would probally go great!.

good luck
and dont be scared!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

okay well first they usually put a plastic mouth opener thingy to keep your mouth open, and there's like a tongue spit sucker thing that goes on your tongue!. then they'll put metal bands around your back molars and glue them!. then the orthodontist will clean your teeth and start glueing the brackets on!. then they take this light thing and shines it on the bracket for like 5 seconds to set the glue!. then they take a wire and put it through the brackets, and then put on the colors, or the little rubberbands!.

it doesn't hurt when they actually put them on, but it does it hurt later on once your teeth start moving!.
good luck!
i'm probably getting mine off soon!. :]Www@Answer-Health@Com

i am 13 and i have braces
i got them on when i was 12
you get spacers first and those dont hurt too bad
then they put the braces on later
after they get these molds of your mouth
yes they do hurt like crazy for the first couple times
you get them tightened
but dont worry
its way worth it trust me =]
and personally i like choosing the colors of the brackets haha
good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

It doesnt hurt when they put them on!. It will start hurting afterwards like for a week!. You should eat all you can before you get them on cuz after that ur going to be eating pudding for a week lol!. But thats weird!.!.i got mines on July 17th!! :D ahha!. Its going to be 1 year since i had them on!. Trust me you'll get use to them!.

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