Braces facts, help, or helping me face the facts of braces?!

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Hey. :)

Firstly, braces are there to help you perfect your smile, and once you get them off, your smile will look brilliant.

1) When the braces are being put down, you can't feel anything, just relax and let them do their stuff and then choose a nice color(s) for your braces.
2) For a while after you get braces, you will feel like there are random metal bits just poking out.
3) The first night, you may be in some pain but for me it was nothing horrible, didn't have to take any painkillers. The separators that you have probably gotten and taken off already hurt way more for me.
4) The first three or so weeks, it might be hard to bite with your front teeth due to soreness, but within the first week, your molars will be able to bite anything. Don't try and eat anything hard for a week.
5) Eat anything you want, but avoid hard nuts, biting into apples and sticky stuff. If you do eat excessively sweet foods, just make sure you brush your teeth well and USE MOUTHWASH. Flossing is close to impossible for me with my braces, so if you can floss with braces then FLOSS. If you can't, just spend a long time brushing.
6) Drink two glasses of milk each day. You need the calcium so that your teeth don't move more than you want them to and to prevent risk of loss of teeth.
6) Braces are almost a fashion statement these days. I've had braces for 3 months and honestly, I love my braces.

You're one of the lucky few that have the opportunity to get a beautiful smile. Make the most of it :)

I have braces.

Heya.
Getting the braces put on doesn't hurt at all, if you go during school hours your parents would probably be able to take you back to school. (Of course, pretend they hurt though, I mean easy class skip! C(: ) If you get them in the morning, by around dinner time they'll start to feel uncomfortable, and maybe hurt when you bite down. So I suggest you eat plenty before then.
Take a couple Tylenol, maybe take a nap. Also, you might get a bag with some things to help you with it like some numbing cream, they help.
What you can and can't eat depends on your dentist. My dentist won't let me eat chewy things, gum, bite down on ice, etc. The other day I was eating a Twix and a wire popped out. >_<
Overall, don't worry or anything, your teeth will be pretty and you'll be glad you got 'em.

13 with braces ^^