Bracessss...... Help ?!


Question: Bracessss...... Help ?
Okay so I am getting braces exactly 7 days from now.....(2/21) . I'm 13 years old, and in 8th grade. I have 4 questions...

1) What color bands should I NOT get?

2) How much does it hurt? (I have a pretty high tolerance for pain )

3) Would it look stupid if I got alternating colors? ( I really want neon pink & green)

4) Will they put the bands on the same day as the braces?

Thank you! Xoxooooo

Answers:

1. Anything but yellow. Stick with dark colors. I did pink and green, but it wasn't
neon.
2. It doesn't hurt when they're putting them on. But after, like 3 or 4 hours later, ur teeth begin to ache because they are moving. It stays like that for about a week or so, and each time u get them tightened. Take some pain killers for it, and try to eat soft foods.
3. I really like alternating colors, everybody does it. It would be stupid if they didn't match very well. My first time i got turquoise blue and light green (not neon)
4. Yes, they put the bands on the same day.
* remember it will all be worth it in the future, so be brave, because doctors dont like crybabies lol.

I have braces



1) Please, don't get orange or yellow bands. Basically anything that could resemble left over food stuck in teeth xD from afar it could look rather off putting. I would stick to darker colors, and as a note clear bands turn yellow after a while.

2) It really depends to what degree your teeth is crooked and how many teeth are crooked. Mine hurt like heck the first few days, because I had one tooth that was particularly out of place and my orthodontist did not remove any teeth so they all kinda had to shift against each other into place. And it's not so much as a... pang of pain, but rather a dull and CONSTANT ache. But no worries, it only lasts for a week tops :) Just make sure you don't hit yourself in the teeth!

3) It depends on what color you get, I think neon pink and green would look rather cute. I prefer having only one color as I though alternating colors looked a little tacky after a while, but during holidays I would be all festive and get green and red fror christmas or orange and black for halloween.

4) Yes indeedy :)

Good Luck with your braces!

Myself, I had braces for two and a half years.



Ok...first of all, I'm a junior in HS and I've had my braces since I was in 9th. They're (braces) not fun, but you asked the right questions.
1. Brown, yellow, clear, white, or black. Yellow looks like food, so avoid some neon greens too. Clear looks grody after a while and white gets dingy. Black is just too much contrast against the white teeth.
2. It doesn't hurt bad at all. At most, you're a little sore and have to eat soft foods unless you don't mind. Take some Advil or Motrin and you'll be fine. PS it feels like ALL of your food is in the braces when you first eat, but after a while it's nothing. Also, when you sleep, sometimes your braces will rub on your cheeks and be sore in the morning, but it's nothing.
3. Alternating colors are cute, but be careful which colors you choose. Pink and green looks pretty, I tried it. Now I just wear silver because it blends in and the brackets look smaller.
4. Yes! :D

My wonderful past 3 years as a brace face :D lol hope this helps! Good luck:)



I'm gettin mine on 2/21 too! :)

1. I heard not to get white because it stains easily and makes your teeth look yellow.
2. I heard it doesn't hurt at all when they put it on but hours later and the next day its sore. Not unbearable just sore. So be sure to take some pain killers before you go to the ortho and the day after.
3. It wouldn't look stupid at all. And do what you want, it's your mouth. :)
4. I think they will. Ppl only get the bands put on a diff day for special reasons but most of the time they just put it all on at the same time.



dont get neon colors or your teeth will look yellow, just like navy blue or dark colors.

since you have a high tolerance for pain it may hurt from like a scale of 1 - 10 i would say a 4 or 5.

well i have clear braces on the top, and regular metal braces on the bottom so i idk how pink and green would look, but i dont like alternating colors.

yes.



1. Don't get yellow. From a distance, it looks like you have bad oral hygiene.

2. The only pain is when you first get the wire fastened, and after a tightening. It's just an ache that can easily be treated with ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

3. Sure, why not? You can change them if you don't like them.

4. Yeah. It's one procedure, and it takes about an hour.




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