I'm getting braces in a few days and i'd like to know more about them,!


Question: I'm getting braces in a few days and i'd like to know more about them, help?
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Depends what kind of braces you are getting. I had "Train Tracks", the metal ones that are fixed to your teeth and get tightened regularly. It takes a little while to get used to them and how to clean your teeth with them but you get over it! You may experience some pain for a day or 2 after tightening sessions but that goes away.

The only problem I ever had with the braces is I accidentally broke the wire that is threaded through them when I ate something really really hard so I had to go to the dentist to get it fixed.

I had mine for about 4 years, then had them removed and replaced with a normal retainer that you can remove (your teeth are a bit loose after having a brace, this just keeps them in place while your gums firm up). After that I got a permanent wire fixed to the back of my bottom teeth to keep them in place. That stays on for good now. You may not need all that. I had very crazy teeth!

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Ok, got my braces 2 years ago, but only on the bottom teeth. I will be getting them on my top teeth soon. I love braces. Well, not the day I got them. They changed my life! Well first, the orthodontists put a type of glue that tastes really bad. Then they put brackets, which hold your braces together. Finally, they put the wire through, it takes about and hour and a half, two at least. You cannot eat for 1 hour, but it will hurt to eat things for that WHOLE day, even the other few days, but its ok, because u can use advil, or tylenol or something. Sleep in the best medication. After that week, it wont hurt at all! Piece of cake. I didnt know that i was getting braces until 2 days before i got them. my older sister had them, but once she got them out, she was totally proud of her teeth, and was happy that she had braces, even though she didnt miss them. Your braces may go crazy on you, like brake, or whatever, but if you ever have a problem go see your othodontist. If you dont brush your teeth, floss, or anything lke that all the work will be like nothing. Theres a special way to floss, but its really fun, and i like it. I hate me braces, but i love them :D

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I just got braces not long ago. What happens is that they will not hurt unless you eat for at least 3 hours. Then, they will start hurting, and by the next day, they will hurt pretty bad (sorry, but it is true). I recommend taking medicine. You will not be able to eat anything but soup, yogurt, and pudding. This is as bad as it gets. By the third day it will hurt a lot less, but it will still be sore. However, you can only eat bread and the stuff from the 2nd day. After that, you will start being able to eat spaghetti, mac & cheese, and other foods like that, and every day it will hurt less and you can eat more.

After about a week or 2, you will get used to them.

You might be saying that this is not worth it, but is saves you from a lot of pain when you are older.

Good luck!




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