Pain from getting my braces on?!

When I got my braces on, they hurt for around 3-4 days - it depends how well you cope with pain. It's normal for them to do this, and simply means they're working quite nicely. I ate melted chocolate and a lot of soft food, avoid even attempting to eat any hard foods as it is rather painful. If you have top and bottom braces, avoid smashing your front teeth together - ouch! You'll be fine in a few days and it'll be worth it once you see the final result. By the way, the wax does not prevent pain, it prevent the brackets on your teeth rubbing against your lip.

Personal Experience

The discomfort varies between individuals. Some people don't have any discomfort while others on the longer end, take up to 2 weeks.

The recommendation is to use Tylenol rather than Ibuprofen since the biological process of tooth movement actually requires some inflammation.

It will get better, as it has for millions of orthodontic patients. Good luck!

They will be achy for at least a week. When I got mine on the first day wasn't bad, the 2nd-4th days were the worse. Just tough it out, you will be fine :) I ate applesauce, and made smoothies with bananas, strawberry-banana yogurt, and ice cream. You could also take some Ibuprofen (pain/anti-inflammatory).

Mine hurt for about the first week, so you've got a few more days of pain yet... Sorry! Try eating really soft foods like mash potato or bread, thats what I done.

Just wait until you get then tightened... Ouch!

Had braces for a year.

Eat foods like yogurt or pudding. If it rly hurts, take some pain medicine. I had braces, and every time I got them tightened it hurt so much.. But a few times when I got them tightened I would take pain medicine before and it actually wouldn't hurt!

Mine hurt for 1-2 Weeks after getting them, So you have a a little while to go. Avoid hard foods, and eat stuff like soup and mash :D And good luck. x

I have braces.

It didn't take too long after that. 4 or 5 days. Try eating softer things, like Jello, French fries,spaghettios, mashed potatoes and stuff like that. You will get used to the braces soon enough

My pain lasted for 7 days, you'll just have to cope for a few more days then I'm afraid. Eating liquid foods such as soup or yogurts will not hurt whilst eating them, this is what I ate.

I got braces on the 5th of jan.. my teeth hurted for 5 days...i had to eat applesauce and jello, and otter pops....i couldnt eat solid food for a while...eat mash/baked potatos