Getting braces for beginners?!

1!. I have the same problem with gagging, but the only part that made me gag was the impressions or molds!. They made me want to puke, but if you breathe through your nose, you should be fine!.

2!. Usually people wear them 1 or 2 years, but If they are really bad, you can wear them 3 years, maybe more!. Then if you don't do what the orthodontist says, you might have to wear them more!.

3!. The colors they have depend on the orthodontist, but more have the typical rainbow colors and beyond! So I'm sure whatever colors you want, they have!. You can look here:
http://www!.pbhs!.com/ortho/braces/braces!.!.!.!.

4!. Braces, I think work better, and are quicker, and less expensive!. But if your teeth aren't that bad and you don't mind wearing them longer then go for it! It's mainly of you don't want to have visible braces, that's really the only difference, except for the price and time!.

5!. here's the basic facts you need to know!.
cleaning: a BIG pain in the booty!.you have to brush with a soft brush carefully in a circular motion for about 4 minutes, every time you eat, then you have to floss!. If you use regular floss, you have to use a floss threader to get the floss in between the wire and tooth, which can take up to 10 minutes the first time you do it!. I recommend getting a waterpik because it makes flossing a lot easier!. If you don't do all this everyday, you will get discolored teeth, which is really gross!.

color: almost every kids favorite part!. they put little rubber bands on the brackets, and you can pick any color you want, that they have anyway!. you get them changed every time you get your braces tightened(about every month to 2 months!.)

tightening: like i said, you get your braces tightened usually every 8 to 10 weeks!. it hurts, but not for long!. just take your regular headache medicine!.

applying the braces: it basically takes about an hour and a half to two hours!. sometimes they take the brackets one by one and put them on your teeth, but sometimes they put them on a clear mold thing and put all the brackets on at one time!. then they dry it with a blue ceramic light, then they put the wire through the brackets, apply the colored bands, and the with a few minor tweaks your done!.

types of braces: there are basically 5 types of braces, which are invisalign, ceramic(clear), damon, traditional, and lingual!.
Invisalign is a clear mold of your teeth that works the exact same as braces, but takes a little longer!. Ceramic is braces, but the rubber bands on the brackets i told you about earlier, they are clear!. Damon is a frictionless type of braces that is smaller and you do not have a color option!. I tis supposed to reduce pain and treatment time needed to correct teeth!. Traditional, the most common type, is the kind you mostly see on all your friends because it is the cheapest and most common type!. And finally Lingual is the kind of braces that go behind the teeth and are completely invisible, but might impair your speech at first!.

eating with braces: with braces it is important that you don't eat sugary, crunchy, or chewy foods because they can break or damage the braces!. you can eat gum, but only the sugarless kind!.

That's a ton more info for you, so good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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I've had braces 5 times so I consider myself an expert!.

1!. No--just when they are putting the braces on, you have to keep your mouth open for awhile
2!. Anywhere from 6 months to 2 years
3!. Every color you can imagine
4!. Braces because invisalign turns yellow and makes your teeth look gross
5!. sometimes you might need to use elastics, but they are really easy to use!.

Remember they aren't that bad, just keep a tooth brush in your bag because food gets stuck in them a lot!.

Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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1!. nothing goes in the back of your mouth but you do open your mouth for a while

2!. i had 2 phases so i have one set for 6 months and the next set was a year and a half!. some people need three years

3!. every shade of ever color

4!. my retainer is just like invisalign so i'm gonna go with braces

5!. you might have to wear rubber bands but they're not that bad- personally i just didn't like how they looked on me

i thought my braces looked bad but now my teeth are perfect and it was all worth it!
the person who answered after me was talking about getting you braces tighented!. not all braces work that way!. some tighten themselves when you eat hot things!. if you have that then you need to do hot water rinces so make sure you know which kind you haveWww@Answer-Health@Com

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