Braces????

Question

i think i have to get braces with a bite plate soon, and im wondering like what i should know about them like what can i eat, do they hurt (when they are tightened and put on)does it feel weired? will they scrape the inside of my mouth? is it harder to brush and floss and eat? how do you brush and floss? sorry this is alot of questions but im kinda nervous about getting them.

Answer 1

U cannot eat caramel and sticky stuff and alot of sweets. They hurt for a little bit after they are tightened and they kinda hurt alot after u get them on. u brush normally and have a threader that goes through ur teeth to floss.

Answer 2

i never had a bite plate..but with braces...you can pretty much eat anything. just wen you first get them on and when you get adjustments you will eat soft foods.(mashed potatoes yogurt ice cream..)it feels weird at first but you'll get used to it. they shouldn't scrape the inside of your mouth. it's not harder to brush but you need to take more time in brushing. and with flossing you need to use a floss threader.

colors- i always went with the color shirt i'm wearing that day. lol but don't get yellow it makes your teeth look yellow. don't get clear, it will stain if you drink fruit punch and stuff. so stick to normal colors. =] hope i helped

Answer 3

I had braces for like 7 years but hey it paid off. It does hurt when they tighten them but only for a while. As far as brushing goes its actually the same thing. I broke one of the brackets once because i bite into an apple. So you can't bite anything hard (e.i. apples, corn on the cob, candy). Also don't chew on sticky candy it'll get stuff and you won't be able to get it off that easy. If you want to chew gum go with trident it doesn't stick to your braces but don't chew gum its the best way to avoid a sticky mess. when they are finished tighten them make sure you check if the wire is sticking out from the sides if it is tell them so they can cut it off or it will hurt the insides of your mouth. good luck. as far as colors i used to always get them according to what holiday it was...i know corny huh.

Answer 4

you cant eat alot of hard and sticky stuff becuase that will break the braces. alot of the times they will hurt after they are first put on and when they are tightened but that goes away in usually a few days. no they dont normally scrape the inside of your mouth if they do go back becuase something probably needs to be fixed on them. yes its harder to brush and floss but you will get used to knowing how to do it. you just ahve to try really hard to keep them clean so that you dont have scars when they are taken off. they will tell you after you get them all you have to do to keep them clean. =] dont be nervous you will do just fine. as for colors pick what goes best with your eyes and what you wear =] hope i helped!

Answer 5

Braces DO hurt... especially after they've been tightened.. but it doesn't last very long... they feel a little different at first, but I got used to them really quickly... they most likely will not scrape the inside of your mouth, but it does happen.. if it does, just make an appointment with your orthodontist and he/she'll be able to fix that... In my opinion it wasn't that much harder to brush or eat, but flossing takes about 5x the amount of time as it does without braces... they will give you a small plastice stick that you attach the floss to which makes flossing easier.

Answer 6

uhh i don't know what a bite plate is but...

don't eat:  gum, apples (hard stuff or sticky stuff... so no apples, not a lot of candy... and DEFINITELY no caramel or candy apples)

soft stuff is ok, but you can eat anything else, really.  hot soup is pretty good when you're sore.

it's harder to brush and floss but you will be more motivated to because if you don't, food gets stuck in there and you can SEE IT and it is gross.  also you want to brush because if you don't when you get your braces off you will have marks on your teeth.  (like i do)  don't forget to brush above and below the brackets, and then the back of your teeth.

with floss they have threaders or floss with special ends that you can use to get in between your braces.  basically you thread it through the space between your teeth and the wire, and then you just floss in that space.  you have to thread it through all the teeth like this, though.

Yeah it hurts when you get them!  the worse part was SPACERS that they put between your molars so they'll have space to put the bands on the teeth (which also hurt if they get in your gum).  they are before you get braces.  I think the worst part was the BAND because i swear it's hard to get those d**n things off.  they had to cut them off me.  And I think they made my gums swell up!  (they were all like.. you need to brush and floss more that's why your gums are swollen.  only when I was about to take them off and i said "i think the braces are causing it" did he go "that might be it".   well duh!)  but they were probably bad for me because my teeth are kind of small.

and getting them tightened is not as bad but you can be sore sometimes.  I guess the wire gets worn out or lose on the bands so they have to replace it.  also they will put on different types of wires (harder ones or like.. heavier ones).  

it feels like your teeth are a bit loose all the time, and they are trying too settle in their new home.

i know it sounds really daunting but hey, lots of people go through it, and it's not really that bad, and here are some reasons:

1.  pain pills

2.  wax (if you have an irritated spot or sticky-out wire you can put gum on it until your mouth adjusts or you get it fixed)

3.  colors!  every time i got mined tightened i got to pick a different color.  I even had alternating colors one time... and glow in the dark... of course there's also clear or silver (boooring).  so, get your favorite color... team colors... whatever you like.

4.  it's like jewelry in your mouth.  (well, i think it looks cool anyway)

anyway good luck.  sorry if this was really long i just like being thorough.