Help with my braces?

Question

Anybody with tips about braces? I got my top braces 2 days ago & my teeth are so sore. What can I do to help it? I've tried gum & oragel & they don't work. So far the only effective thing is eating popsicles & drinking milk.

Answer 1

dont chew  gum in the first place

Answer 2

the pains gonna go away eventually

you should try ignoring it

while doing something else

Answer 3

advil or Tylenol

Answer 4

Motrin worked the best for me!

Take 2 Motrin pills every 4 hours, and your good to go.

Or just sleep

and i have top braces on to BTW

Answer 5

just take pain medicine and wait. the pain will go away in a few days

Answer 6

advil helps a lot.

try not to eat really sloid foods for a while, cuz if you are eating solid foods right now, its probly not helping.

eat things like soup, jello, etc. anything soft.

i also found that cold things like ice cream and popsicles kind of help.

Answer 7

will take some time, trust me.the pain will last and the more you think abt the more agitated u will become..just try to ignore it by concentrating on something else..drink plenty of cold water,not ice cold but cold water...and it will take it's own time to heal..after a few weeks or so u wont even notice or feel as if it was there..

Answer 8

When I had to get some teeth extracted, I had extreme soreness weeks later and my ortho recommended a type of over the counter medicine called Percogesic. (sp?)

It works great, but you get really sleepy.

Answer 9

advil or ibuprofen..