I'm getting braces a week and 3 days from now!?!?!?

Question

Can anyone give me advice on how to stay calm??? I also have open house thesame day and I wanted to know if a milk shake or something cold will make the pain go away a little(besides pain killers)

Thanks, Peace Love JONAS!!!!!!

Answer 1

  Getting them on, gluing the brackets to your teeth will not hurt at all, other than the lip holders.  (The plastic things keeping your mouth open. They are kind of uncomfortable but okay.)

  The arch wire is the painful part. Yes, a milkshake or Jamba Juice would probably help. (I got mine on 2 days ago.)

  Good Luck with your braces!

Answer 2

eat a good heavy meal before you go in. Before your appointments, soft meals, shakes after till you get use to them and yes it may makE it feel better if you have an milkshake or smoothie and to halp you stay calm just take deep breaths and that should help or think about something you love to do or like just think in a couple of YEARS ILL HAVE THESE THINGS GONE!!! then i actually heard that the prcess of gettig the braces of hurts way worse then getting them on getting them on just sux because the mouth strethcers you get kinda tired of opening your mouth like this for like an hour and a half http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbvie... well it hurts worse getting em off because they like have to twist the brackets and then pop them off and then they scrape them to get the cement off (it gives you chills) and like they might be a little sore at open house but likeit wont be unbearable and if it is then just ask if you cant go  because the point of open house is for your parents to see what you will belearning for the next year and as far as teasibg goes you maay get called braceface by someone who doesnt like you every now and then but you will rarely get teased well hope i helped

GOOD LUCK!!!

P.S. if you need anymore help with anything feel free to ask and i will help and i am not on yahoo answers to see how many best answers i can get im am here if i need help for someone to help me and to help others!!! and i hope i helped you

Answer 3

Well braces dont hurt when you get them on but they do make your mouth a little sore a day or so after!

yes a milkshake will definatly help

and you should stay calm because they know what they are doing and your teeth will look great when they are off

Answer 4

ahh i love the jonas brothers too!!! lol well that might help since its a liquid, but stay away from hard foods within your first week with your braces on... that will just kill you

Answer 5

There's nothing really to be worried about if you're getting braces.  They rarely hurt after the first 2 weeks [2 weeks for extremely crooked teeth, and around 3 days to a week for slightly unaligned teeth]

A milkshake should help.  

Here's some more information about braces.

Normally, you would go to a check up appointment every month to get them tightened. It seems to be required, but the requirements could be different from each orthodontist. The point of the monthly check up is so that the old, loosened rubber bands can be replaced with new, tighter ones to further complete the process of you getting braces. Just about once a month is normal, unless something happens. For example, if a bracket falls off when eating or brushing, make an appointment immediately with your orthodontist so that you are able to make sure your teeth do not shift back to their original positions. If your rubber band falls off, try, but don't do anything fatal, to put it back on, if it fails, call your orthodontist. If the wire is crooked or out of alignment, then you should immediately make an appointment. Usually, your orthodontist would give you a list of what to do when something happens to your braces.

First, there are 2 types of rubber bands. The rubber bands that fit on the brackets are already given when your braces are completely assembled. The time it takes for your canine teeth to come down completely depends upon yourself. This is nothing you can control either. It depends on how crooked the original alignment of your canine to your other teeth are. If it is extremely crooked, it might take a few months while if it is only slightly out of alignment, it might take just a few days to a few weeks.

The other rubber bands are ones that you might receive when your experience with braces is about to end. These rubber bands are supposed to pull the upper jaw and lower jaw together so when you close your mouth/clench your teeth, the teeth would fit normally.

I suggest silver, for metal braces because they aren't as easily noticeable and are supposedly not as easy to stain. Clear is fine, but it stains easily. Black is a bit more noticeable, but stains won't come out often.

Braces are installed all in one day, in about an hour's worth of time. First they would supposedly apply a cement type glue [that doesn't really taste like anything, but is slightly minty] that will keep the brackets on your teeth. Then, they will stick on the brackets. After, they will trim a thin wire and fit it to your mouth before clicking it into the small hooks of the brackets. Finally, the rubber bands are installed onto the brackets, and this is the part when you would normally feel a bit of "pain" due to the sudden tightness your teeth are experiencing. It isn't all that painful, and the feeling lasts about 3 days if your teeth aren't extremely crooked. If extremely out of shape, the most the feeling should last is 2 weeks.

I recommend at the beginning, when you first install your braces that you eat softer foods, like soup or mashed potatoes. Something that doesn't require as much chewing. However, if you are fine with eating regularly, and the tightened feeling doesn't bother you, anything is fine. However, do not eat gum [for fear of it accidentally pulling your brackets or wire off], popcorn is alright, except the shell of the kernals may become lodged between your teeth or between your gum, making it extremely difficult to remove. Apples and other harder fruits should be diced. Carrots should be cooks so that they are soft. Broccoli is not recommended during your braces experience. Do not chew on ice or the tip of your pencil/pen. Hard candies are alright once in a while as long as you brush and floss scrutinizingly, but do not bite on it. You may only allow it to dissolve. Soft candies are not recommended [like gum]. Any type of sodas is discouraged unless you brush and floss scrutinizingly [like hard candies].

Make sure to brush and floss daily. Brush lightly above and below the bracket and make sure to get the inside as well along with the "tearing/chewing the food" part. Floss between your teeth. Usually, the orthodontist would supply you with a kit full of all this information including what you should or should not do in case something happens to your braces, what you should or should not eat, along with supplies to take care of both your braces and teeth. There should be a plastic needle that will allow you to poke the string of the floss through, allowing you to floss. Mouthwash is highly recommended.

Good luck!!

I hope this helped a bit.  

Answer 6

heres a tip your going to have to eat soup for several days