I'm getting braces!?

Question

Does it hurt to get them in? If so how long will it hurt? Can you chose the color of them? How about brushing your teeth? How about getting food stuck in between your brace/teeth?

Answer 1

For me (and a lot of my friends), it didn't hurt. It's just pretty uncomfortable sitting in a chair for hours and having an instrument hold your jaws open. And you're not allowed swallow for a portion of the time. But It didn't hurt for me!

Uhm, and the first time they tighten the braces will hurt a bit.

Brushing your teeth isnt much different, you just brush above and below the braces. And be sure to brush your gums!!! As for getting things out of your braces, use floss threaders (available at almost any store that you buy floss and toothpaste and stuff), and they should give you a special tiny brush for that.

You ARE allowed to choose what color you want the bands to be whenever the orthodontist changes them at your appoiintments.

The experience wasn't that scary for me, so I hope it's not that bad for you!

Answer 2

no it doesn't hurt while they're putting it in. it is uncomfortable, though, just sitting in the chair with your mouth open.

(put a lot of chapstick on before your appointment & take an advil 15 min before it)

it hurts after you get them in, though, yes. its not so much an aching pain in the roots of your teeth

its just really uncomfortable, and the side scratches at your cheek

(put wax on the bracket when it does scratch at your cheek)

in about a week your cheeks will start toughening up and it really wont hurt anymore.

no hard foods the first week

yes you can choose the color.

they will tell you how to brush your teeth, but it is basically the same, just brush longer and above & under the brackets.

when food gets stuck in between your teeth, the dentist has these special toothpick-like things that fit in between brackets & teeth

Answer 3

Im not even gonna lie. THEY HURT!! there actually more sore than like OW!! type of thing. and your gonna wanna take like IBPROFUN er something cuz you will get a head ache. my mom and i always go and get milk shakes after i get work done. mcdonalds is best, just cuz they arent thick, so it is easy to get up th straw. brushing will be difficult, but you can do it!! make sure you use floride rinse at night and mouthwash in the morning. :) i dont really have a problem with getting food stuck between my teeth, but in the bracets, yea. just keep a mini toothbrush in your ourse, and it will all brush right out. bananas are the hardest for me, so i just cut them up!! ::))

Answer 4

When I had them. Yes they hurt. They hurt for a long time. I couldn't eat anything for over a week it hurt so bad. I lost 16 pounds that week when I got them. I got to choose the colors of them. They will teach you about brushing your teeth. They should give you this little thing to get that food out thats caught in between your braces and teeth

Answer 5

It doesnt hurt to bad the braces wat hurts is the spacers. it only soup and jello, pudding the first wk and u should be ok and yes u get to choose ur own colors. and ur dentist will give all the info u need on flossing but wat u do is when u floss u put the floss be hind the wire once u get the hang of it s not to bad feel to ask me if u havve any other questions

Answer 6

It doesn't hurt to putt them on, but the few days after that your teeth bloomin hurt. But then it goes down. When they get tightened they hurt again!

You can chose the colour of your bands. I reccommed navy or black though, lighter colours stain easily.

Food stuck, not as regular as you may think. They give u special tooth brushes to help with that and special tablets to make sure you are brushing properly

ENjoyyy your time with them. I miss mine so much now they are gone.

=)

Answer 7

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Answer 8

CONGRATS ON GETTING BRACES!

im getting mine off, FINALLY.

haha, but yeah, had them for 3 freakin years.

When i got my braces, the put the top ones only..

after like 5 months I got my bottom.

No needles, dont be scared.

They mightve put putty like stuff to take impression, try not to choke and breathe thru your nose.

They will be banding you which means glueing your square things on with a light.. when they clean it, it will taste a weird sour taste.... not the best..

it will start to hurt after about 5 hours of having braces.

yikes.. haha, it would be sore for about 3 whole days, and then it wouldnt hurt as bad.

just make sure not to eat anything hard.

oh and get wax, because your skin will get irritated.

it will start to change your teeth after about 2 months you can see a difference, if you have a gap or something. longer if its crooked.

you will start to look better when its pretty straight.

good colors, umm blue, purple, silver, pink, DONT GET WHITE, it will stain and look yellowy orange.

ive answered these type of questions, so here is another one of my answers:

Ok when you first go you then get spacers which is very painful (it feels like a big chunk of meat stuck between your teeth) Then you go to your next to pull the it out (WOOHOO) Then they put your brackets on but you don't get your wire on yet. They will give some wax to put on if it irritates your cheeks. After a few days you go to put on the wire. It doesn't hurt yet. When you go to sleep it will start to hurt. About a week it will stopped hurting. Getting it tightening doesn't hurt either. They just switch wires and changes colors. Just remember to brush your teeth and it will not hurt. Oh yeah remember that you got braces for straight teeth! Yeah they do put this silly putty thing to get your teeth impressions yeah it might choke you but it didn't me just remember to breathe thru your nose. The week when you just stat getting braces take a pain-relieving medicine for the pain. Yeah it would hurt when you press on your teeth or you bite your hamburger. I know they warned you not to eat hard sticky chewy food but I tried all and it doesnt do anything Brushing your teeth wont be as bad. Just remember to brush longer to get rid of everything and remember to mouthwash too so it can get rid of places your toothbrush didnt reach.

Food didnt really get stuck as much as I thought, Just stick your toungue and try to get it out, if not use a toothpick or brush your teeth.

HOPED I HELP!

anymore question just ask(:

Answer 9

for me, it didnt hurt when they put my braces on. yes u do get to choose the color them. brushing ur teeth for them the first time feels kinda wierd and doesnt hurt that bad. the only teeth that hurt when i brushed them i think were the ones in the very back. and if u get food stuck in ur braces, they give u this thing where u can take it out. they should tell u all this. and when u get ur teeth tightened, yes it does hurt but only sometimes. it hurts for about 3 days for me and dont eat chips the first couple of days if they do hurt.

Answer 10

You'll do fine. It won't hurt till the next day but only for awhile. Are you getting yours tommorow? Me too.

Answer 11

i had braces and i never thought is really hurt and if it did the pain went away within a couple days

most of the time u can pick the color of them

brushing ur teeth would be same same if u dont have braces but it feels differently ull get used to it

the othro will give u thiese things the u can flosse with or u can use a water pik to get between them

hopes this helps