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I need help QUICK!! Im getting my braces tightened for the first time tomorrow and I know to expect pain but how much? And do they hurt WHILE he's tightening them or AFTER hes done? Should I take advil first? Will i be able to eat/chew food afterwards? How long does it take for him to tighten them? Thanks ill rate high!!
I know I'm a little late to answer, lol, but hopefully this might help for next time -
It doesn't hurt too much, although it will be pretty sore the next day, depending on how tight they are being made. It won't hurt any more than when you first had it done, anyway.
Clear do go the colour of your food, but only usually if you eat green stuff or have a strongly coloured mouthwash. Pink is a nice colour (pale) and pale pink and blue look really nice - almost silver - together. NEVER go for green or orange!! White make your teeth look yellow. Red stand out a lot but do make your teeth look very white. I have baby pink and I love them :) (Well, the colour, but definately not the wire, lol!!) Pastel colours are best.
Nurofen, advil, paracetamol etc, won't help because the braces are always on your teeth - they'll help a little but hardly any. Think of it as being hit in the head constantly with a hammer - if you take pain killers, the pain won't go away because the hammer is still there.
Pain will last a maximum of three days, I reckon...mine lasts for two and most people's only lasts a day. Drinking soup through a straw (or dunking crisps/chips in it) is a good food to eat when your teeth hurt, as are biscuits dunked in tea or coffee. Waffles (the potato kind) are good too :) Hang on in there!!
Blessed Be,
Rach xxx
P.S. Can I do a bit of role-reversal and ask you a question here? Lol. Do your braces come lose a lot, like the wire at the back? Mine do all the time and it's really bugging me :S
Oooh, and ask your ortho/hygienist if you can have a special braces toothbrush if you don't already - they really help, as they are a lot softer than normal brushes and help to stop the wire coming off and stuff.
(Rating: 5) thanks.. nice analogy (sp?) about the hammer lol. And no, my wire doesn't come loose.. I would talk to ur ortho about that. :-) And I think I already have a special braces toothbrush.. the ortho gave it to me.. it has like the bendy head and everything