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I have braces. I got them during feb? And I had my last appointment at the ortho around the beginning of august. And now last sat, I bit into a pretzel (not too hard and not too soft but it caused my tooth to hurt) and then two days after, my tooth (my front teeth) started to hurt. Like I don't know, I think it is the pain you get when the ortho tightens the wires or something? I think it is just that my teeth are shifting because of the braces and the feeling is just the pain from tightening but I don't know because only one specific tooth hurts, what is wrong? Do you think it is anything bad? Will my teeth fall out or something?

Nope, you're teeth are fine. When i had braces, my teeth didn't start hurting until a couple months later. (unlike everyone else who's teeth hurt right when they got them on). Basically, your teeth are just moving, and so sometimes all of them can hurt, or only just one.

I would reccomend maybe taking an advil, but again, if you're like me and don't like taking pills for things, then i would just call your orthodontist and tell him/her that. Usually the receptionist will tell you something that you can do to make it feel better.

Good luck!

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(Rating: 5) thanks! they actually stopped hurting. ^^, i can bite into things again.
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