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Braces
I'm probably gonna be getting braces soon and I was wondering some things about them. Do they hurt a lot? I know most of my friends said that they normally only hurt when you first get them & then when they tighten your wires. Do they really make kissing another person with braces harder or anything? Um, and just tell me whatever advice you have when having braces or whatever you know about them from your own personal experience, haha. Thanks!
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well i have a story about the kissing part of it. my guy friend has them and he never had a problem kissing his gf but recently he accidently cut her lip so be careful! and yeah, i heard they do hurt. <3
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i just got my braces off (YAY) but anyways when you first get them on go to sonic or somewhere and get a slushie it helps also your teeth are going to be sore so take some advil or tynenol and it only hurts for a couple of days another thing if you get rubber bands make sure you wear them the whole time they tell you to wear it because that affects how long you have braces and kissing you might cut his tounge a little...good luck with them
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Okay, first of all they SERIOUSLY aren't as horrible as they seem. I just got mine about 5 months ago, and people made them seem like it was going to be SO bad, but REALLY it's not! Just make sure you take medicine BEFORE you go get them on / tightened, then again afterward. Trust me, it's not THAT horrible!! (=
♥ Melissa
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I have had braces since the July something 2004. Too long! haha. But your friends are right about the pain factor. They really only hurt the first day or so, and not even that much at least in my opinion and I am NOT pain tolerant haha I HATE pain. And when they tighten them they hurt. It's not even hurt, it's that they feel sore. Like if you can remember what it feels like to have a tooth growing in, I didn't lose all my teeth until the 8th grade so for me it would be easy to remember, but that is kind of the soreness I mean. For the whole kissing thing, as long as both of you don't have braces it's the same. If both of you do have braces it shouldn't be any different because when have you kissed with your teeth touching? You can go to like any kissing website and it will tell you if you should or shouldn't, I would look it up for you, but I have a brother whom my dad doesn't trust, we all share the computer, and there is parental block on it so none of that stuff comes up.
Other information. I pretty much gave up gum, though there is a special kind of gum that is meant for people with dental stuff in their mouth such as braces, retainers, ect. I've had it before, the flavor doesn't last long but it's okay. I just use mints, plus if you're hungary you can eat like 2 mints and you won't be hungary anymore haha. Umm really I can eat most of the same foods you just have to BRUSH a whooooole lot more. Like I can't brush after lunch because we're are school and you only have 30 minutes and 15 of those are spent in the lunch line (more if you don't run to lunch haha)
I mainly stay away from chewy, sticky, gooey things such as caramel foods (though not always) and things like laffy taffy and air heads though I do eat some every now and then.
When your orthodontist tightens your wires or replaces them or whatever they do, they usually have to cut them in that back, after they cut them wait a minute because like seriously when I'm at the ortho, after my wires are cut so they don't poke me, by the time I get home they're too long and they're poking me. But when you're at the ortho your mouth is streched out from opening it wide so it takes a few minutes to really get the feel of it. Sooo yeah, just a heads up, make sure you have wax to put inbetween any wires poking your gums and NEVER SWALLOW IT!! You WILL get sick!! I never used it because I never liked the idea of it, but I probably should because my wires bug we all the time. But anyway, my friend swallowed a little bit once when she forgot it was in her mouth, she was sick to her stomach for the rest of the day. There is loads more I could tell you, but it would be easier with more specific questions.
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Good luck, braces aren't as bad as you think!!
<3 Kate
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I have had braces and they don't really hurt A LOT. They just hurt when you first get them on and when they tighten your wires. It also hurts when you get these weird rubber bands on, they all connect together and they're write. Those really hurt because they bring your teeth closer together.
Once you get your braces on, don't eat a lot of cold or hard food. It'll be a couple of days before you can get used to eating again. But I'm sure you'll be eating just like you used to once you're used to the braces.
Don't worry about kissing. Braces don't have anything to do with the way you kiss. You don't have to worry about that problem.
I'm sure you will be fine when you get your braces on. Just think, it a couple of years time, you'll have a beautiful smile. ♥
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no, they dont hurt ALOT..but like a few hours after you get them,they might hurt a little. Not bad. they hurt sometimes after getting them tightened..um...they don`t make kissing any harder. You don`t get "stuck" together with the other people if they have braces. thats a myth. umm...other than those, you should be fine, almost everyone has braces now. food DOES get stuck in it..so you might want to check after everytime you eat lol..kinda gross...i hate mine-->> 3 years now..but yeah...good luck with them !!
hope i helped !
XO LiZ OX
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i have braces and the only time it hurts is when you get them on and like mayb a week or less after ... it sometimes hurts when you eat something hard in the first week but after that you should be fine. and no it dosent make kissing someone harder its just the same like if you didnt have them on.
so i hope i help =)
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