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Im nervous about getting my braces off!
Im getting my braces off in the next couple of days and I have noticed some brown spots I've never notoced before! I'm really nervous about getting them off, cuz' when I do, I want to be able to smile, not be afraid to! I really want to what is going to happen. Is it going to be there forever or what? HELP ME!
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I got my braces taken off in July. I had one really bad spot on my front tooth that made me kind of embarrassed to smile, but the retainers they gave me covered that up until I was able to have a dentist fix it.
Once you get your braces off, your mouth will feel so spacious & your teeth will feel weird and slimy because you aren't used to how they feel.
It doesn't hurt for them to be taken off. It barely takes any time for them to come off. The part that takes time is the cleaning afterwards. The orthodontist has to get off any glue & junk that is on your teeth. Usually they will polish them up for you, too. Then they'll fit your retainers.
I definitly suggest wearing the retainers, too. I didn't wear my top one for a week after I have that one tooth fixed, and now I can't get it in -that's how much my top teeth have shifted. Luckily it's not noticable much, but DEFINITLY wear the bottom one! Your bottom teeth will shift twice as much as your top if you don't wear the retainers they give you!! It can be REALLY noticable, too!
If your teeth are in good condition, just not as white as you'd like them to be, there are tons of products out there. You'd be smart to ask your denstist/orthodontist what whitening product they reccommend (ask if they think crest whitestrips are good, etc).
Don't worry about it too much. Think of it this way: You have a $4000 smile, USE IT!
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A lot of people use white strips after they get braces off because the braces can diminish whiteness a tad. If I remember correctly it didn't hurt to get braces off...it was a real relief. You kinda feel naked because you've become accustomed to having a bunch of metal in your mouth for years but yeah it's no big deal really.
Just get some white strips and you'll be set smile-wise.
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