What happens when you get braces?

Hi,I've just been told I need braces. Unfortunately I have quite bad top set with two misshaped eyeteeth and overcrowding. Bottom set are ok but will probs need it for shorter than top.

What happens?

Thanks

This will probably explain things better than me: http://www.oralb.com/embraceit/getting-braces-put-on

Ignore the fact that it said 1-2 hours to put on, it took like 15 minutes for me (I have a few friends who also have braces and took the same amount of time)

So basically, they just:
- Clean the teeth
- Put brackets onto your teeth
- And place the wire attached to the brackets with elastic bands

It doesn't really hurt when they put them on.
But it hurts the day after (did for me anyway) and you may be unable to eat some foods too.
If it really hurts, you could try paracetamol (or whatever your dentist/orthodontist recommends)
The brackets cause mouth sores but they give you wax for this.

That's it really