Braces

Hello. The mould doesn't hurt at all, neither does the X-ray, so fear not.

But I'm very surprised to hear that you still have baby teeth to be honest, I had no idea people could have braces fitted if they still had baby teeth.

Anyway, regarding the tooth extractions: I had braces for over 4 years, I needed 4 tooth extractions. The tooth extractions were surprisingly painless (I'm almost tempted to write 'pleasant' but at the end of the day, it's a tooth extraction after all, can't be pleasant!). Anyway...they inject anaesthetic into the gum around the teeth to be extracted, the procedure is 100% painless. I'm normally quite a squeamish coward, but I didn't flinch at all while he pulled out my teeth, the anaesthetic is 100% effective. You will definitely still fully experience the sensation of your tooth being extracted, but there's no pain...it's actually quite a weird sensation! But don't worry about it. Although...on one particular tooth, it was painful when he first tried to pull it out, so I asked him to inject more anaesthetic, and that did the job.

After you have teeth extracted, your mouth is completely numb for a while, it's funny, you won't be able to talk properly!

With regards to what you can eat: make sure you cut apples into small pieces using a knife. Same goes for carrots. It's important you don't bite down on hard foods like raw vegetables, it could cause a bracket to become loose from the enamel.

Thanks very much!

Yes, I still have a few baby teeth, simply because, although they have been wobbly for ages, they just don't come out! The dentist told me to try and get them to come out by the time I go for my next appointment in two weeks...I'm not sure there has been much improvement in wobbliness, but I have tried wobbling them a bit every day and biting an apple with those baby teeth.

Any tips regarding this, anyone?


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I remember that stage, when the tooth is wobbly but not quite ready to come out yet. I used to play around with them to try and make them more wobbly. Once, I think I wrapped some floss around one tooth and gently tried to pull it or to loosen it. I think you have to just fight through the squeamish feeling and go for it! Keep playing around with them, nudging them around back and forth gently, with your tongue or fingers. If they're quite wobbly now, then they should come out very soon.

Thanks very much!

Yes, I still have a few baby teeth, simply because, although they have been wobbly for ages, they just don't come out! The dentist told me to try and get them to come out by the time I go for my next appointment in two weeks...I'm not sure there has been much improvement in wobbliness, but I have tried wobbling them a bit every day and biting an apple with those baby teeth.

Any tips regarding this, anyone?