Do braces hurt??

Reply 20

uberteknik

21

Only when they get twanged.

Reply 21

soIiIoquy

19

it doesnt hurt when they fix them in, it just hurts after because they get weak, even when you touch them slightly it hurts, after like 3 days you can virtually eat anything and the pain disappears.

Reply 22

donut_mckenzie28

17

When i got my braces they hurt for a few days and after a month they felt super normal ,but when i go to get them tightened or changed they donot hurt that much as i am used to the pain.It also depends how badly disorientated your teeth are.

Reply 23

lavender_rose

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Original post by rabs143

Awww that's so rough, they must be worth it ☺️🙊

Yeah at the time it wasn't the best experience but there were positives such as being able to have time off school for orthodontist appointments and my teeth actually became whiter because I had a friend who had braces who didn't clean her teeth properly so her front tooth was brown, that scared me so much that I brushed my teeth 3 times a day while I had braces and they are still pretty white now.
I was actually supposed to be wearing the invisalin i.e. these http://saledentalspa.co.uk/the-importance-of-retention-and-retainers/
for the remainder of my life to keep the teeth in place but firstly as a defiant teenager I was like, nope thats way too extreme and also they broke anyway. I still have the remains in a draw gathering dust at my parents house.

Reply 24

rabs143

OP

14

Original post by uberteknik

Only when they get twanged.

Ahaaaa ouch 😂😂

Reply 25

DaftVader

8

They're fine. It hurts a lot for the first few hours, and a bit for the next few days, but 95% of the time you wont even notice that they're there.

Reply 26

rabs143

OP

14

Original post by lavender_rose

Yeah at the time it wasn't the best experience but there were positives such as being able to have time off school for orthodontist appointments and my teeth actually became whiter because I had a friend who had braces who didn't clean her teeth properly so her front tooth was brown, that scared me so much that I brushed my teeth 3 times a day while I had braces and they are still pretty white now.
I was actually supposed to be wearing the invisalin i.e. these http://saledentalspa.co.uk/the-importance-of-retention-and-retainers/
for the remainder of my life to keep the teeth in place but firstly as a defiant teenager I was like, nope thats way too extreme and also they broke anyway. I still have the remains in a draw gathering dust at my parents house.

Wowww id definitely love to have days off 😂😂🙉☺️

Reply 27

DrawTheLine

22

Mine ached quite a lot. I just ate soft foods like soup and bread for my meals for about 3 days, but then they are normal.

Reply 28

rabs143

OP

14

Original post by DrawTheLine

Mine ached quite a lot. I just ate soft foods like soup and bread for my meals for about 3 days, but then they are normal.

Omggg that's the part I'm really gonna hate cus I love my fooood ugh 😫😫😂

Reply 29

DrawTheLine

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Original post by rabs143

Omggg that's the part I'm really gonna hate cus I love my fooood ugh 😫😫😂

It's literally only a couple of days every few weeks. You'll be fine. Don't make it worse for yourself than it actually is.

Reply 30

Nuttyy

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Original post by SGHD26716

They do for the first three ish days after you get them. I couldn’t really eat anything which you really had to bite into e.g. pizza. The pain was too much.

It gets better though.

I had my braces in last month.. It lasts longer than 3 days TRUST ME. Getting used to them in your mouth is the hard part, and then having to clean them after every meal cus loads get stuck in your mouth

Reply 31

moopmeen

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Original post by Emerald777O

They hurt sooooooo much when it's tightened . It's like periods but happening in your mouth.

I agree with this :biggrin:

Reply 32

S.G.

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Original post by Nuttyy

I had my braces in last month.. It lasts longer than 3 days TRUST ME. Getting used to them in your mouth is the hard part, and then having to clean them after every meal cus loads get stuck in your mouth

I had braces as well. I was just describing my experience.

Reply 33

bangtanstudying

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Original post by rabs143

Asking cus I need braces but I'm scared it's gonna hurt 😭😂🙉

Honestly, when I had braces it didn't hurt at all. The only thing merely uncomfortable was the process in which they brush your teeth really hard to clean them.

What's also annoying is when they rub against your gums, but otherwise than that. It was fine for me, I didn't feel any pain specifically. I had mine for a year and half by the way.