Braces life hacks

Take some ibuprofen before each appointment and have some soft foods like soup etc ready for after. Follow the rules and clean them well. It doesn't hurt to check in the mirror that they're clean after each meal. Wear your retainer!

Ty 😊. Does it hurt to have them put on?

Spam me with your braces life hacks as I get braces in a couple of days tehe 🙃

If you like gum, after a few weeks, definitely try chewing it, and test whether it gets stuck. Because I'm telling you, it doesn't. I have braces, and spent a whole year rejecting offers on gum, simply because of my braces, until I tested whether or not it gets stuck: it doesn't. Unfortunately, eclairs and other toffees do . I still ate the eclairs (I love them ), but unless you're careful it could get stuck. I haven't had any problems with my braces though - they're clean and haven't broken.

No, the glue tastes a bit funny but putting them on shouldn't hurt unless you need a tooth removed etc. Once they're on or they get tightened, you might have a bit of achey-ness/soreness

make sure you use the wax stuff that you get given, the wires can get very sharp and dig into your gum. and getting them on isnt painful its tightening them and sleeping with them can be kina painful imo, and make sure you stick to soft food.

It hurts the most the first time... and when you get it tightened. I got used to it, after a while it doesn't hurt much, but that might be coz i have a higher pain tolerance.

Take some ibuprofen before each appointment and have some soft foods like soup etc ready for after. Follow the rules and clean them well. It doesn't hurt to check in the mirror that they're clean after each meal. Wear your retainer!

take before / progress pics !

Don't choose colours like green or yellow. Obviously you can if you want but i found that w the green (i didnt ever choose yellow as i had already been told that it makes ur teeth appear yellow) people were always asking me if i had stuff stuck in my teeth . I have heard that clear/white gets stained easily with food and turns yellow. All of the other colours are great though.

Even though it will kill, try to brush the middle teeth and the top and bottom, I tried to but it was painful and now have tartar

Under the bracket?

Don’t eat whole apples, nightmare to deal with. Mostly they are just a nuisance.

Don’t eat whole apples, nightmare to deal with. Mostly they are just a nuisance.

No i mean on the inside of your teeth, around the gum line gathers loads of plaque which you need to brush

This one might be unpopular but actually brush your teeth after every meal - staining after having braces is very common and will look something like this

Also follow everything your orthodontist says and don’t skip anything out because it will hinder your progress and take longer to get them out! I had lots of friends who didn’t wear their elastic bands for example, and it took a lot longer for them to finish treatment.

adding on to this, I'd recommend getting black, it makes your teeth look wayyyyy whiter in comparison

Take some ibuprofen before each appointment and have some soft foods like soup etc ready for after. Follow the rules and clean them well. It doesn't hurt to check in the mirror that they're clean after each meal. Wear your retainer!

It hurts the most the first time... and when you get it tightened. I got used to it, after a while it doesn't hurt much, but that might be coz i have a higher pain tolerance.

make sure you use the wax stuff that you get given, the wires can get very sharp and dig into your gum. and getting them on isnt painful its tightening them and sleeping with them can be kina painful imo, and make sure you stick to soft food.

If you like gum, after a few weeks, definitely try chewing it, and test whether it gets stuck. Because I'm telling you, it doesn't. I have braces, and spent a whole year rejecting offers on gum, simply because of my braces, until I tested whether or not it gets stuck: it doesn't. Unfortunately, eclairs and other toffees do . I still ate the eclairs (I love them ), but unless you're careful it could get stuck. I haven't had any problems with my braces though - they're clean and haven't broken.

take before / progress pics !