Braces

I had braces put in last November and, for me, the procedure of putting the brace in was absolutely fine. In fact, I actually quite enjoyed some parts of it where they sort of brush your teeth and spray this kind of cooling water/gas into your mouth.

Its pretty obvious was not to eat, ie hard bread, toffee, really chewy things.

You can eat hard foods like apples, but just cut them into small pieces beforehand. Im sure you'll be fine

As far as I remember, there's nothing you need before hand at all, your orthodontist should supply you with everything. Just have some pretty strong painkillers ready for once they're fitted (yes, it will hurt, sorry!).

As for what you can't eat, your orthodontist will go through it with you, but broadly speaking anything likely to break the brace, or get stuck in it. For example, toffee, crunchy apples, crusty bread, chewing gum are all supposedly not allowed, but to be honest you can get by just by cutting stuff up into small pieces.

Just a note, it probably won't hurt while they're being fitted, or immediately afterwards. It will start to really throb about half an hour in, after your teeth actually start moving. You'll most likely have a lot of trouble eating for the first couple of day. I got by on jelly and mashed bananas.

Good luck with it anyway, it's not that bad.

Really. That makes me feel a bit better. So you didn't take any Nurofen before the treatment??

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I took absolutely nothing. And presumably it would be exactly the same procedure.

I wouldnt say braces hurt. Id call it more of a dull ache. It goes quickly

Ouch!! Thanks... P.S. What pain killers did you take?

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Hope I helped.

In fact, the only thing that's negative about my experience is the orthodontist himself. It would seem that he can't grasp the concept of my mouth not being able to open any wider than it can and seems to think the words 'open wide' will magicaly spring my mouth asunder.

Raz

LOL, thats exactly the same with my orthodontist!! It's the same when she tells me to bite down on my back teeth, I can't go any further, but she keeps saying it like I am holding back for some reason

also, if no one has mentioned it already, invest in some bonjela coz they can give you some ulcers you wont be forgetting in a while!! but hopefully your dentist should give you wax stuff for that.

ahaha i had my braces out a couple of years ago. my teeth have now moved back to exaaaactly where they were before thats about three years worth of braces down the drain.

did you have to have any teeth out for your braces? that was the absolute worst bit about mine!!! 6 injections in my mouth, two teeth out, and a retainer in immediately. you have no idea how much it hurt gettin that thing in and out for the first time, i nearly fainted.