Braces!!!!!!!?

I want to soon get braces on my teeth because I want to start taking dental hygenist class in the fall. I want my teeth to be in tip top shape when I graduate. I heard it really hurts when they tighten them. Is it true because my boyfriend said it hurts and that you can loose weight during that time because you can only eat soft foods and ur mouth hurts so bad you don't want to eat at all. Is it true? May God Bless!!!!!!!

Braces!!!!!!!?
Bah, I hate those people that told me the same thing!!!





I just got braces today and everyone scared me talking about how much they hurt and whatnot. I'll let you in on the secret. Getting braces does NOT hurt. Feel better? Well don't because I still have to explain.





Before they put on the braces, they put in the spacers/separators. Those are little rubber bands that they use to make space for the brackets. THOSE hurt like HELL. They feel fine the first couple of hours and then when your teeth start to move, they hurt soooo much. This is probably what your bf was talking about. When you have on the spacers (and you can have them on anywhere from a couple of days to a week) you can't eat anything hard because when you bite down, it hurts like HELL. All you can eat is really soft foods that you don't have to bite down on. My suggestion to you, get some MOTRIN. It reeeaaaally helps A LOT when you want to eat something and need to dull the pain.





Alright, now that your teeth are ready, the actual braces come in. The process takes about forty minutes and doesn't hurt. They first take out the separators and insert brackets. They cement those to your back molars (it doesn't hurt, just tastes nasty if you accidently get your tongue near it). Then they put the little things on the front of your teeth to hold the wire in place. They cement on the little metal things and you have to wait fifteen minutes for it dry. Then they stick the wire into the little metal thingies and you get to pick the colors you want for your bands.





It sounds kind of painless but I won't lie to you. Depending on how sensitive you are, it does hurt a little. After that, you're pretty much free to go. You have to come back every month to get them tightened, which does hurt, again depending on your sensitivity. But you get to pick new bands so it's actually kind of fun. Oh one thing, once you get the braces on, after a few hours, the inside of your mouth feels a little raw so be sure to get the wax so that you can stop the braces from scratching your mouth up. Other than that, you might feel a little pain as your teeth adjust but that's to be expected.





All that bs about not being able to eat is only true for SOME people; those who are hypersensitive to pain. If you have tolerance, you'll be fine. But honestly, you might want to keep some motrin or advil handy for the first week or so because it does hurt for a while. But after that, you barely notice them anymore so enjoy and have fun!
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Reply:It will hurt a bit if you tighten them but you will get used to it eventually. My friend got these things from her dentist to help stop the pain.. Don't worry be Brave!

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