Braces! =) Please Answer!?

Question

Well my teeth are pretty straight when you look at them but my teeth lock onto each other.
Will it hurt getting it in at first?
How long will I keep them on?
Thanks alot! =D

Answer 1

You really need to talk to an orthodontist, but here's my experience: They will probably need to put spacers between your molars, which will make it ache a little for a day or so, but not bad. After that they will put bands around the molars, and glue brackets to all your other teeth. That shouldn't hurt much at all. Rinsing your mouth with a little salt water will actually take care of it almost all the time, and a little Tylenol will take care of the rest. Also when you go in to have them adjusted they will be a little sore for a day or two, and you can treat it the same. So it's not that big of a deal. Most people have braces for about 2 years. If your dentist says you need it, you'll be glad you did it.

Answer 2

It will ache at first, they put in rings at the back molars and pull on the wire therefore causes to force your teeth in place over a certain amount of months, to see how lonmg youll need them is dependant on how bent your teeth are, your dentist/orthodontist will tell you exactly how long, i had mine in 6 months at a time, and had them for about 1-2 years. I went back to the dentist every 3-6 months to get those wires tightened, after braces i was giving retainers, these were clear plastics things that slide over your teeth, they maintain the position of your teeth so they dont go back to the old position, they made me spit a lot so i ended up taking them out. I wouldnt worry about putting them in, you dont feel an awful lot, just the tightness after the rings are tightened.

Answer 3

Your orthodontist will tell you how long you need to wear your braces.

This is taken from our Braces Basics pages:

The Braces are Put On

Brush your teeth well and floss at home. Have a picture taken. That crooked smile is going to change!

Apply a thick coat of Chapstick or lip balm to your lips, because they tend to get rather dry during the process of installing the braces.

The dental assistant or orthodontist will dry off your teeth and apply "etchant" to them. This tastes like Krazy Glue and is vile. Try not to get it on your tongue. The etchant prepares the surface of your teeth for the bonding "cement" that holds on the brackets.

The brackets are placed on your teeth. A blue high intensity plasma light is then quickly applied to the surface of the bracket to set the bond.

The wire (arch wire) is placed through the brackets. This should not poke your cheek. If it does, tell them so that the end of the wire can be clipped.

Little rubber bands (ligating modules) are placed on the brackets. This is what holds the wire to them and creates a feeling of pressure.


What Does It Feel Like?

At first, you will feel an unusual feeling of pressure on your teeth. If any of your teeth have metal brackets around them, this will feel weird, but not unbearable.

At first, feeling the braces underneath your lips will be a strange sensation. After about a week, you'll probably find that you barely notice it.

You should stick to soft foods for the first day or two; nothing crunchy or hard, nothing large and difficult to bite and chew (e.g., big sub sandwiches or burritos).

The first day, it may not hurt too much. The second and third days, it may feel like somebody hit you in the teeth with a baseball. Take a pain reliever like Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) and try to chill out. It will get better!

At first you will not be able to eat certain foods, like tortilla chips, sugar cones, crunchy cookies, hard taco shells, etc. When you eat out, think of your teeth first and be kind to yourself! Order soft foods!

Chewing will be difficult. You may bite the insides of your cheeks. The metal hooks on the brackets may hurt. Just chew slowly and carefully. Do not take large mouthfuls. Hint: Fill up on protein-rich foods, not just carbs, so you can go several hours between meals!

At first, you won't be used to food getting lodged in your braces. This really takes some time to get used to. It doesn't hurt, it just feels weird and make you want to run immediately to the bathroom to rinse and brush. In time it won't bother you as much.

Use dental wax on the little hooks or brackets that hurt. You may not need to use the wax for long, maybe just a week or two until your mouth adjusts to all the hardware. Just break off a piece of wax and gob it on the offending area.

Don't try to floss for several days, or even a week. It will probably hurt too much.

After a week or two, your teeth may feel loose. That's normal and necessary. It passes in another week or two.

Answer 4

It only hurts at the beginning..it matters how bad your teeth are i had 3 1/2 years my friend had 6 1/2

Answer 5

well it doesn't hurt when you're getting them put on, but then about 4 to 5 hours later you feel like a dull ache, and when you press on them you feel a shooting pain and they're dead sensitive. After about 3 days they're fine though, but watch out for the mouth ulcers because your mouth won't be used to foreign objects in your mouth ie metal, and sometimes the metal digs into your mouth aswell which is quite sore, well very sore ( in my experience) and it'll take a while to learn how to shut your mouth properly because you won't be used to the feeling of the brace in your mouth.
if you don't need to sort out any overcrowding, you'll probably only need it for about 6 months, then probably a retainer.
hope this helps!

Answer 6

I've never had braces but I have a friend that's had them since she was in grade 7. That's almost three years now..

But anyways, she it is going to hurt. I can remember my friend chewing on her eraser to stop the pain. Also it hurt when she ate.
Just stick to fluidy food and possibly buy a teeter XD

Answer 7

i had braces about 10 years ago - when they put the spacers in the back of the teeth, that hurt me, and then once i got the braces on, it hurt when i went in to get them tightened. other than that i really had no pain except sometimes i would scrape the back of my lips on them. i had mine on for about 2 years.

Answer 8

No,it won't hurt.
and it depends on how bad your teeth are.
I got mine late 6th grade, and am getting them
off in a few months, early 8th grade. You may get bands. there annoying, but they help over/under bites.
Hope this helped!!

Answer 9

i got mine on yesterday.......they really dont hurt when you get them on... they are just sore for 3 days (my friend said) they are sore after you get your braces for like an hour thats when it starts... lol dont be scared... they just feel a little weird when there done because your gum sort of weird... the braces themselfs dont hurt, its having to keep your mouth open for so long.........dont worry i did, its not worth it but, it also just depends on how bad they are.... your dont sound bad at all.....dont worry and just dont think about it..........good luck honey

Answer 10

NAAAAA ....this is a slow controled process and you will be fine....Don't worry half the world has had them and some of the ones thta did not get them wish they did.....