I just got braces. How long will it take before it doesnt hurt when i eat hard foods?

When i had braces, it was usually a solid 1-2 weeks of pain after each visit before i was ready to take on crunchy hard foods again. Make sure your ready to eat those foods before hang, your teeth can feel better but once you chomp into something things can turn bad quickly. haha.

in about 4 days to a week you should be totally fine. when i got my braces on & after every tightening, i would take two ibuprofens (or advil, or tylenol, whatever you want) & when my teeth would be realllllllly painful (without me even biting down) i would sit w/ a cup of cold water, & put a mouthful of water in my mouth & just hold it in there to ease the pain. then swallow & repeat as needed. the cold water REALLY helped, since the cold like deactivates the doors of the brackets. good luck w/ your braces, theyre SO worth it :)

it took me about a week. but i don't have full braces. some good, soft snacks and foods to eat until it doesn't hurt are: pudding soup fruit fruit cups yogurt oatmeal you can take pain pills, such as ibuprofen, Advil and Tylenol. remember that you can only take them every so often, so while you wait for the time to be up, rinse your mouth with warm salt water, and do not swallow. I suggest doing one or both of those things before you go to bed so you can sleep well. Also, during the day, make sure you time the times that you take your pill so that if you like you can take one before bed. And when I got my braces, the first few night I put the wax over the brackets to 1) get used to the feeling and 2) help me get some sleep. Good luck!!

OMG, i have experience! not very long at all, hon. i know its tough, but its just like this time next week, or sooner. i hope i helped(:

3-4 days and you will be as good as new! Eat a lot of pasta and noodlesl, mashed potatoes, and smoothies! It's a great way to force your parents into taking you out for icecream or sno-balls!

For me it was 2-3-4 days :)

ohh the pain! i still have braces, and mine are almost done. every time they tightened mine, or what not, i tried eating on one side first, yes, they say that's bad, and you shouldn't do it, but it really worked! you'll get used to one side, than you can work on that, later that side will be good to eat on, and the other side will start to ease up, after, you can eat normal again! ... until they tighten them again!

You're not supposed to be eating hard foods while wearing braces......you could brake the wire or a bracket off. In general as far as pain goes.....you should take 2 advil about 30 minutes before EACH Ortho visit. There were times my teeth would hurt for about a week after each visit. Some visits will be easier than others. Hang in there...the end result will be worth it.

i have just got braces on tuesday and it doesnt hurt anymore. i took 2 ibuprofen tablets each day for 3 days. i got cold water and held it in my mouth for it abit cuz it does work. if the brackets are rubbing against ur mouth use the wax they give u. and if u get a ucler use bonjela cuz that stop it from hurting.