How are braces put on, what do they do, does it hurt?

They glue them on, which dries with UV light. It doesn't hurt at first, but that evening your teeth will begin to ache when they start to move- just take some painkillers and eat soft food. They put your brace on, and you leave, hopefully knowing how to properly clean your teeth. It should take about half an hour. Usually tightened once every 6 weeks- again, they ache. They normally just tighten or change the wire. No idea about a power chain. Just don't get white or yellow colours, and green sometimes makes it look like you have food in your teeth! Purple, red, orange, black, silver, pink... loads of colours look great. But remember, it'll be worth it for a perfect smile!

so it takes about an hour - 2 hours to put braces on. you just sit there and keep your mouth open and the orthodontist will do everything. he puts these silver things around your molars on top and bottom.. then puts the braces on.. it doesn't hurt when this happens. there are no shots involved. after the actual wires are put on, it hurts. it will probably hurt for a few days so i reccomend taking some pain killer.. aleve tylenol advil before and the day after. hard to eat thos 2 days so don't expect anything good.. most people i know have elastics. they don't really hurt once you get used to them depending on where they are. my elastics were in the front of my teeth, i couldnt even open my mouth.

I just got braces on last week. It doesn't hurt at all when the doc puts it on but it hurts like hell for the next few days. My doctor told me to take Advil or Tylenol which would help a lot. First they put separators on (have you gotten those fixed?) Then after two weeks or so they call you. First they remove the separators..then replace it then they put glue (which tastes nasty) then they put the rest f the stuff in. Mine took like half an hour it was pretty quick. My doctor told me to come once in two months to tighten my braces.

they put flouride on you teeth and stick the brackets on one by one. the flouride makes the brackets stick to your teeth. after that they put on your wire. then finally they put the rubberbands. i just got my braces off. they're probably gonna hurt for a couple of days then you get used to it! dont worry hope i could help! :)

Well they put the brackets on differently for me. They take this thing (it looks like invisilign braces) and it has the brackets in it, then they place it in your mouth and dry the glue with the UV light. They do it for both top and it seems faster the getting them put on 1 by 1. It only took them less than an hour and a half to put it on. The pain feels like your teeth are going to fall off because of the pressure, and it starts a few hours after you get them on.

I had braces for 4 years and it was worth it completely! they cement them to your teeth. I think when I got mine done, it took about 2 hours for the first appointment. Maybe more, but I also had top and bottom. I had to wear the bands but I think that they only go from top to bottom so I'm not sure if you would have to wear them. It gets pretty painful when they first get put on. It's kinda a dull pain that gets worse if you are eating or moving your mouth a lot. It will probably start about 1/2 hour to an hour after you leave the office but taking some ibuprofen will help a lot. I think I got mine tightened every couple of months and it hurts for a little bit. It will feel like when you first got them on, just not as bad and it won't last that long. The pain after tightening them only lasted about a day or two for me. I had the plain color ones. It jsut depends on how much you want them to stand out. I think that colored ones like yellow are cute and I think that if I had to do it again I would've gotten colored. They tell you that you can't eat or drink a lot of stuff but I did it anyway! I still drank dark pop and chewed gum and I didn't brush everytime after eating either! Don't use me as a role model though. When I got them off, the part around where the cement was, was a little discolored but I fixed it with a box of crest whitestrips. One thing though that they never told me that I wish they had is about the retainer. You may be different but I now have two metal retainers behind my teeth to keep them in place and I will have them for the rest of my life. They aren't bad but I just wish they would've told me. Just get used to checking a mirror and picking things out of them!

My son had top braces put on yesterday. All the ortho does is glue the brackets on all the teeth and then places a wire in them. They gave my son 2 tooth brushes. One is a battery operated one and the other is a regular one. He also got these little things that look like trees to get in between the brackets to clean them. They also gave him wax and told him to keep the braces clean. It didn't hurt at all. My son is only 11, and he has to wear them for 18 months. We will go back to the orthodontist in 4 weeks and get the bottom ones put on. So far he has not had any pain. Good luck with your braces.

the only part tht hurts are the spacers oh and bring chapstick bcuz your mouth is goin to get dry for about 2 hours

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