Do braces hurt

Question

So I went to the dentist Wednesday and my dentist says it looks like I'm gonna need braces cause I have a overbite and a few gaps in my front teeth. My health insurance ain't gonna cover it so I'm gonna have to pay for it outta my own pocket but the thing is does it hurt getting them put on, getting them tighten and getting them taken off I know once their off I'm gonna have to use a retainer for awhile.

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I got mine put on when I was 17 and it's no biggie!!!! When you have them put on it takes about an hour or so before you will start to feel the soreness and tightening of your teeth! I couldn't even fully bite down for a day or two! So needless to say I lived for noodles and mashed potatoes the first 3 days just because they we're so sore! It doesn't hurt at all, just sore!!! Then you'll have them tightened/put bigger wires through the brackets but it never hurt or got sore with the monthly tightening! To be honest when I had them I liked them but when I had them removed 3 years later I missed the crap out of them! SO I can say now that I really really loved them! Also I always got black rubber bands, they make your teeth look soooo white! Never go with green because they make your teeth kook like you have broccoli stuck in them lol! And lastly keep up good hygiene on them, like brush 3 times a day, floss, and scrub around those brackets with the straight brush! I know so many people who have had then taken off and had square stains on their teeth and just looked awful! But braces don't hurt, you just get sore for a day or two! They are quite fun!

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Mine hurt for 3 weeks. All I could eat was melted Popsicles. I had a cross bite tho and had to get a permanent retainer which would cut the bottom of my tongue but after the 3 weeks it was okay. Lost a lot of weight tho lol

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I got mine put on in September and had them tightened on Thursday, I'd say the worst part is when you first get them and your getting used to them being there and the first few days when it makes your jaw ache and your teeth hurt if you put pressure on them but after a week or so you won't notice them and when they're tightened it just makes your jaw ache again just not as much and it makes you teeth hurt when you put pressure on the about the same as when you get them but take a paracetamol or two to help with the pain/aching and you'll be fine... Best things to eat when you get them on and tightened is soup and bananas 😂 within about 3/4 days of getting my braces I was back to eating a McDonald's every couple of days and even pizza on the 3rd day ( I had a craving and took paracetamol before hand in case)

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The only part of having braces that hurt me were when they put spacers in my teeth.

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It doesn't hurt to get them put on. However after they get put on it hurts like hell because you have something foreign pulling on your teeth. Every time they tighten them it will hurt. But over all not bad. I had braces for a total of about 4 years

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It'll make your mouth sore at first and when you get them tightened, but it's not a big deal. I got mine on in 3rd grade and had them for six years. If an 8-year-old can handle it, you'll manage. ;) Just get soft foods to eat at first.

Do braces hurt

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