Getting braces need help
I will be getting braces in a few days. Not really looking forward to it but I know in the end my teeth will look much better then they do now. Or so people tell me. Since I am getting braces are there any tips I should know that will help me out? How do you brush with braces on ? Do you use a special tooth brush. What to and not eat. Dose getting braces hurt? Really any information would be cool. Thanks in advance.
Friday, Dec. 11th 2009 2:00 PM at 2:00 pm
You really do not brush any differently with braces then without. You still want to brush at least two times a day for around two to three minutes. You also still need to floss daily. Now there are special floss pick you can get for your braces but normal floss works just as well.
You can still eat pretty much whatever you want. You may want to have some soft food on hand for you to eat when you first get your braces as you may be sour a little. Slice you apples and take corn the cob. just little thinks like that so as to not make your brackets come off.
The only time braces hurt me was when I first got them and when they adjusted them. Nothing that Tylenol can not help