Braces Questions!

[rnrlover]

Hey Everybody,
Haven't been on in awhile. Really busy with school and sports. Anyhow....
I have a few questions. I'm getting spacers on Monday and full braces and headgear scared1: EKKKK Times a bazillion) on the 5th. I have a few questions.
How will spacers feel?
What can't eat?
what should I eat when my mouth hurts?
What should I do to minimize pain?
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow)
And any other comments would be helpful!
Peace Out
Laura

 

[PurpleDucky]

How will spacers feel? They suck and hurt
What can't eat? Don't eat something you need to chew for the first week
what should I eat when my mouth hurts? Soup, mac and cheese, oatmeal
What should I do to minimize pain? Advil or tyelenol
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? Black

 

[rnrlover]

OMG! thx 4 responding so quick! thx so much!

 

[Babyjustrun]

How will spacers feel? What are spacers? xD
What can't eat? I eat everything anyways. I haven't broken anything.
what should I eat when my mouth hurts? Umm. Soft breads and stuff.
What should I do to minimize pain? Ummmm. Try not to clench your jaw.
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow) Don't do colors. They're tacky.

 

[AbsoluteAwesome1]

How will spacers feel? They'll probably hurt a little bit, but not as much as braces. I don't remember my spacers hurting.
What can't eat? Technically, you're not supposed to eat anything hard or sticky, but I broke all the rules when I had braces.
what should I eat when my mouth hurts? Soup, applesauce, smoothies... lol
What should I do to minimize pain? Take painkillers. Advil or something.
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow) I always got black and purple... IDK, my orthodontist didn't have "rainbow"

 

[PurpleDucky]

Hilary, spacers are these (metal or plastic) rings that they place between your teeth so they can put hardware in your mouth. I had to get them for my overbite corrector. She needs it for her headgear

 

[AbsoluteAwesome1]

Ahhh, I had headgear... not fun. But at least I only had to wear it at night, lol.

 

[Babyjustrun]

Ahh.
I don't have those.
I have chains to close spaces, and some weird things attached to my brackets that helped hold the wire in place.
My ortho doesn't do headgear. Or big bulky retainers.

 

[rnrlover]

Spacers: the little rubber things in between your teeth to space them out

 

[rnrlover]

Thx for all the response! I'm totally still really nervous!lol But I;m always nervous thx to grammys genes. lol

 

[rnrlover]

Btw i'm chewing as much gum as I can,and I'm eatin skittles cuz i'm addicted!

 

[joepic]

Hey Everybody,
Haven't been on in awhile. Really busy with school and sports. Anyhow....
I have a few questions. I'm getting spacers on Monday and full braces and headgear scared1: EKKKK Times a bazillion) on the 5th. I have a few questions.
How will spacers feel?
What can't eat?
what should I eat when my mouth hurts?
What should I do to minimize pain?
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow)
And any other comments would be helpful!
Peace Out
Laura

I'm actually getting mine off in a month! I've had them on for over two years now.

1. Spacers will be okay, they put them in my back teeth. They hurt the first day, but that was really it. I don't remember much about them.

2. You can pretty much eat anything - I did. I still do. Once in a while something would come off, like a band or two. One time a bracket came off - but that was actually from eating a cracker.

3.When your mouth hurts, just chew with your front teeth. Cut your food in small peices.

4. For pain, just don't think about it. Honestly, it doesn't hurt when you don't think about it. Keep focusing on the pain and how much it hurts will only make it worse - you'll be miserable. But if you don't think about it, and just know that the pain will go away in a few days will make it a lot better. If you can't stand it, take a Tylenol.

5. I had blue for my first month, but then I got silver ever since. Silver is nice - it doesn't stand out, looks good and most of all - doesn't attract any attention to your mouth. I would recommend getting a neutral color. When you open your mouth with bright color braces, that's all people see. It's distracting too. After a few months you won't even feel them. Your tongue will be used to them and they won't bother you anymore. For my first year I was always touching them, this and that, but now I just leave them alone. They don't bother me.

As for headgear, I had a palette expander in the roof of my mouth for 6 months. That was hell, let me tell you. But I got used to it.

Good luck!

 

[Pirate Me]

How will spacers feel? Like a piece of corn is stuck in your teeth until you get them off.
What can't eat? For the first day to week, depending on the person hard food. They say you can't have gum, candy, or nuts but I never listened and I turned out fine. ;] Just don't eat whole apples! It'll hurt and they might cut your wires.
what should I eat when my mouth hurts? Soft stuff. Soup, J-Ello, Ice Cream..stuff like that.
What should I do to minimize pain? I've heard Tylenol and stuff like that. I didn't take any though. It really didn't hurt me at all after the first two days..It depends on the person. I'd ask your orthodontist what he recommends you to do to minimize any pain you might experience.
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? Haha, any color you want. Your orthodontist will ask you what color you want. I'd change mine every time I go.

 

[rnrlover]

Thx so much you guys!
Laura

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

How will spacers feel? I truthfully have no idea. My orthodontist put them on the day I got my braces. He put them on, moved my teeth, then took them off and put the braces on.
What can't eat? I eat anything I want.
what should I eat when my mouth hurts? Soup and mashed potatos
What should I do to minimize pain? Don't talk.
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow) I got clear and white for the first year then I went crazy and got hot pink, then blue, then black.
And any other comments would be helpful!
Not really helpful, but I GET MINE OFF WEDNESDAY!

 

[llama62]

How will spacers feel? No comment, wasnt' needed for me
What can't eat? Mainly chewy candy and hard candy, whole appleswhat should I eat when my mouth hurts? Pudding!!!!
What should I do to minimize pain? Take youur mind off it
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow) I usually get black or white

 

[Cassidy]

How will spacers feel? Terrible. EXTREMELY TERRIBLE.
What can't eat? Chewy or crunchy food.
what should I eat when my mouth hurts? Maybe soup or some type of liquid. Lol.
What should I do to minimize pain? Take pain relievers.
And Most important..
What COLOR should I get? (Btw I'm thinkin rainbow) LOL. Hard to choose. Where I get my orthodontal work done, you can only get 3 colors. Im not sure about anything else. But First time I got my school colors, Then i got purple. Then now I have teal. You get your colors changed everytime you go in..I think, well I have. Lol. So if you really dont like the color you got, you have many times to choose the one you like the best. MAKE SURE you dont get white or yellow. This may sound kind of strange, but if your teeth are not pearly white, then it will show if you get those colors.

I hope that helps a little bit.
And any other comments would be helpful!

 

[kids dance n walmart]

good luck my friend amber has braces and she has scares in her mouth
she gets really mad because she can't doritos or pretzels or anything like that
but any way good luck and i like the idea of rainbow braces it would be cool

 

[rnrlover]

Thx so much for all the response!
anyhow.. off to the mall(of NH)!!!!
Thx again,
Laura (Peace Out)!!

 

[Ms.Squeakers]

what to eat :

Soup!!
Milkshakes!!
Soup!!
Milkshakes!!

and if you ever get new wires for your braces
DREAD the day!