Braces hurt so much! Help!

[Jim Ekon]

I have braces for a year now but today I got my monthly appointment and my doctor constricted them and they hurt so much now! I'm feeling so bad,it never happened to me for this year! I've drunk meds but they don't work. Any advice how I can calm the pain?

thank you :(

[Noxail]

Sorry bro, Ice-cream, painkillers, and pudding. They're gonna hurt. It's just a fact of life. I had mine for three years, it get easier, I promise.

[Harley Quinn]

I have braces for a year now but today I got my monthly appointment and my doctor constricted them and they hurt so much now! I'm feeling so bad,it never happened to me for this year! I've drunk meds but they don't work. Any advice how I can calm the pain?

thank you :(

I know how you feel, I have to get mine tightened every 6 weeks and it always fucking kills after. Best thing to do is not eat heavy meals till you can chew again, and stick mainly to liquids if you can. It should stop hurting within a week or so, continue taking painkillers and that should help ease the pain. If not, find something to numb the pain - ice may work or anything like that. Sometimes when they tightened it it doesn't hurt at all, other times it hurts like a bitch, but it'll get better soon. You'll learn how to ignore it soon.

[Jim Ekon]

thank you both

[dontfiguremeout]

Yeah, I remember there was always just one month where it's a regular and it just hurt like crazy. Umm all I can say is pain killer, and try not to eat anything you can chew on, so soups and liquids. Ohh and lightly brush. Just for a couple days do a light brush, and when the pain goes away, you can go back into your normal brushing. But yeah, you just need to stop thinking about it, and that helped me. I started doing things that would keep my mind busy off the pain, and it worked for a little.

[mwilly132]

dont eat any hard foods... maybe tylonal will help

[Josiah7]

Yeah I have braces also, and hate getting them adjusted. For me, I stay away from hard foods, sip cold water a lot and take analgesics. It sucks I know mate.

[Cam_master]

Drink cold water eat popsicles. Drink icees just keep your mouth cold. I survived on pudding and popsicles when I had braces

[cgk101]

Maybe talk to ur dentist

[Dimitri]

I might guess they are made from the metal that constrict with cold and relax with heat...that is how my sisters are...drink some hot tea and read a book.

[Telkanis]

went in last week and had mine tightened as well. It was awful. good luck! All I can say is take more pain meds and dont eat anthing that requires chewing for a few days. Thats what I had to do.

[Perfectly Flawed]

I only felt irritated when they got tightened never painful, but then again my pain tolerance is pretty high. Unfortunately you are just going to have to deal with it.

[HunterSteele]

You don't. You sit and regret getting braces, or (and this is what I do) if your parent insisted you get them you make their life a living hell for the next week.

[Music4Lyfe]

It's gonna sound weird but I used to get some warm water (not hot!!) and swish it around in my mouth. It seemed to help

[sisu]

In the beginning having braces hurt like hell but i just tried live with it and eventually the pain went away.