braces??.

[forever_miley]

okay so,
im getting braces on july 17th :/
and im getting my spacers on thursday.
i was wondering if you guys had any tips on braces...
like what not to eat and stuff.
thanks [:

[hannahlover2007]

Okay umm..
don't eat likee caramel,or doritos. Don't drink darkk
pop.[suchh as dr.pepper, pepsi, or stuff cause it stains
your teeth, and your braces ;[]. Don't eat lots of candy,
or chocolate, because when the chocolate melts, it sticks
to you braces ...yuckkk!! Make suree you brush you teeth
everryyyy day, because if you don't, your teeth will get nasty,
and so will your braces. Clean your braces with the little thingy
that goes around your brackets, too make sure you have all the
food out from around them. Make sure your brush your teeth,
and use the brackets thingy after you eat, because of foodd ;]
Well,,,, that's about it ;]]] OHHH!! Make sure you have tylenol
or sumthing

[forever_miley]

thanks sadiee!!.
aww... i cant live without diet coke :P
ahahah. but ill make a sacrifice,
so then my teeth will be nice and pretty [:

[destinydreamer]

ok, I have braces now, and this is my advise.

the spacers are probably gonna hurt really bad.
make sure you ahve some kind of medicine you
can take to relieve you from pain. I had to take
aspirin, cuz it was unbearable for me :S

with the braces, your teeth are gonna be so for
a while, and it's gonna be really strange eating.
just eat normally, and clean your teeth afterward
with the brush they'll give you. keep your teeth
really clean. don't eat any of the foods you're not
supposed to. don't take any risks with stuff cuz
you never know what will happen. just hang in there
through the roughest of moments and just imagine
yourself with straight teeth. :D

[mollzy_23]

Well, I don't agree with the person above me...on some things.

I have had braces twice...over a span of 2 years each.

--I wouldn't eat caramel, carrots, hard candy, suckers(unless they are the Smartie ones),
--Brush regularly and throughly. Also floss.
--I don't know if they will give you wax...but keep that handy.
--You might have to keep tylenol or pain-killers handy. I had to use them the first day.
--On the first days of your braces, they may hurt. If so, I suggest you eat soft food; like bananas, grapes, apple sauce, marshmellows(:)), pudding, bread, etc.
--I drank soda through my braces. My teeth have turned out fine.

Any questions, just message me.


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[forever_miley]

thanks both of you!!.

[fperson14]

my friend had braces, and said that you shouldn't eat ice cream? idk.
something about the temperature...
sorry, haha. never had braces.

[( soulmates )]

Don't get yellow or white rubber band thingies.

Also I know that when I first got my braces I ate bread and ice cream for like a week. XD
so make sure you have some soft foods in the house

[fperson14]

Also I know that when I first got my braces I ate bread and ice cream for like a week. XD
so make sure you have some soft foods in the house
okay, so forget what i said, dunno what my friend was talking about, haha.

[LotsaBigHearts]

I got braces and I ate soup for about two days. They didn't really hurt me. I then ate everything put really sticky stuff. :P

[APA-168]

I agree with just about everything said, it will hurt a bit but it probably won't be as bad as you think. The only things to really stay away from are gum and caramel and anything really hard or sticky. It's really different for everyone, good luck.

[HannahMontana_9]

you shouldnt eat hard things, like popcorn, candy, chips or anything like that.

[Marauder]

I just have my spacers today.
Im not really an person that thing hurts,so i dont know what to say.
Well,if you want white braces you have to have extra care .i have ones but i am yet really careful.
i think thats all.

[destinydreamer]

anytime

[forever_miley]

welll.. i just got my spacers today.
the first couple hours were fine,
but now they killll :/.
but, i took some motrin and that helped.
im eating soft foods too [even though
im not supposed to, something about
chewing will help make me feel better.
bahahah. yeah right!!. chewing makes
it feel a whole heck of a lot WORSE.]

[MileyLaLa]

okay so my few things to say are... :P
When I first got my braces, they were such a pain..head-throbbing kind of pain. Eating was weird, and overall doing anything was weird. I got use to it though. They told me not to eat hard food like Pizza crust, ice, candy, chewing things (like pizza again). So for the first two days I couldn't think straight or eat anything really 'cause it hurt so bad. But once you get use to the braces they are ways to trick them. I use to eat pizza, chew gum, candy and suckers hahaha. I practically did the opposite of what they told me not to do. Nothing bad happened, expect when I chewed a really hard piece of candy, the bracket came off so I had to skip school and get it back on...and the wire had broken too hahaha. In my recommendation, I'd say stay away from really hard things, pizza crust is okay in my opinion, just hard candy's, peppermints, jolly ranchers (suckers are okay just don't chew them). For me I could still chew gum, because like some people might know i'm really addicted to gum hahahaha, not a serious addiction though. :P Get advil, motron, or w.e. medicine you can take 'cause the first weeks pain will be really bad (compared to your situation). Omg the thing i hated eating was sandwiches 'cause it stuck to the brackets and it was a biotch getting it off haha. Random. Anyway, they will hurt everytime you get your braces tightened again too. So keep medicine handy then too. But just remember in the end, your teeth will be flawless. The only bad thing is having to wear a retainer for like the rest of your life hahaha. omg i hope I helped and not brought you down about braces. they're fun and once you get use to them you barely feel them. Get glow in the dark rubberbands too omg those are so cool. OH and also when you get your braces off, i dont know if you are gunna feel the same but I felt like i had horse teeth lmao. it grew off tho. :P

[SierraStew908]

hah, i had a glow in the dark retainer!
it was awesome!

[Ashley Marie 1992]

here's a few tips.

1. don't eat popcorn.
2. brush your teeth 3 times a day [remember to floss. with braces you definetly need to floss and get in between your brackets.]
3. don't eat anything hard.
4. remember to brush good and don't leave any food in there.

i have braces and i like 'em!

[destinydreamer]

Meg, how can you like braces?

[Cheerleader111]

hmm i'd say don't eat popcorn (although i often did :P)
& really don't drink soda at ALL it's not good for your teeth anyways{ick
soda, never liked that [;} & also always brush thoroughlly and don't eat really
hard foods, because you wouldn't want to pop a bracket[:

[krrristin]

Yeah, make sure you brush em good.
Plaque loves all the crevaces that braces create so yeah.
You should get the mouth wash that turns plaque a certain color so you can brush it well.
Motrin or Advil in hand is always good...
avoid popcorn and soda... and sticky candies (ie: Starbursts)

avoid small dogs, one time one jumped up and yanked the wire from my braces.
Luckily I have mine off :D

[HideUnderMyPillow1425]

i feel so baddd for you. But i get mine on the 16th! We could be in pain together. But here are the tips my dentist told me already:

---If u do eat bread, make sure it isnt the bread with the oats/nuts in it because it will hurt like hell.
---Eat ice cream with no fruit or anything. He said that the cold will help them to not hurt and it tastes goooood.
---Dont eat gummy anything. They will get stuck and it is apparently really hard to get out. (my friend has them and at a gummy bear and it was stuck there for almost a week. eww)
---If you cant really swallow because your mouth is killing, dont try pain killers that are pills. It will be hard to swallow. It is best to try a liquid. It is easier to swallow (duh) and it usually tastes good. (like childrens motrin. yummy)
---Dont eat rice. Some people do since it is soft, but it is hard to get out of your braces.
---Make sure you have a WATER PICK! and make sure it has high water pressure to get all the hard-to-get-out-gunk from your braces. (your orthodontist should recommend one.)
---If you like gum, you can still have it because there is a kind of gum that is specifically for people with "orthodontic appliances" I dont know what it is called but i saw a huge pack of it at sams club and my friend has it. it tastes SOOOOO good.
---dont eat hard candy.
---Also, try not to eat at the way back of your mouth where the bands are because sometimes food gets stuck in the bands and it is almost impossible to get out.

I think that is all i can think of. good luck.

[smiley_smiley_miley]

I have braces. here are some of the stuff i did
1. Have pain reliver around.
2. for the first few days your gonna wanna eat soft foods
3. Have wax, it will be your life saver
I drink soda all the time with braces, so i guess it will be ok for you. I also chew gum and eat all the stuff i am not supposed to and my braces and teeth are fine =)

[PinkRubberDuckie]

well, i have some tips:

brush yo teeth. it's gross to see food hanging in your braces.
try to stay away from really chewy candies. they can pull a bracket right off of your tooth.
as soon as something breaks, tell your mom so she can make an appointment to get it fixed, otherwise, you're going to delay your treatment, and they won't be able to fix it for your next check up.
i think that's about it.

[hannahlover2007]

thanks sadiee!!.
aww... i cant live without diet coke :P
ahahah. but ill make a sacrifice,
so then my teeth will be nice and pretty [:


Yeahh I'm sure they will!! <33
But If you drink a dark pop [i.e Diet Coke]
it stains your teeth and brackets too, so yeahh

[Miley_Montana_Gal]

okay so,

im getting braces on july 17th :/
and im getting my spacers on thursday.
i was wondering if you guys had any tips on braces...
like what not to eat and stuff.

thanks [:


ehmagawsh, i got my spacers on tuesday (i think...maybe it was mon??) and they hurt xD but not as bad as i thought they would. actually, i didnt think much @ all becuz i actually didnt know i was getting my spacer. i had just gotten back from the movies w/ my bffl, and my mom was like, 'k, get in the car, lets go to the ortho.' and then i found out i was getting separaters (thats what they call them) and i was like, 'wth r THOSE!?'
my braces come on the 23rd i buhlieve.
!!!

[destiny hope cyrus fan]

No jellybeans!
Breads good to eat!
Nothing that could stick to your teeth.

[( soulmates )]

Actually tbh I did everything you're not supposed to when you have braces...

I ate almost every food that you're not supposed to
and I only broke like 5 brackets within a 3 or 4 year period...


but when you get a retainer make sure to brush it with your tooth brush or soak it in mouthwash after you go to sleep
it tastes narstay if you don't