What To Know About Braces

So I’m getting my braces off on the 25 woo and I’ve gathered advice for those who are getting braces, or already have them.

Before Getting Braces:

1. Eat anything you want. You won’t be able to for a while
2. Floss as much as you can (not that you shouldn’t when you get braces) because it takes twice as long with the wire going across your teeth and putting the floss underneath it for each tooth
3. Be thankful your lips won’t get caught on anything whenever you close your mouth

First Few Days With Braces:

1. It might seem really awkward with it in your mouth and you won’t know how to close your mouth properly, but after a few days you’ll get used to it
2. Eating soft foods really helps the weird pain or soreness you feel in your mouth
3. It’s easy to break your braces early on because your wire is thin and eating hard foods can either break your wire or take your bracket off (the part connected to your tooth)
4. They don’t look as bad as you think they look

Other Things To Know:

1. I know there’s a bunch of stereotypes about all the “cool/popular” people bullying or making fun of people with braces but honestly no one cares. Like literally no one cares that you get braces because 9.9/10 people especially in high school get braces so there’s nothing to make fun of
2. Bring a toothbrush with you often because food gets stuck every time you eat
3. Don’t be afraid of getting your braces tightened because they’re only sore for a few hours after
4. Don’t get braces just because you think they look cool because there’s literally no point. They’re expensive and you’ll most likely want them off your teeth after like a week, plus you could break them easily

Ok that’s all I have woohoo

Comment some more advice!!

~briar4ever6