Braces

[windsurfer2191]

I just got braces and they hurt alot. Any suggestions on food I can eat without my teeth hurting

[unta8]

Stuff like jello, soup, smoothies milkshakes.

[masong101]

i had my braces jsut takin off, jsut have alot of addvile and stuff. and eat soft foood

[windsurfer2191]

with braces do you also need a special mouthpiece?

[gfgoalie28]

I geuss orthodontists recomend a special double mouth peice (covers both top and bottom), but any regular one worked fine when I had them.

[laxattack8888]

I'm getting mine off in 3 days. The first week was the worst, it has been the worst pain I've ever felt... I feel so bad for you. I just ate ramen, applesauce, and you can drink whatever you want. Just bare with it; It seems like I've had them on for forever, but once you get through it, it's supposed to be great. My orthodontist actualy gave me a special mouthguard "developed by an orthodontist for contact sports" and it worked fine. It's really big and you can't talk with it in, but it works and you don't have to mold it.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Lucky me, I didnt need braces.

But most of my friends did.

[laxkid009]

yea so did my ortho but just eat pudding and stuff u dont have to chew at all

[dragonlax]

mac-n-cheese, milk shakes, pasta well anything soft. but i dont really know when i had my braces i didnt hurt that much so i didnt really look for thing easier to eat.

[RockfordAttack9]

Buttered Bread, all of that good stuff, just dont eat anything Cold. I have had my braces off for a while.

[joker45hahaha]

ahh yes, braces. just got mine off a week ago. gotta be the worst inventions ever. anyway rice is always awesome. just get some beef or chicken broth or even soy sauce or butter if you want. mmm tasty :yumyum:

[lax_crazy027]

the first week i had the i lived off ice cream, yogurt and soup. this is my 4th summer with them too, darn these metal creations. But just stock up on advil and ice cream (its cold, and sometimes will help ease the pain). oh and popsicles are good around this time

[lax4life6]

anything you dont need to chew is fine.

i use a regular mouthgaurd and it works fine

[wickedlaxer4]

yea.. welcome to the world of many, if i can give you any advice its that BRACES SUCK F-ING D**K!!!!, no problem on that one, oh and if at all possible avoid rubber bands

[franks2089]

I ate pretty much jello, spagetti, and yougurt for the first week and a half. After that getting them tightened is the only thing that hurts but that isnt anywhere near as bad.

[BuCon67]

Braces really aren't that bad...ya they hurt...but honetly it's not bad at all...and don't listen to th doctor you can eat whatever you want with braces...

[laxfolife24]

cant help you there, never got to experience bracess

[Trilax03]

they do sell mouthpieces made for braces but u can just use any mouth piece and just form it to ur braces

[liveforlax19]

i honestly do not think they hurt all that bad when i got them on... but i go to this super rich guy who has all the best stuff

but when they do start to hurt a little bit i take tylenol and eat ice cream to ease the pain

[The Chariot]

I had braces from 7th to 9th grade, no rubber bands. Really the only thing that sucks is when you get them tightened. After the first week, you are on easy street...for the next 2 years. Seriously they aren't as bad as advertised.

[sailorslax88]

dont get a double one, just got the shock doctor braces mouthpiece, its really good

[LaXDaVe]

take tylenol and suck it up. I have them too and they cant hurt that bad unless your pain tolerance is like 0 =P

[slinkyspine]

suck on an ice cube cus braces are heat activated i know this cus my mom is a orhto and she put my braces on

[slinkyspine]

suck on an ice cube cus braces are heat activated i know this cus my mom is a orthodontist and she put my braces on

[aussielax]

yeah just eat anthing soft, when i had mine on and i had them tightened or watever i just ate pasta and othere soft things. Oh yeah and don't listen to your orthodontist when they say dot eat or drink certain things, i drank heaps of coke and ate heaps of sugar and stuff and everytime i went for a checkup he was like you dental hygene is great.

[nitto]

um milkshakes i currenly still have my braces but i had to get teeth pulled b4 i got my braces, thats even worst but the pain of biting down should go down in like 3-4 days max thats how it was for me. now im hungry for a carls jr. choco shake lol

[Truebeast]

The first week i got mine on all i ate were like apples, carrots, popcorn, crackers that kinda crunchy hard stuff really helped. And what i found to work really well were ice cubes, munching on them is always good.

[LCNlaxman]

take tylenol and suck it up. I have them too and they cant hurt that bad unless your pain tolerance is like 0 =P

Agreed. Seriously. When i had mine on AND off, they didn't hurt. Bad thing, i need them again, for another 3-4 years.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

Mozzerella sticks are probablt the best tasting thing you can eat when you get them, that's basically all I ate; it was so depressing.

[ShermanLax607]

i ate so many things. Right after you get them on its just a little soreness so have a last big meal. Then buy soup, any kind is great, pasta, milkshakes, ice cream, any drink, candy you can suck on. Theres really not that much you cant have without a little buit of tylenol and some pain tollerence.

[Noodle-Salad99]

i ate like oodle noodles, jello, milkshakes, n then it gets better, im sure they feel really weird, but idk, either take some tylenol, or grab a cold bruski n drink that, n hopefully ur teeth arent really messed up bc once they go straight, the tightenings dont hurt and u dont even realize u have them

[lax save man]

oatmeel = your best friend

[RedStormLaxer41]

dude.. spaghettios ROCK when you have braces, i ate those so much for the first weeks.

[PotDontHelpLAX]

I just got braces and they hurt alot. Any suggestions on food I can eat without my teeth hurting

babies, they're so... soft... mmmmm

[Jugthug42]

Depending on the state that your teeth are in prior to when you get your braces, is how painful it will be (also how tight he/she is trying to pull them). So when some people say "it doesnt hurt at all" probably had it much easier than you.

Most of the time the pain goes away after about a week, allthough mine didn't get any more comfortable for a month. That was complete hell. I ate alot of mashed potatoes, because they are freaking amazing...

Re: Mouthpieces, The ones molded to your teeth will be difficult to take out, because they will pull HARD on your brackets/wire and can break them. I used a molded one 50% of the time i wore my braces, and the other i used the doctor issued ones. You can't talk at all with the doubles, and they feel really stupid, also are VERY hard to get on through a lax cage.

But now every time I go to the dentist they always comment about how good my teeth are, which is awesome. Oh yea, definately buy one of the bleaching kits when you're done with them, because it works wonders, and chicks dig good teeth...obviously...lol

Just take some pain killers and you'll be great

[bigDman]

i had my braces jsut takin off, jsut have alot of addvile and stuff. and eat soft foood

not so much

http://ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1580

[pantherLax]

i had mine on for 3 years then off then another 4 years...

its alright tho cuz my parents felt bad for me so they babied me with ice cream and awesome food wen i got them tightened

[freestylewalkin]

I just got braces and they hurt alot. Any suggestions on food I can eat without my teeth hurting

o wow that sucks well im ditchin my braces in about 2-3 months :clap: ive had em on for 4 years

[OutBurst]

Five words: marshmellows.

[LCNlaxman]

Five words: marshmellows.

But that's only one word, with three syllables?

[OutBurst]

But that's only one word, with three syllables?


:laugh: Ohh....

[tiplax]

anything soft, after the first couple of days you'll be fine. Just eat soft stuff when they get tightened

[westcoastlaxr4]

I find it easiest to just take pain meds when it hurts unbearably, and eat anything u want. Usually your front teeth will hurt more than those in the back, so just tear off pieces of food and shove them in the back of your mouth. I just got my braces "adjusted" and it hurts way more than any time I got a new wire. Oh well, I'll get through it and then have some nice pearly whites. :naughty:

[LAXative]

I just got mine on and after a while does it get easier to eat without getting stuff between the wire and your teeth cause ive had to rinse with water after every time ive eaten ...

i have had pudding, ramen, soft tacos from mmm Taco Bell, and a Wendys mmm frosty ... but i cant help the getting stuff between them part and i use a lot of wax ....

also and last thing you guys all you guys who ate sugar and stuff did you just brush regularly ? I thought the sugar thing had something to do with the braces themselves ...

[goalieskcickay]

I got mine off a while ago... right as all my friends started getting them. So now I can sit back and laugh at them as they have them through high school.

[Goldenbearslax6]

mashed potatoes.......

[mmlaxplaya17]

Dentists are big fat liars! They say that its not going to hurt. They are right IT KILLS!

[laxfolife24]

never had bracess but prob milkshakes, smoothiesss. stuff likee thatt.

[Middie_Hero19]

Eat some hard candy. Chew it too. lol. That'l take the pian away ;)

[lax4life6]

yogurts good. and anything you can rip into little pieces. just dont try to eat with your ront teeth. no ribs or chicken wongs

[BTlaxripper]

Try some green bean casserole.
I had a Hertz appliance, pallet expander, and bottom expander on, then I god braces on the top all at the same time. The Hertz was akward feeling, not too painful, but brace hurt.

Just try to muscle through it, the longer you stray away from eating normal food the longer it will take to adjust, and it will hurt longer.

Try some pizza, probably the best soft food with alot of carbs and such, and pasta. Or some soft chicken.

And when you have braces tightened it feels tight like when you first got them on, but not like you have a bulldozer in your mouth, you get used to them.

After that you'll just get some callouses from some wires or brackets every now and then but just use wax.

As for foods, I always ate hard candy and chewed gum, it never broke anything. Bit into a hotdog once and my wire snapped out. . . I was like "wtf m8^?

[lokiinspired]

I had a Hertz appliance, pallet expander, and bottom expander on, then I god braces on the top all at the same time. The Hertz was akward feeling, not too painful, but brace hurt.
Oh the joys of an pallet expander... I still remember my parents standing over me as I lay with my head tilted back as they attempted to figure out how to get the little plastic crank into the tiny little whole... :whyme:

Anyway. Braces will seem horrid for the first week, but it gets better. It'll hurt after they're tightened most of the time, but you'll get used to it. If the pain gets too bad, just pop the Advil and chomp on something soft. Good luck with it!

Edit: Avoid stuff you need to bite into... Stick with the stuff you can manage with a knife & fork, or with a spoon. None of that barbaric bread ripping with front teeth stuff. :nahya:

[FredtheCat]

Mine hurt a lot the first day, but I ate steak and pizza anyway, because I'm just cool like that. It wasn't horrible excruciating pain or anything, just more of an annoyance everytime I took a bite.

[LCNlaxman]

Well, got my braces back on. And what a joy it has [not] been! First week, i only ate stuff i could cut up and eat with my back teeth. Second week, little sore, but still no biting into food. Third week, back to eating normally, for the most part.

Spaghettio's are man's greatest food invention when you have a sore mouth. :D

[TweeK]

No pudding is better its more of a thick liquiq and it actually fills you up.

[Jpettit25]

Depending on how bad your wisdom teeth are developed, you may be able to eat steak even a couple hours after getting the procedure. When I got mine I didn't get knocked out, but just got some novacaine in my mouth. I was up and running cross country later that night. The only real bad thing that I experienced was the constant aching pain, and the bleeding.

[BuCon67]

Honestly guys, they're not that bad at all...I've had braces for 4 years
You can eat anything you want, if it hurts, just take some advil and suck it up...