Getting my braces off tomorrow morning (so please reply quickly)

I've never had braces but good luck on getting them removed!

 

The removal means that the annoying part is over! Mine made some worryingly loud sounds in the process, but they were nothing. Enjoy that weird, smooth feeling!

 

I don't recall much, but I know it wasn't as bad as the pain of wearing them. It was great to finally stop dealing with the wires constantly stabbing me and the tightening making eating a potato chip feel like a punch to the jaw. I think most patients are usually sedated during the process too?

 

Definitely didn't hurt for me. There may be a slight bit of pressure when they're pulling the metal stuff off your teeth, but that's painless, compared to like, everything in general. For me, the dentist used pliers to twist off the metal stuff. It won't hurt even for sensitive teeth. I have sensitive teeth. Your mouth's going to feel really really empty for awhile so you're going to have to adjust to that.

If you want to wait longer to fix your front teeth, you should probably tell the dentist you want to postpone. I don't know if they'll do it for you. Retainers aren't going to fix your teeth. They're made to hold your teeth in place, so like, you'll retain that shape, including the slightly crooked font teeth. Because the dentist will take the mould immediately after you get the braces off, so the mould's gonna take on the shape on your front teeth too. You get what I'm trying to say?

To make the retainers, your dentist will stuff your mouth full of that moulding clay thing to create a mould to make your retainers. It's going to feel fucking weird. Insanely fucking weird. Because like, there's wet goop pressing against your teeth and it doesn't taste like anything and you may find it slightly difficult to breathe (I dunno, I breathe through my mouth instead of my nose. Maybe it's different for you) but actually there's nothing to be scared about because it's all really harmless, just a mite uncomfortable. Oh, also when they pull the mould out, it may feel like your teeth are going to be pulled out along with the mould? But don't worry. I swear they won't be. Your teeth are stronger than a bit of pressure.

Also, be faithful in wearing your retainers. Seriously. I cannot stress this enough. I slacked off wearing mine and a year later, my teeth were crooked again and I super regretted not wearing them. So yeah. Wear your retainers.

Essentially, nothing to worry about. Have fun and don't be scared! The painful half of the journey's done!

 

Getting braces off is freedom. They don't hurt, but sometimes the teeth are a bit caked with the gum they use to keep the brackets on. My dentist didn't bother scraping that off, I had to brush for a while till it came off.

My front 2 teeth were a bit crooked after my braces came off. I had to wear retainer for 6 months. But after braces for 2.5 years I wanted freedom so I used the retainer irregularly , hence one tooth is still a bit crooked. So my advice is don't neglect the retainer. Use it for however long the dentist says.

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I apologise. I didn't see your updated post before replying. Glad to know it wasn't painful.