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Tips
1) if they cut your mouth do not eat spicy food.

2) if the wire slips do not lick that side cutting the under side of your tongue sucks.

3) stick with it.

I just got mine off in December. I had the Damon brackets so they were self litigating and I never got to have the fun colors :(

Tips would be lots of wax, ibuprofen and Tylenol (alternate between the 2), a waterpik is godsend! Bite wafers are amazing for pain and lastly it's okay to cry because it's going to be a huge adjustment

I wish someone had told me about dental wax when I got my braces. I've still got scars on the inside of my cheeks from mine

Definitely get the wax! I had flavored wax dots for mine lol Also, don't bite a soft rope with braces and then try to unstick it by pulling :)) That particular brace had to be re-cemented lol Brush, brush, brush! Always brush your teeth! I literally brushed my teeth better and more often with my braces because I didn't want spots when they came off. My oldest sister didn't brush enough and had spots on her teeth when she got hers removed. I even brought my toothbrush and tooth paste to school and would brush after lunch. I also loved having the little soft floss brushes to help get food out of the wire. Just follow everything your orthodontist tells you and you will be fine :)

Fun fact, my orthodontist nurse/assistant showed me how to put my rubber bands on backwards and it wasn't caught for a month. My orthodontist showed me the correct way and was really shocked at how fast my jaw corrected itself (took less than a month)!

I got my braces yesterday and I already want them off. At least we're into track season now. I got pink and purple.