Without doubt, it will more or less exert impact on comfort, aesthetics, diet and oral cleaning during orthodontics, especially when wearing metal braces. What you need to do is to strictly follow orthodontist’s instructions. After all, perseverance will prevail. 

    Matters needing attention when wearing metal braces:

    1.At the first few days after bonding braces on teeth, it’s normal to feel slight pain and weakness in teeth. Chances are that it will also cut your mouth and lead to ulcers, which can be mitigated by protective wax or chewing gum, with no need to take medicines. 

    2.Pressure will be increased during monthly return visit, normally causing mild pain. 

    3.Putting braces on, it’s necessary to utilize a kind of dedicated orthodontic brush, along with other auxiliary tools like interdental brush, floss, mouthwash and WaterPik, for better maintaining oral cleaning and health, and preventing development of dental caries as well as periodontal diseases. 

    4.In terms of diet, hard and sticky food which will probably cause damage or loosening of braces, definitely should be avoided. As for food of bigger size, you’d better cut them into small pieces before eating. In addition, treat yourself to less sugary food that may cause decayed tooth and adversely impact the final orthodontic result. 

    5.Generally it takes about one or two years to complete the orthodontic procedure. It’s important to stick with braces following your dentist’s instructions. There’s no denying that whether the final result is satisfactory or not depends on both the technique and experience of orthodontist as well. 

    6.You need to put retainers on immediately after the taken-off of braces, preventing it from bouncing back. Currently there are quite a lot of failure cases due to not well wearing retainers. It’s recommended to make two set of retainers, one for daytime and one for night, if necessary. By doing that your can take both appearance and final result into consideration.

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