Precautions to be taken after wearing braces. Wearing braces, whether it is traditional wire braces or invisible braces, requires an adaptation process, especially when you just put braces on, you are not used to it. Various symptoms may appear, so everyone needs to pay attention, and careful care starts from the precautions after wearing braces. Precautions for orthodontic appliances After wearing braces, you may experience obvious foreign body sensation, even pain, inconvenience in brushing your teeth and affecting eating, etc. These are all normal situations, you don’t need to overdo it. Worrying about these problems will gradually adapt to ease.
1. About pain: The possible traditional bracket correction is more obvious. Generally, there will be swelling pain and occlusal weakness on the same day or the next day, and it will be relieved after three or four days.
2. About oral ulcers: It is also common in traditional brackets. The friction between brackets and steel wires will cause many patients to have multiple oral ulcers and pain. It is recommended to use orthodontic protection wax or chewing gum to stick to the corresponding position to alleviate this situation. If the arch wire becomes longer or deformed during the process, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time.
3. About oral hygiene and hygiene: It is necessary to ensure oral hygiene, clean it carefully after each meal, pay attention to the brackets, and the position between the teeth and the teeth, and the interdental brush or dental floss can be used to clean the interdental teeth. Patients who know how to brush their teeth can consult a doctor or learn from relevant videos online.
4. About diet: When wearing braces, it is not recommended to eat hot or hard food. This is what you need to pay attention to in both invisible braces and steel braces, and try to eat less sweets and dark drinks to avoid tooth decay or Discolored teeth that are not easy to clean.
