Surviving the First Week of Braces: 3 Ways to Make It Easier

After the dentist finishes putting the brackets and wires into position, you close your mouth to get a sense of what braces feel like. How strange! Your lips have to adjust to going around the braces, and it’ll take some getting used to. Later, when you get home, you start to feel a dull ache all over your mouth.

The good news is that this is not what it will be like the whole time! That first week of braces treatment will be the most difficult part simply because it is all so new. Keep reading to learn three ways you can survive this sometimes rocky beginning.