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Posted on December 16, 2022
There’s no one out there who wishes to deal with soreness from having braces on. Fortunately, there are some strategies that you can use to avoid this soreness. This is particularly important for children. After all, according to the American Association of Orthodontists, there are an estimated 3.9 million children who are orthopedic patients in the United States. Therefore, we want to look at the best ways to reduce the pain and soreness that they have to deal with as a result of having braces put on.
Ice packs help reduce the swelling that may be associated with your pain from having braces put on or taken off. They’re easy to find and use around the house, and they can help you bring down the total amount of discomfort that your child faces as a result of having their braces put on or taken off. It’s a temporary solution to the pain issue, but at least it’ll help reduce that discomfort.
It’s wise to only eat foods that are NOT going to disturb your braces no matter who you are. The fact remains that certain foods can cause irritation to your braces, gums, and mouth as a whole. You don’t want to have to deal with that, and that means avoiding the foods that are most likely to do this kind of damage. There are a lot of foods that may fall into the category of being potentially harmful to one’s teeth and gums.
Things like chewy foods, hard foods, and any other food that is challenging to consume in any way are potential contenders for something to avoid.
You can purchase over-the-counter pain reducers to bring down some of the pain associated with soreness from braces. Read the instructions on those pain relief drugs very carefully to ensure that you’re only taking an amount that is appropriate for yourself. You can potentially get a lot more benefits from taking something like this and getting some quick pain relief than you can from other methods. Just make sure you don’t overdo it or you could do damage to your liver.
Ask your orthodontist about anything else that you can do in the meantime to save yourself from some of the pain and soreness from braces. Reach out to us at Imagine Braces today!
