Why Do Braces Hurt When You First Get Them? | Braces Pain | Dr. Nate

[@TheCyche]

Them: "You're so thin, what's your diet?" Me: Braces.

[@ThriveDentist]

Lolol. Love this!

[@lcfdes1]

Lmao

[@user-pj6oc5gy2q]

are you me?

[@Sp_Nayy]

Exactly 😂

[@dennyzhang2840]

Rn I’m overweight let’s see how much I weigh after a while

[@fswaleh1544]

Yesterday I got my braces. I must say it hurts like hell. I can't eat anything 😭. My whole mouth feels sensitive and soreness is all over. I hope the pain recedes soon😭

[@IsraelCAddd]

They still hurt?

[@IsraelCAddd]

Cuz I got my braces yesterday and it’s very uncomfortable

[@fswaleh1544]

@@IsraelCAddd not that much But still I can't eat hard food😭

[@dpmotion_]

Eat soup

[@dpmotion_]

Oranges soup and mashed potatoes so u don't have to chew that's what am doin

[@dasoph2462]

It feels like the 4th great ninja war in my mouth

[@Splyze1]

Exactly

[@daisy5389]

@Nathan Urhoghide does it hurt during the process? Oh and last question, was it uncomfortable during the process?

[@daisy5389]

@Nathan Urhoghide oh no, I’m getting it tmr!!

[@daisy5389]

@Nathan Urhoghide so it’s ok during the process or is it really bad :((

[@mtshyna]

I literally want to rip my teeth out. Like it’s this sore itchy feeling deep inside that i want to scratch but I can’t be it’s pure torture. I was fine the first 8 hours but then I woke up in the middle of the night to hell. I’ve also been massaging my gums and drinking cold water.

[@sewtie3249]

i got mine yesterday and i am currently dying. i am literally eating apple sauce and crying. i also forgot how to chew my food 😭

[@simpliikeq]

Oh my gosh same!

[@theyhatelizet]

Has the pain gone away? I got mine yesterday and it’s a living hell for my teeth

[@cookiedanielle4301]

Me too. I’m on day 2. 😭💔

[@theyhatelizet]

@@cookiedanielle4301 Don’t worry in about a week you’ll get used to them to the point where you’ll forget you have them 😁 Good Luck

[@maryamsacoor2488]

@@cookiedanielle4301 same i’m on day three and i’m struggling

[@daphnehenderson2983]

I just got mine yesterday, woke up this morning with hella pain 😭

[@ThriveDentist]

It'll get better!

[@daphnehenderson2983]

@@ThriveDentist it’s definitely better now! feeling back to normal :)

[@luhmoooriginal]

i just got mine today im scared to gts

[@josueabarca1913]

How you feeling now? And did you see a difference of your teeth now? How do they look in 3 month

[@rodimousa9503]

It will get better withn a week or 2 if it’s not than you should go back to your dentist

[@baaybee9683]

just had my braces installed yesterday. its fuckin painful to eat. starting to regret 😭

[@ThriveDentist]

It'll get better!

[@Skept1xEdits]

same

[@niko-800]

It gets worse before it gets better

[@dennyzhang2840]

Dam me too bro I just swallow

[@fredw0460]

Same I can’t eat anything but soup and I hate soup

[@Camila-kh5jf]

Honestly it hurts a lot. But I have very high pain tolerance so I’m able to stay calm throughout it.

[@Sara-eu6ui]

It’s been about 8 hours since I got them on and I’m DYINGGG. Idk how I’m gonna survive classes like this EDIT: it’s been almost 2 months and tightenings don’t hurt nearly as much as that first week. In fact they don’t hurt at all. I have elastics now and they don’t hurt either, be patient guys the pain’ll go away soon!

[@Havoc625]

mee too

[@fluffynut1283]

Ayo when u first got it did it hurt to hit all the way down?

[@Sara-eu6ui]

@@fluffynut1283 yeah i couldn’t chew properly for like 3 weeks and couldn’t chew at all after like 10 hours of getting them till the 2nd week.

[@fluffynut1283]

@@Sara-eu6ui aaaah shit

[@Havoc625]

@@fluffynut1283 yeesssss, but now its much better, after a week it gets much better, just the first 2 or 3 days, it hurts as hell :(

[@TKAY-s5j]

These braces gonna force me to do drugs…this pain makes me wanna swallow 7 Tylenol PMs

[@Skept1xEdits]

I can’t stop using them it just hurts to much

[@ariftjahjono1679]

Im dying my teeth is like hell in my mouth QwQ , and i want to cry

[@idklmao3889]

Sameee i can't sleep its 5 in the morning

[@ariftjahjono1679]

@@idklmao3889 rip Qw1

[@amenohaengdongiji7243]

Hows it now

[@amenohaengdongiji7243]

I just got mine yesterday its freaking painful like ass

[@shaytheexotic1260]

OMG me too i just got them yesterday and i have to eat bc im diabetic my teeth hurt to eat nd hurt when im not eating 😣😣😣😣😣😣😣

[@maggiemcintyre7835]

Honestly the pain from my braces is probably the worst pain of my life and i have a pretty high pain tolerance. I have broken my arm before and I would rather break my arm again and experience that pain than this. Tylenol has done absolutely nothing for me... it’s 3am and I can’t sleep because of it, someone please help me😭😭😭😭

[@luhmoooriginal]

ice pack n ice cream

[@Mzavoo]

I was crying my first couple days it was unbearable I was up at like 4am on a school night

[@victorumanzor728]

mine don’t hurt it’s like specific teeth that hurt and feel wiggly :(

[@ThriveDentist]

Ya that happens sometimes too!

[@tayanawalker9381]

Yes! Like it’s only one side thats so sore

[@monkeyeggs2960]

that just means they’re moving

[@frogslave4925]

@@monkeyeggs2960 i just got mine today and i can't even eat basic foods that are even squishy, also my overbite will take out my front brackets if i bite down to hard ;(

[@Havoc625]

me too, i feel like a teeth is wiggly too

[@addisonbrook3805]

I got my braces today, all I had to eat today was a smoothie and 1 tiny box of apple sauce. I can’t really eat anything and it hurts like heck however I have a very high pain tolerance so I can deal with it calmly I hope the pain dies down soon :(

[@francita0076]

Doc, your smile and personality is so contagious!! Love it, thanks for sharing great info.

[@ThriveDentist]

Wow, thank you!

[@cactipho1438]

just got my braces tightened, and luckily I have a decent pain tolerance. I'm just gonna have to sleep through the pain for now as it normally lasts 3-4 days for me

[@jasmineperalta9896]

I really like how he teaches. I understand everything. Thank you for taking your time to teach ortho. I am a dental assistant student soon to work at a Orthodontic field. so I'm tryin to learn a lot as possible. this helps a lot :)

[@ThriveDentist]

You are so welcome and thank you!

[@CoolBroNDude]

It hurts to bite. I just keep a plain face because I’ve felt worse. Probably the second most pain I’ve ever felt after breaking both of my arms but it still hurts a lot

[@gabrieller.9859]

I got my braces on 6 days ago and hurting so bad 😢😢😢😢 it’s just a constant aching that doesn’t go away. I didn’t know that about NSAIDs so thank you for the info! The Tylenol and Advil I have been alternating haven’t really taken the edge off the aching. I’m trying to be patient but I’m not doing well so far 😭

[@zumrudaliyeva8120]

How well are you now?

[@angelina-py3sf]

how long did it take for the aching to stop?

[@mikaela905]

I got my braces yesterday and my mouth is so sore, I felt like vomiting from the pain... I can’t bite down on any foods and my mouth isn’t even bad! I only have top right now Bc my overbite dosent allow me to have bottom yet. My sister has both and she is very sore. I just want the pain over now!

[@alexmae9216]

!! I have an overbite too, I got mine yesterday. But the Orthodontist put something under my molars so that when I bite down it wouldn’t knock off my bottom brackets!

[@deadgraves]

@@alexmae9216 same

[@krizziamaebautista6059]

When I had my braces, I never felt any soreness. I was expecting it to hurt bad because I’ve watched a lot of videos about it and the reaction of people that had their braces but I didn’t. I was able to eat normal food. There’s a little discomfort but it’s nothing compare to the comments that I’ve read on this video. Is it just me?

[@cruz4998]

Yes I've had my braces for 10 months and I just got them tightened again and it's sooooo bad

[@myachimotaschoollife]

Just you Got mine yesterday and literally going crazy now 🥺🥺🥺

[@cruz4998]

@@myachimotaschoollife for me it takes like 4 days to not feel it anymore

[@chiragkaushik7748]

I got my braces yesterday . I didn't sleep whole night because of soreness and then in morning it starts aching . I've been drinking cold water constantly to get some temporary relief . I'm so much in pain 😭😭

[@cruz4998]

@@chiragkaushik7748 ik how you feel

[@annamichlin2341]

Bro everyone is complaining about getting braces, just wait for the monthly tightening, you get to experience it all over again

[@Mzavoo]

My parents always make my favorite food after my brace retightening and it’s so annoying cause I cant eat it 💀

[@harissondhuai8557]

Got my braces yesterday. And its going crazy right now😭 I have a low pain tolerance😭

[@cheesesauce8097]

Just got my braces yesterday... Yeah I'm dying rn lmfao

[@bendy9493]

Just got mine yesterday and I’m in hell rn and I am hungry af and cant even sleep peacefully while my sister with braces just laughs at me IM DYING😭

[@rookinred]

I got mine yesterday, I am dying

[@mikaela905]

Ikr! I got mine yesterday! My front teeth and whole left side of my mouth, I can’t chew. My right side is alright tbh but my mouth is already moving! I can tell. Fuck it hurts and I get your pain.

[@NK_990]

@@mikaela905 omg bruv I've got the exact same shit as u, I legit got my braces this morning and I feel like ripping them off right now 😭😭😭

[@mikaela905]

@@NK_990 ik the pain 😭 I’m use to them now... BUT WAIT TILL THEY’E TIGHTENED

[@NK_990]

@@mikaela905 oh pls no....

[@annang3718]

I got mine 4 hours ago and I can’t sleep at all cause my teeth are just so damn sore.

[@Ja.y.de.n]

I just got my braces on yesterday and they didn’t hurt when I first got them on but later throughout the day my braces started to hurt now I’m in critical pain I hope it reduces 😅

[@suchitp.1614]

I have gone through extractions before braces treatment, braces pain and discomfort feels nothing in comparison. Just got it done couple of hours before.

[@cym_john]

Yeah I also got extraction but it hurts more then braces pain

[@garin6361]

@@cym_john so what u r saying is braces doesn't hurt as much as tooth extraction?

[@cym_john]

@@garin6361 yeah tooth extractions are worse

[@cym_john]

@@garin6361 when they tighten your braces the pain lasts for a week then after that sometimes one tooth will hurt one day then another one will hurt the other until they tighten your braces again and have to go through the whole process again.

[@garin6361]

@@cym_john i got 8 of my tooth out but im gonna use braces on thursday next week, these comments makes me think tht braces hurts alot

[@georgios299]

I got rubber bands and power chains put in and my teeth feel like someone is slowly turning my teeth around this is torture it’s so bad that if I got tortured for info I will say everything

[@cracked2863]

It feels like my teeth are falling out

[@cavia.official]

anyone dying in 2022 from braces?

[@driesvdg8743]

Lol I'm 30 and this is my day 1, this hurts bad lol, how do those 13 years old girls even survive this torture device?

[@visi0ns864]

im getting my braces in 2 weeks or so and im a VERY picky eater and everything im not allowed to eat is the only thing i eat.. i also dont eat meat bc i dont like it. so i wont be able to eat anything :( im literally going to starve

[@unxtraordinary]

Just got ~le braces~ today. Doesn't hurt, just stings. The only issue I find is that I can't eat sugary foods ;w; maybe that's a good thing.

[@unxtraordinary]

I want to poke the braces.

[@alexgreen1913]

Not eating sugar is a good thing

[@rookinred]

I got them yesterday I am dying, ow

[@unxtraordinary]

@@rookinred Power through it doge buddy!

[@unxtraordinary]

@@alexgreen1913 I guess, I just like sugar qwq

[@4lf514]

this isn’t fair. i was FORCED to get these on like bruh i didn’t even ask for these

[@siviwenkohla8812]

I just installed these braces about 15 hours back, hey 🤢🤒😷 Thanks for the video

[@Faithinator133]

It's been three days and I swear it's getting worse by the day 😭 I miss eating! Lol

[@victoriansmart8716]

The flaming tissue really made me chuckle.

[@gmg_sleed]

Bro I got mine yesterday, at first my bottom tooth was wiggling I thought it had to come out but that’s just normal, my teeth are dying rn😭😭😭😭

[@Soni-vx8hw]

it's currently 2am and I cant sleep cause of the pain

[@mr2ndbaseman191]

The pain is pretty harsh for me when 2 days in it feels like hell in my teeth

[@ifyouwereinmyshoes.1036]

Story of my life

[@Soni-vx8hw]

@Jokūbas Varanauskas oh no thank God it doesn't, it stopped hurting like 4 days after I got them done

[@dielit-chriss2k13]

Same 😭😭

[@jazzySazzy]

Me and you both😭

[@joshuadabrowski0033]

I got mine off 10 months ago but I remember that first day, it felt like the USA and Russia having a nuclear war in my mouth.

[@itsabenaaaa3772]

Will the pain go away tho bc I just got mine yesterday and I hate them sm

[@CoconutJuice09]

Dude I felt like ripping my braces out it hurt so bad I can even bite or even brush without hurting I cried myself to sleep last night on how bad they hurt 🙃

[@harry22119]

Hey how long did it take until you could bite into stuff

[@CoconutJuice09]

@Akro maybe about about 2 weeks or less

[@mojo_lovin_lyfe]

The jaw isn't as bad as the brackets tearing up the inside of my mouth. When will this stop? And she did something to correct my bite, and it's impossible to eat

[@kenjiakashi3831]

It hurts so thank God I've always had a high pain tolerance...I hope this goes away soon!

[@RIRIRI7123]

IKR! I just got my spacers yesterday I am drying rn 😭

[@kenjiakashi3831]

@@RIRIRI7123 Oh god. imagining spacers made me wince...I don't think I need it though. We can do it! We gotta push through for that confident smile! Haha

[@RIRIRI7123]

@@kenjiakashi3831 exactly! I can't wait to smile confidentially 😭

[@ThriveDentist]

It will!

[@kenjiakashi3831]

it's been a few months and it's true...you actually get used to it hahaha it's like they're not there at all EXCEPT when you take a big bite of food 😝

[@DailyClipsz1]

The first few days are just pain

[@kendrau2274]

I got braces yesterday and it hurts so badd

[@ugochiapakama2109]

I have only had my brackets and spacers installed. I got them 4 days ago and they still hurt so much. I can’t chew anything at all. I have only eaten mash potatoes and apple sauce. How long will this pain last? I was also told that the pain is much worse when I get my wires installed... I don’t think I can handle more pain at this point and not being able to eat anything real.

[@ThriveDentist]

Typically its a few days to a few weeks but the start is always the worst.

[@lisaprince4760]

Me too I got mine yesterday I'm going to take this off

[@ebonywooten-bynum7619]

I got mine done on Tuesday and my mouth is HURTING

[@jillianware7283]

@@ebonywooten-bynum7619 I mines installed yesterday and I’m dying

[@ebonywooten-bynum7619]

@@jillianware7283 I’m still feeling the pain smh. It’s been a week now and I’m hungry. I can barely bite down on anything. We’ll see how this journey goes.

[@deft548]

I just got my bottom ones yesterday I’ve had the top for about 4 months and the like 4 months ago when I got the top they hurt way less then the bottom I got yesterday

[@seanspencer208]

I just got mine on yesterday, most or my teeth are fine but one of them hurts like hell

[@summeryc505]

May I know which one will show result faster? braces or invisible invisalign?

[@zoeandemma_playz417]

One of my friends fell asleep during getting braces on! I hope I do cause my sleep schedule is messed UP I need the sleep lol

[@AnnieOReilly1]

Its not my actual teeth that hurt. Its the inside of my lips that are swollen and you can see the indent of my braces in the inside of my lip. Its so painful

[@_KUSH1_]

MY DAY BE GOING SO FINE UNTIL I BITE INTO BREAD ON THE FIRST DAY

[@JokerManz537]

Help my braces hurt bad how long will the pain last

[@cruz4998]

I'm dying rn😭 I got mine tightened at the top and I've got them tightened before it just hasn't been this bad since I got my bottom braces

[@ashiyasinc2]

im getting my braces soon also im getting the color mint but does it hurt bad then period cramps

[@Akku7-p6u]

Does it effect our jawline?

[@justinfisher5175]

Got mine 12 hrs ago feel ZERO pain or discomfort, wondering if I need a tightening already??? Lol seriously tho do I?

[@ThriveDentist]

That's great. Ya some patients don't feel much for the whole treatment.

[@strxwbwy]

LUCKY mine hurt so bad 😭

[@glammedbynatalia]

I’m on aligners change every 10 days. It’s hurts about 5-6 days and then left with about 4-3 day of pain free. Then again pain. The teeth are so loose I rather eat with trays on. Seriously

[@onscreen933]

I got my top in December and I just got my bottoms today and I forgot how painful it was

[@Valleylifeeightysix]

Just got braces yesterday for the 2nd time the pain is going away a little and the wax really helps the inside of my cheeks. I go back for my bottoms in 2 weeks, so I have to go through it again 😣

[@ThriveDentist]

Wax helps a lot!

[@slime_creeper439]

Be honest. You searched for this video. (To people who have braces, including me)

[@sarina.long.24]

IT HURTS

[@jaydagod8734]

What happens if u have teeth that feel like there gonna fall out while getting braces on just asking

[@konkani_recipes]

Invisalign pains more anyday …the moment u remove it and put it back ….goddd it hurts like hell

[@halazeisa]

Thanks for the explanation! Does tightness of the muscles connecting to the jaws affect teeth alignment?

[@ThriveDentist]

You may grind down your teeth which would change your tooth alignment.

[@lotsofluvlara]

btw at 6:05 a message comes up on the screen that says ittibit just wanted to let you know and i'm getting my braces tommorow and so nervous 😬

[@number_twenty_two]

My mouth feels like what happens when you introduce a southern farmer kid to a "hood kid" who lives in the suburbs

[@beachwave5705]

i live in northern virginia so i understand this perfectly we have literally 5 different cities 15 minutes within eachother with completely different demographics. koreans, hispanics n black, white southern farmers, white country club rich lawyer daddies, and then fucking DC ☠️

[@frantastruska]

Talking is easy but this didnt say that much about the pain and best exaple of this is that when you need continuos torture continuos mens like 1 year long than one of the newest forms of it is put on braces and make it pull ten times more and do it every day and you have one of the nevest torture methods that south korea uses

[@bandulakaduruwana7186]

I have been wearing braces for 13 days now but now my tongue is getting cut due to the wire in the braces (it hurts a lot when I swallow and eat) should I see a orthodontist and get treatment? 🥺plz help me

[@808JuJu]

I think it’s the bite plates that are f***ing me up lol

[@evelynw2935]

Just got my braces yesterday and I had cuts all over my inside cheeks and they hurt sooo much 😭

[@ThriveDentist]

Ah sorry to hear.

[@evelynw2935]

@@ThriveDentist Is it normal for the inner hooks of the molar band to cut my tongue?

[@ThriveDentist]

@@evelynw2935 Yes sometimes.

[@nokii2238]

hi I just got mine to :

[@Djdidbjdkdjdhddjdhhdj]

@@nokii2238 same

[@thandekilemoyo8954]

Got my braces two days ago. Eating hurts so much. Talking feels funny. Cold water helps sooth the pain .. ohh brushing my teeth is a mission impossible

[@lyndycodera8690]

I just got my adjustment yesterday and my teeth hurts so bad I can’t chew anything 😭

[@epicvids851]

Thx for this answer😁

[@ThriveDentist]

No problem 😊

[@tsadikhomo216]

I got my braces 4 days ago, it’s so painful, chewing hurts so much 😭😭

[@leekbrother854]

how about now?

[@cookiedanielle4301]

I’m on day 2 and it Hurts!! 😫😭💔

[@amandeepkaur-cc7ee]

Me too day 2 ! 6 am in the morning , can't sleep ! Thinking of getting them removed 😣

[@myachimotaschoollife]

@@amandeepkaur-cc7ee my mood now

[@aregerzstynce]

I got my braces on and rn not only soreness but ulcer all over the place inside my mouth aftr a week. How to deals with this painfullness. Huhu

[@michaelpantoja2722]

Getting mine Tuesday I’m so scared I’m might be in pain I hope now cuz work will hate me cuz I will be in no mood for anybody

[@avirupsinha]

Just got braces a few hours ago.. and it is painful 😭.. and increasing a little.. I can feel it. 💀

[@georgios299]

My teeth get better and I’m. Happy than In 3 weeks I go back to the orthodontist and get them tightened and go back to crying in my corner tied up so I do t rip th braces off with my hands

[@beachwave5705]

these shits hurt so fucking bad

[@rachelc653]

Did you get better

[@beachwave5705]

@@rachelc653 oh yeah by the end of week one i could eat a little better, a week and a half in i had no issue. no pain anymore but I'm getting them tightened in two weeks which I'm nervous ab

[@beachwave5705]

@@rachelc653 just take tylenol

[@azyy6482]

So does braces save for your teeth bone?

[@dennyzhang2840]

I can’t eat now just got braces a few hours ago

[@audreyscarlett2445]

currently dying with my braces on😭

[@reiizenin]

same heljp me

[@simply-living8523]

I got mine today and my teeth hurt so much

[@jessmillan8034]

Just got my braces yesterday how long doe the pain take to ware off?

[@mackenzielololololol7766]

I got mine yesterday as well! The first day was horrible, i couldn't sleep. I asked my dentist and like between a week or two the initial pain of sensitivity will be completely gone, butttttt keep in mind when you tighten your braces, it might hurt, a lottttt, but then again everyone's pain tolerance is different !

[@ThriveDentist]

Yup Mackenzie is right!

[@hatsumi3074]

It hurts a lot

[@ThriveDentist]

It'll get better!

[@jaynation2550]

Same here I’ve had mines for 4 days and they hurt so bad I can’t even eat 🥺

[@hatsumi3074]

@@jaynation2550 after 1 week you will not feel any pain ♥️

[@adennguyen101]

The day I got my braces I broke a bracket. I had to go again and replace them. My teeth was still hurting because it was the day after. They had to keep pushing on the teeth to renew the bracket, and it hurt so bad 🥲

[@michael2428]

What are over correction trays and whats their purpose? I just put on my first one and it hurts SO BAD.

[@ThriveDentist]

Typically to close small gaps.

[@rhegatamosa3409]

is it normal if your teeth didnt hurt in the first day of braces adjustment?

[@unxtraordinary]

Lucky

[@ThriveDentist]

Lucky!

[@beachwave5705]

i said that and then woke up crying in pain

[@Sh4d0wX19]

it took me a week for the pain to go away

[@yanat.2819]

my teeth are itching if that’s a thing 😭, then got these braces on today and i’m just so hungry

[@idkyolo988]

Just got my braces yesterday it doesn’t hurt like everyone else says. Idk how to use the wax so I’m just sitting here with all these cuts in my cheek lol

[@goshaplays6792]

You pat the wax on the pointy piece of metal sticking out on the back of your mouth so it doesn't cut your cheeks.

[@sewtie3249]

it doesn’t hurt..? dude i am literally crying right now about to rip my fucking braces off and i got them yesterday. i’m dying

[@factsbykidd4765]

@@sewtie3249 how you feeling rn? It’s my second day and I wanna rip these shits out 😭

[@Farishub_YT]

If your braces hurt when you eat you should try eating foods like yogurt or mashed potatoes And don't think abouth eating chips (crisps), gummies or steak

[@sinister1830]

Need these these tings on for 20 months smh

[@samialam1935]

I wish I chose visaline instead of braces sorry is I spelled it wrong

[@lazypanda4641]

​ah yes bad idea to look for these comments just a min before meeting doctor. Now i am start to get dizzy with fear.

[@insertname9475]

these comments scare me because getting my braces in about 30 min.

[@yodelers2489]

its kinda a win-win big moneh for the dentist and diet for me

[@ThriveDentist]

lol

[@JK-hj6kg]

I just got my braces last Wed and can hardly eat 😢