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What are some easy ways to relieve sore mouth due to braces?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Advil (ibuprofen) or wax: If the teeth are sore after adjustment of the appliances, advil (ibuprofen) and soft diet are the best options. If the appliances are rubbing on the lips and cheeks, ask your orthodontist for wax. It is a soft wax that you can put on the appliances to prevent sharp edges from irritating the tissues.
Answered 4/21/2013
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Brace soarness: Recent research studies have shown that sugar free chewing gum helps people get over soarness from braces faster. The chewing action helps the blood flow better in and around the teeth thus decreasing the soarness.
Answered 7/28/2012
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Give it time: In the meantime: 1. Ask your orthodontic specialist to check your braces to make sure there are no annoying "stickers" that he/she can reshape for you. 2. Take 1 200mg ibuprofen/advil/motrin with food or lots of liquid 4x/day. 3. Rinse 3x/day with 1 tsp salt in 8oz warm water. Do not swallow. 4. Apply orthodontic wax to "sticker." 5. With q-tip dab orabase-b onto sore spot.
Answered 9/13/2013
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