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My teeth hurt really bad from my braces and i want to rip them off. any advice?

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Dr. Dale Rottman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Pain is temporary: The pain from braces is temporary. Usually the initial placement and subsequent adjustments can be painful the first few days. Take 800mg of ibuprophen 3x day until comfortable. Take ibuprophen before you go in for adjustment appointments.

Answered 11/28/2017

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See an orthodontist: You didn't say when the last time you saw your dentist. Some pain with braces is normal and a mild pain reliever like aspril or advil (ibuprofen) should help. If you are having severe pain, you should go b ack to your dentist. The braces may be too tight.

Answered 10/29/2012

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Be patient: Pain should be transient and should subside quickly. In the meantime 1 Ibuprofen every 4 hours, rinse w 1tsp salt in 8 oz warm water, cover any "stickers" with orthodontic wax, dab orabase-b onto sore spots w a q-tip, keep braces-teeth-gums spotlessly clean, and eat a soft high-protein diet. If pain does not begin to ease off in 48 hours call your orthodontic specialist for appt. To ck you out.

Answered 6/25/2014

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