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A member asked:
After braces tightening is better to apply cold or warm compresses for pain?
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Cold: Cold or ice reduces swelling and helps numb those gums.
Answered 9/18/2013
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Braces pain: Cold for 48 hours, warm after that. Take 1 200mg Ibuprofen 4x/day w food or beverage. Keep teeth/gums immaculately clean to prevent swelling, that means flossing/WaterPik daily. Rinse w 1tsp salt in 8oz warm water 3x/day. Soft high-protein diet.
Answered 1/5/2019
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