Do Braces Hurt?
A question that a dentist Palm Spring residents visit and that Invisalign Birmingham patients often have is whether or not braces hurt. To put it bluntly, the answer is most likely yes; at first anyway. Braces work by applying gentle pressure to the teeth in order to get them to move into the proper position where they are straight and aligned properly. This can cause some mild discomfort, especially at the beginning and after each monthly adjustment. Most people find that the pain goes away in a couple of days. One of the best ways to make the pain go away is to do as the dentistry professional instructs. If you are told to wear rubber bands on your braces, do so. They may hurt for the first day, but after that, the pain will subside. If you only wear them occasionally, it will hurt every time and you will not make any progress, prompting the doctor to prescribe tighter rubber bands, which will cause more pain.