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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte
Poor Daughter got braces yesterday and kept Husband up all night because she was in pain. I don't know if that much pain is normal. We gave her a tylenol but it didn't help. I mean, did they make them too tight? If she's still in that much pain today I'm calling. That can't be normal! I've never had braces before so I don't know.
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I had braces when I was a teen and it always hurt for several days after an adjustment. Tylenol might help a little bit it is a constant pain because pressure is being applied to the bone.
Offer your daughter soft foods for a couple of days and know that this will happen pretty much with almost every adjustment. I remember getting used to it but it took a while.
She might also get sores inside her mouth from the braces rubbing on the cheeks and inner lips. You can get wax from the dentist to cover up the offending brace to allow healing.