When getting braces on it can be pretty scary not knowing what to expect when having the brackets mounted to each of your teeth. It seems like it would be a very long and painful process and because of this many people are terrified of going through the beginning part of treatment. Surprisingly this entire process is in most cases not painful at all and should only have slight discomfort towards the end of the installation process. If you are considering whether or not to get braces and are using your fear of having them actually put on as a factor to avoid having it done then you need not worry.

To give you a better idea of what to expect during your the time that they will put the braces on your teeth will give you a quick explanation below. The first and one of the most important things is that your teeth are very clean prior to starting the process. You want to make sure that you brush really well, floss your teeth, and rinse your mouth with mouthwash before going to the orthodontist for your appointment. If they fail you have not done a good enough job getting your teeth cleaned they’ll have you brush again before they start installing the hardware.

They will then use some devices that help to hold your mouth open and will prevent you from getting your teeth wet. They will dry off all of your teeth so that they can apply the etchant which is used to bond the bracket to your tooth. They then use a piece of equipment that will look like a very bright blue light that actually bonds the bracket to your tooth like cement. This entire part of the process is relatively pain-free and he should not have any type of discomfort up to this point. After the brackets are under teeth they will then place the wire between each bracket on both top and bottom sets of teeth and will secure them into place with small rubber bands. This is where you might fill some pressure on each of your teeth because the wire in the braces will start to pull on your teeth to start straightening process.