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Oral hygiene with braces

Brushing and flossing takes a little more effort with braces. Here’s how to keep your teeth clean.

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Why it matters

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Brushing with braces

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Flossing with braces

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Using interdental brushes

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More care advice

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Care advice

Eating with braces

Some foods can snap brackets or bend wires. Get to know what to avoid, and what’s still fine.

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How to relieve pain from braces

Some tenderness after getting fitted is completely normal — here’s what helps.

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Managing problems with braces: long wires

Here's how to deal with a long or poking wire at home, using a pencil eraser, tweezers, wax or clippers, until you can see us.

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Care advice

Oral hygiene with braces

Brushing and flossing takes a little more effort with braces. Here’s how to keep your teeth clean.

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Care advice

Treatment instructions: Clear aligners

Starting your orthodontic journey with clear aligners is easy. Just make sure you are wearing them as directed.

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FAQs

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  • Getting braces fitted doesn’t hurt. As the braces start moving teeth however, tenderness will build over the first 24 hours after fitting, and will be at its worst for the first 3-4 days particularly to eating and chewing.  The initial tooth tenderness will improve back to normal after a week.