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Orthodontic braces
I am undergoing orthodontic treatment and I have currently got bands put between my teeth throughout. Its paining a lot. What food should I take to get relief from the pain? Can I take excess hot or excess cold food ? Please suggest.
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Yes those bands are essential part of an orthodontic treatment. They are placed to create space by pushing the tooth and hence is the pain. For Releif you can take any mild pain killer SOS. Hot / cold food will not be very helpful, may give mild releif though.
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Take any mild pain killer even paracetamol / Combiflam will help ( Only if you are NOT ALLERGIC to them )
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Have soft diet and avoid sticky foods like chocolate /chewing gums
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Hi..bands help in getting teeth aligned properly without them treatment success rate gets compromised.But at the same time they cause some pain which can be managed by painkillers. Hot and cold food is fine but no hard food.
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