{"id":6145,"date":"2020-04-05T08:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T08:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/?p=6145"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:57:54","slug":"how-long-will-i-even-have-to-wear-braces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/how-long-will-i-even-have-to-wear-braces\/","title":{"rendered":"How long will I even have to wear braces?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That depends upon your treatment plan. The more complicated your spacing or bite problem is, <span data-name=\"and the|and therefore the|and also the\">and therefore the <\/span>older <span data-name=\"you are|you're\">you&#8217;re <\/span>, the longer <span data-name=\"the period|the amount\">the amount <\/span>of treatment, usually. Most patients can <span data-name=\"count on|calculate|estimate|reckon|figure|forecast|judge\">calculate <\/span>wearing full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhamnsdental.com\/markham-orthodontics.html\">braces<\/a><\/strong> between 12 and 24 months, followed by the wearing of a retainer <span data-name=\"to set|to line\">to line <\/span>and align tissues surrounding straightened teeth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will treatment be uncomfortable?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interconnecting wires of traditional <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhamnsdental.com\/markham-orthodontics.html\">braces<\/a><\/strong> are tightened at each visit, bearing mild pressure on the brackets or bands to shift teeth or jaws gradually into a desired position. Your teeth and jaws may feel slightly sore after each visit, but the discomfort is brief. <span data-name=\"keep in|confine|detain\">confine <\/span>mind also that some teeth <span data-name=\"may need|may have|might have\">may have <\/span>to be extracted <span data-name=\"to make|to form|to create\">to form <\/span>room for teeth being shifted with braces and <span data-name=\"for proper|for correct\">for correct <\/span>jaw alignment. For patients with aligners, there <span data-name=\"may be|could also be|is also\">could also be <\/span>some soreness as your mouth adjusts <span data-name=\"to each|to every\">to every <\/span>new plastic tray.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I even have to avoid any foods or personal habits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. <span data-name=\"cut down|hamper|prevent|slow down|weigh down|impede|abate|block|bog down|curtail\">hamper <\/span>on sweets, chips and soda. Sugary and starchy foods generate acids and plaque <span data-name=\"that can|which will|that may\">which will <\/span>cause <span data-name=\"tooth decay|cavity|caries|dental caries|decay\">cavity <\/span>and promote gum disease.<\/p>\n<p>Cut healthy, hard foods like carrots or apples into smaller pieces. Sticky, chewy sweets like caramel can cause wire damage and loosen brackets. Avoid hard and crunchy snacks <span data-name=\"that can|which will|that may\">which will <\/span>break braces, including popcorn, nuts and <span data-name=\"hard candy|candy\">candy <\/span>. More don&#8217;ts: <span data-name=\"ice cube|cube|square block\">cube <\/span>chewing, thumb sucking, excessive mouth breathing, lip biting and pushing your tongue against your teeth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That depends upon your treatment plan. The more complicated your spacing or bite problem is, and therefore the older you&#8217;re , the longer the amount of treatment, usually. Most patients&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6145"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6183,"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6145\/revisions\/6183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markhamnsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}