Emergencies Orthodontic emergencies are usually rare, but occasionally the appliances become damaged and cause discomfort. Orthodontic emergencies usually consist of loose, broken, or bent appliances. Certain instances will require an office appointment while other things are not as critical and can occasionally be handled at home. The important thing to remember about emergencies is that if you are ever in pain, discomfort or has a question; please call the office to discuss your problem. We want your orthodontic experience to be comfortable and efficient. In the interim, the following are some helpful hints to remedy some of the problems you may encounter until you can be seen in our office. •General Soreness When you get your braces on, you may feel general soreness in your mouth and teeth may be tender to biting pressures for three to five days. This can be relieved by rinsing your mouth with a warm salty water. Placing Orabase on the affected area may help; this can be found in your local pharmacy. If the tenderness is severe, take whatever you normally take for headache or similar pain. It is normal for the lips, cheeks and tongue to be irritated for one to two weeks as they toughen and become accustomed to the surface of the braces. •Poking wire If a wire of any part of the appliance is irritating your mouth, cover it with orthodontic wax or chewing gum. Occasionally, poking wires can be pushed toward the teeth with a pencil eraser by a family member to stop the …
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Question by D.B.: how to cure cold sores on bottom lip!?
There’s been a lot of questions about how to cure a cold sore, but I still want to ask because every person is different.
I have the tendency to bite my lips, and I sometimes hate it because I bite hard sometimes, so earlier this past week I bit my lip really hard, yes it bled and so on and so on, then I started to see my lip swell and scab and it started to look like a cold sore, now its the size of a pea on my lip, and to make matters even worse theres another 2 forming on my lip:( the 2nd one you can see the yellow in the middle and it looks eww and the 3rd is the smallest looking like a tiny hole, today is sunday I can’t be going to school looking like I have an std:’( my mom bought me this lypsyl which is a extreme cold sore reliever since she didn’t wana spend $ 15 on abreva and plus I have this fever and I’ve been stressing about school but I think that’s what caused it, thus is my first outbreak and I’m freaking out a lot…..
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Answer by Alvaro Olivero
Go to the pharmacy and get chapstick and put on alot or use vaseline
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