Should I send ds1 into school after he has had braces fitted?

[prettypurpledaisy]

Ds1 age 11 is haveing his braces fitted tommorrow morning and I had planned to return him to school and then go into work. However other people have said I should keep him off for the day. Dd1 had hers fitted in the holiday and so this didn't occur. Any advice anyone?

Why keep him home, because of the possible pain or because other reason? I am asking because DD1 is having to have some fitted as well very soon and I have no idea what it is going to be like for her.Was your DD1 in pain afterwards?

I would send him in. My son was in pan for a few days after fitting (a lot more than I had realised he would be) but not really until the evening and day after and keeping busy took his ind off it anyway. A painkiller before going back to school should be fine and he can show them off to his friends!!

When i had mine fitted I needed time to practice eating with it, talking (if it's a plate one it may affect speech) and cleaning it. I wanted to do this at home to gain confidence before doing it in front of peers. And it's quite likely he will have some aching and pain as teeth start to move. i'd keep him off if it was me.

I would drop him back at school if it were me.

Absolutely no medical need to keep him off. Yes they will be a bit sore as the pushing starts and he will need to get used to talking/eating etc but that takes more than a day I'm afraid. I have never recommended a child take time off school after having braces fitted unless they also had teeth removed at the same appt (and even then only if it was a bit of a difficult extraction)

I agree with comeoveneer - I had massive tramtracks which gave me black eyes and I went back to school. Yes it does take time learning to eat (and smile!) but more than an afternoon.

When I had mine fitted, it was very uncomfortable for first few days (not suggesting you let him have the week off). Personally, I would keep my dc off for the remainder of that day just to give him a bit of time to adjust, but that's only because I've had braces.....

going into school will probably be better for him anyway.....take his mind off the pressure feelings from the teeth moving, and also, he may get attention for looking so cool.

The rest of the day isn't enough time to adjust it takes several days (I too have had braces, 3 years of a mix of removalble and train tracks) and spent a decade dealing with braces and children wearing braces.

When my dd had her's fitted she was in a lot of pain afterwards, and couldn't go to school. Lid on the sofa, took pain killers, and only sipped drinks for the rest of the day.

My ds had them done recently so I expected the same and didn't send him in to school afterwards.
However he had no pain at all. Was delighted with the day off, and spent it like a holiday. Ate and drank as normal.

So I would say wait and see how your ds feels. Most people I know have some pain after fitting, but maybe after some pain killers are well enough for school.

removable

Dd1 had spacers fitted last week, tracks going on this week. Dentist said there is no reason why she can't go into school afterwards, and that's what she'll be doing.

From all these different experiences, I would wait and see how he feels after having them fitted and make my decision then. If he really is in pain I would keep him, if he is not I would send him. Last week, DD had a dentist appointemnt with possibility of tooth extraction (during lunch time hour) I was advised by the school to keep her home for the afternoon if tooth was indeed extracted. It was not and she went back. Ultimately, I think you know your child enough to see how he will be coping.
Tommorrow we go for the braces appointment, I do not know how it works but I do not think they will fit them on first appointment will they? (she has been refered by our dentist 6mth ago).

Thanks for all the comments, I thought he would be ok to go to school but as so many of the children at the school where i work said they had pain that i was unsure. I will play it by ear and see how he is tomorrow.

My ds who unfortunately has some extreme dental issues is having treatment at the dental hospital - he had top braces fitted just before christmas and he was fine it was on day 3 that suddenly he started feeling achey and 'pressured' a little - his school closed for the holidays the afternoon he got his but in retrospect he would have been fine to go back to school.

I sent mine in - gave him a dose of ibuprofen to ease the discomfort and made him go. I think he was pretty chuffed about it, actually - he's the only one with braces at school!