During the first week of your braces your lips may be irritated from the brackets on your front teeth. A sore spot may develop on your lip. Cover the part of your braces that is causing the sore spot with wax and lubricate your lips with Vaseline, Chap Stick or Carmex. Please refer to the topic, “Wax” in this Emergencies section of the Library for complete instructions on the use of wax. If these steps do not help or if the sore spot seems to get worse, please call Dr. Boyd.