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Whaddya think of braces?
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Well, my teeth aren't that bad. There's only one on the top that is noticeably out of line, that's the one on the right beside the front tooth. I do get a bit of grief sometimes though, but that's generally cos they're 'big' Anyway... I was offered a brace years ago, but to get it I'd have to have 4 teeth removed, have a brace on both top and bottom and... to me it just didn't seem worth it. I mean, yeah... it would be nice to have straight teeth. But I don't think it's worth all the pain, etc. I had a removable brace for a while, but I couldn't even close my mouth with it - I dunno if it was just badly made, or what but the gap between my upper and lower teeth was so big I could fit my tongue through. It gave me a lisp, I had to make weird slurpy sounds and it woke me up in the night cos of the pain. So I only wore it on the way to the dentist, really :rolleyes:
Anyway, what do you all think of braces? People who have had them, do you think it was worth it or not? Anyone else like me, and actually refused one? I feel so unique...
Anyway, what do you all think of braces? People who have had them, do you think it was worth it or not? Anyone else like me, and actually refused one? I feel so unique...
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My teeth were reasonably straight but were out of line with my lower teeth and 'apparently' it affected my bite - tho I couldn't tell because I'd never known any different!
To be honest, I can't feel the difference now, even after an op to remove five teeth and having braces for two and a half years, but I know they look better and I'm happy with that
My dentist first mentioned that I would need braces when I was about nine and I ended up having them put on a week after my 17th birthday, so I knew it was loomed and was never giving the choice, it was just always known that I would have them - a matter of 'when' not 'if'.
now my teeth are straight and look so much better.
Getting a brace is no big deal at all. If my orthodontist gave me fixed braces (ceramic ones), I would've worn them no problem.
Just think, you wear a brace for a year or two, and you have beautiful teeth for life. Apparantly, your smile is the first thing that people notice about you.
Even he did it........