Braces

[Voetsjoeba]

I got braces just yesterday, and they're really crap. Not that they're low quality, they're just ennoying as h$ll. I can't eat anything anymore, and when there is just a tiny little bit pressure on my teeth, it hurts like twenty elephants walking them.

Auch.:( ;( :hangover: :sleep: :x

[andr.in]

oh god! I didn't they're that awful! I know many ppl who have 'em.. (they haven't complained so I thought it's nothing)
I'm happy I don't have any!

[redViper]

*points and laughs at you*
all I can say is, good luck!

I had them for 3 years ... and they are the worst thing that has happened to me.

[Millad]

I have braces !

In the first time yes it hurst so much !

But then its chill, but not normal like without !

I have my braces now about 1 year and half !

its good for your teeth, I think its good having it.

good luck ;)

[telekinesis]

Braces will be worth it in the end. Women love an organized, white, smelling good smile :beam:

[Jubba]

eh, don't forget to wear your retainer when they take off the braces. I never did and my front teeth have a slight gap now... :(

[replode]

i get my braces off in about a month and im sooo happy because i got them on in 6th grade, and i just finished 9th grade, so thats a really long time. :)

[Jubba]

yeah I had mine on for about 3 years also. My sister had hers for 5 and my cousin had hers for 8 I think...

her teeth were reeeeeeeally messed up.

[Digitalosophy]

haha the worst is when u get them tightened every month.. o boy.....

[kirupa]

I had them on for about 2 years, and they are worth it. It will be annoying for a while, but you'll get used to it in a few days. When they take those things off, now, that just feels awesome ;)

[redViper]

i dont wear my retainer.. :trout:
for a bunch of reasons. but my 2 front teeth are fake, so if I do get a slight gap, its easy to fix. :D

[replode]

viper, how'd you end up with 2 fake teeth?:chinaman:

[mjULTRA]

The most important part of braces is wearing your retainer. I learned the hard way. My teeth look almost exactly as they did prior to braces (which is not that bad anyway), because i didn't wear my retainers faithfully. Learn from others' mistakes.

[pinx]

yeah um, my teeth are perfectly aligned. i'm lucky.

[mjULTRA]

but do you floss regularly?

[pinx]

OF COURSE!

[Voetsjoeba]

The pain is 85 % gone, yaay ! Although I bend a wire. ****.

[mlk]

hey viper i got fake front teeth too - cos i 'ate' the angle of a pool once. And lost 1tooth1/2.. I really did look dumb.
anyway i dont know whats going on w/ people's teeth these days, we get more and more people complaning about braces and stuff... Hehe i guess braces are hype....

[prstudio]

I got my dad's big beautiful white teeth and my mom's smaller jaw. I need to get them sometime. How much did everyone's cost? I mean on average. And what is the process like?

[replode]

i think overall it costs like $2000 US or something like that, not too sure.

anyways, the process, are you talking about putting the braces on or the whole deal?

[teet]

Getting braces costs anywhere from $1500-4000 dollars in the US. There was nothing particularly painful about getting braces, just some slight discomfort when they have your mouth stretched open putting them on:)

I had mine on for around 3 years (from my freshman year in high school to my junior year). You'll want to get them by your freshman year in high school if you don't want to worry about having them on for senior pictures, prom, etc.

One thing you might want to look into is something called Invisalign...they're like these retainer-braces type things that are virtually invisible and removable (for eating only of course!). They sound really great...too bad they didn't have that type of thing when I had mine :(

-teet

[prstudio]

process:

putting on, all of it...if you all dont mind...

[replode]

Well, the whole thing is usually braces, then some sort of retainer (sometimes 2), then you're free.:)

putting the braces on is a really long process, it took me like 3-5 hours or something like that. here goes the proceess as accurately as i remember it:

<b>1.</b>the first day, you will probably get molds and impressions.;(
<b>2.</b>the second day is when the work really begins. first they clean your teeth, then they put caps on your 4 back molars.(this is done with a glue that tasted so nasty i almost threw up.:-/)
<b>3.</b>then they applied this blue liquid stuff all over my teeth. (i have no idea why)
<b>4.</b>the next part is probably the suckiest and longest. they keep your mouth open, and individually glue each bracket on. overall this takes a long time, and i seems longer cause you have to keep your mouth open.
<b>5.</b>now your almost done. they will probably fit you for wires, and tie your brackets to the wire. then they adjust it, and your mouth goes all crazy for a second, then its over.

i hope i gave an accurate description, and i dont mean to be frightening, but IMO, braces are worth it in the long run.:)

[thoriphes]

:P, haha, i never had to wear braces in my life (so far...) though it has been suggested. woe to braces. they say you don't wear braces your entire life, but after they're out you have to wear a retainer for a pretty long time...

i don't think any dentistry is worse than having your molars taken out, oh the pain, the suffering...they sew the inside of your cheek over the hole where your molars used to be. it's the worst...

[NeoDreamer]

Oh man, you ahve not reached the painful part. If you think having the tension hurts, then think again. :) The worst is when the wire starts creeping out from the ends. This happens after a few weeks. And they jab you like everytime you move your mouth. :scream:

[elion]

None of you can compare to me and my freaking 6 YEARS OF BRACES! (I still have them on now -_-). But yeah, they're a freaking hell in many different ways. When you get them tighened, you cant eat. When a wire pops out of place, you loose tons of skin and get huge scars in your mouth. I could go on and on, but I'll leave the rest for you to find out. Good luck! :cowboy:

[prstudio]

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth surgically removed. That was some kind of ache. I survived that. I'm just wondering about braces. Back when I was younger and everyone was getting them, parents couldn't see spending 3-5000 for them. Insurance didn't cover it. So now that I'm older; I'm looking into it for myself.

Thank you all for answering my n00b braces questions.

[I am the Noah]

geez:( im getting braces for a second time tomorow:( i had them on for about a year to fix an under bite and this time im going to have them for 2 years to straighten my teeth, i now i have to get a tooth pulled too!

[Voetsjoeba]

I got my tooth pulled too, 6 to be exact. They just didn't fell out, so the braces couldn't be placed yet 'cause doesn't make much sense straightening teeth which are going to fall out anyway.

[elion]

Wow, getting braces AGAIN? That really sucks.. :hat: .. And still, no one can top my 6 years of having braces. :P

[elion]

Wait, now that I think of it.. For one year the dentist has been saying "A few more weeks and you get them off" I was supposed to get them off before 7th grade ended, and 8th grade just ended now I:-)

[I am the Noah]

wow that really sux
but i also have a friend who had their braces for 5 years, and he just recently got his off

[mdipi]

i got a space in my teeth but so far it is closing on its own, and all of my teeth are straiting out. *knock on wood* all of my friends say they suck though.