Braces

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

Have you had braces before? I did I had them on for 2 years!

Sam Kenobi · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:09 am**

haha... bracers. I had braces for about two years in 8th and 9th grades, but I've never had bracers.

lionhead · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:46 am**

I had braces for 3 years. Big mistake, i was glad i finally got rid of them.

i still have them behind my teeth but they don't bother me. I don't have to go too the Dentist for those.

I also had braces that you see on the outside too wear at night. Never put them in though. I did that one time and woke up with the worst tooth ache ever.

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

Birdy · Socialist Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 13502 Location: Here.

Yeah I had them

I didn't have enough space in my mouth so I had them for about 2 years I guess. Did ok, still have a little thingy in my mouth that keeps my teeth in place

Good thing I had them, everybody always sais how beautiful my teeth are (how straight)

Five - seveN · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:16 am**

Mmm, I have braces atm, but they don't bother me that much.

Leo Wyatt · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:27 am**

I never had gotten braces but I know I need them cause of my over bite.

B'Elanna Torres 7 of 9 · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:29 am**

oh stop complaining about 2-3years of wearing them

!! I had them for 5 years! Had them put on in 5th grade, got them taken off in 10th grade. OMG i HATED them!! But i've got a beauitful smile now to show off

!

Dirt · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:46 am**

I had them, didn't care much about it.

madlilnerd · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:46 am**

You forget how painful it was having them put on and removed, plus all the mouth ache. I was very lucky, six months removable brace, six months fixed, and currently on retainer at night to keep them in place. I love my smile!

Dirt · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:55 pm**

I didn't like the fitting thing, you know with the weird molding stuff in your mouth.

1 year isn't long dude, I had it much longer than that

zero · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:12 pm**

I never had them. Although when I was in middle school, all of my friends had them, so I wanted them.
I'm glad I didn't need them though.

ACDC Girl · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:16 pm**

I just got my braces off 2 months ago! but when i had them i hated them so much, they really hurt your teeth.

I had braces for 2 years.

luit14 · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:21 pm**

Starbuck · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:02 pm**

I had them, and I loved them...

Sam Kenobi · **Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:52 pm**

Sure.. my braces gafve me a "great smile", but my orthodontist something like... forgot to put my teeth molds into a jaw simulator. Now my jaw is royally screwed up. You can't tell, but if I yawn or something big my jaw pops to the left about 1cm. It's dumb. And now I'm going to get TMJ when I get old.

Ziona · **Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:11 am**

I hate them for five years. It was horrible.

madlilnerd · **Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:34 pm**

The worst thing when they fit them was having your mouth stretched for 45mins whislt a little tube sucks out your spit and the evil orthadontist blasts your mouth with air! The feeling is intensely nasty!!

And when they take them off *cue south african/belgian accent that I can barely understand* "Now Ruth, this is not going to hurt. The cracking you hear will be the glue cracking as I use these giant pliers to pull your braces off." *CRACK!* ARRGGHH!!!

Then he uses a little drill thing to "polish" your teeth

Felt more like he was trying to file my teeth into points.

Starbuck · **Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:42 pm**

LOL my eye teeth are actually sharper since I had braces.

Jeremy · **Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:40 pm**

I had them for about a year on the top only. Was ok I guess.

Republican_Man · **Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:51 pm**

I have them right now, for 16 months total, and I HATE them.

Dirt · **Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:15 pm**

I SOOOOOOOOOOO always imagined you with braces

too funny it's true

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

Puck · The Texan Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 5596

I had them 8th grade and the very beginning of my freshmen year in high school. They were kinda annoying, but not too bad. I still have to wear a retainer at night though, but that isn't too bad.

Ziona · **Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:26 am**

Yea, same here. i have to wear a retainer for the rest of my life basically.