I had Braces when I was 15 and wore them for about 3 years.

got braces @ 10, kept them for 4 years
4 adult teeth extracted before the whole thing went down too

SammiJ said:

but look at your million dollar smile now!!!!

I had braces.

Got them at 14 and had them off at 17.

I hated them

I have a bit of crowding actually! If i get braces it would be for cosmetic reasonz more than necessity. I wouldn't mind them- that'z just cause i'd rather have straight teeth. I did have plates when between the agez of 10 and 11 but had the whole process hindered by my parents divorce as the costz would have been too much. You see what happenz? How fucked up was that? Not only that but no more piano lessons, i had no more scholarship fund (so i have to pay my own way if i wanna make my shit happen) and i totally missed out on what would have been my first overseas trip- which was to be to the US!

Man i am having a bitch today

HEY! Anybody would if their body was infested with an infection which leavez them feeling choked up with mucuous every fucking morning.

ZombieKitten said:

I had them
and when they went out i had to wear a special kind for while sleeping
I didn't and my teeth grew back quite a lot
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Dewrede said:

Dewrede said:

ooooh u had the head gear didnt u?!

thank GAWD my orthodontist never believed in such a thing

SammiJ said:

I think he means like a retainer

No , no head gear but braces to wear at night
But they felt very uncomfortable and i never wore them ; i should have
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Had them when I was around 15, and then after they were removed and I was wearing that awful plate, my jaw started growing but I refused to have a brace on again. I wish I had. I'm hoping next year to get a brace put on here in Thailand.

ZombieKitten said:

Didn't know that word but i googled it


http://images.google.nl/i...a=N&tab=wi

ZombieKitten said:

THAT WAS THE BEST PART ABOUT HAVING BRACES!!!!!

i had a blue sparkly retainer that i would flip around in my mouth during class to get SOMEONE (it didnt matter who) to say "EWWW THATS GROSS" to disrupt the lesson


i miss my retainer
i think it still fits!

SammiJ said:

come to think of it
i still have my permanent one in right now (cemented to my bottom teeth)

im always forgetting about it, it's been 6 years


this is what it is:

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Dewrede said:

I never had braces but I had a retainer for a while to wear to bed becuse I had the beginnings of arthritis in my jaw due to malaligned teeth

this is the devil's work...i always dreaded having to get one
again, my super awesome orthodontist saved me from the wrath of the headgear.

ZombieKitten said:

SammiJ said:

I had head gear

Didn't look as bad as all that now, I was supposed to wear it to sleep. I never wore it, not even once.

Nothing bad happened.

I never saw anybody with headgear in the UK, just braces, usually on the outside of the teeth. What are the ones like on the inside? I'd like to get those. I imagine they're more expensive though. I also want to do whitening before putting the brace on because I can't wait (I know it's supposed to be bad), but I wondered whether this kit without peroxide might be ok.

Sweeny79 said:

its such a waste of money
u were smart!

Fauxie said:

the bonded retainer ain't all so bad, like i said, im always forgetting i still have a retainer in there, i think its permanent, im not sure...the moment the braces came off i took off never to see that office again
my teeth are fine, but i miss the fun of the removeable retainer...
i might get another one after i get my wisdoms extracted (IF that happens)
too bad they're like friggen 350$ a pop.

SammiJ said:

I guess it was a waste.

Who the fuck could sleep with that thing on??!!

Sweeny79 said:

i know right?
waking up with track marks down the side of your cheek and red marks from the padding on your forehead
glam...teh glam

SammiJ said:

You're sick!

Fauxie said:

i was the only one out of all my friends (there were 6 of us, we ALL had braces) that enjoyed popping it in and out and grossing everyone out LOL

headgear oral

mrdespues said:

that's like getting fellatio from Mr. Roboto

SammiJ said:

So... you have perfect pearly white straight teeth and you want to rub it in by getting a retainer you don't even need while I, with my wonky-ass, miscoloured chompers actually need one and dread financially and aesthetically the prospect of getting one.

Fauxie said:

well when u put it like thaaaat...