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I had them once.

I now have straight, white, perfect teeth. Hooray!

Yeah apparently "you can't go a day without rubbing your tongue across your teeth"

leetkyle wrote:

Yeah apparently "you can't go a day without rubbing your tongue across your teeth"

True, true.

When you say hurt, is it more like a constant (but cope-able) ache? I've had that before, only in my wrist. I've never flossed before and I'm only now starting to brush regulary.

Is it painful actually getting them in, or do they numb your mouth? I have never liked the orthodontist (even if she is hot ;P), although I see why I need them.

How long are they in for, on average? My teeth are "quite" crooked.

leetkyle wrote:

When you say hurt, is it more like a constant (but cope-able) ache? I've had that before, only in my wrist. I've never flossed before and I'm only now starting to brush regulary.

Is it painful actually getting them in, or do they numb your mouth? I have never liked the orthodontist (even if she is hot ;P), although I see why I need them.

How long are they in for, on average? My teeth are "quite" crooked.

yes it is a constant pain for a while
they are on for an average of about 2-3 years

Had them for a few months, but subsequent accidents rendered them mostly pointless.

The only net result was pulling my front teeth back inwards. The alignment of my canines was negated by a series of accidents leading to the removal of a premolar and drilling/capping of both upper canines.
And I'm running low on molars, as well.

Braces suck, I got mine off a while ago.

I had them two times, first for a year and a half, then after because I didn't wear my retainer enough, so my Orthodontist told me I had to put them back on.  That was for another 8 months.  You should wear your retainer once you get them off, you don't want to get them back on again.

They only hurt for the first week, which is a bitch because you can't really eat.  When it tightens it also hurts, but you get used to it.

No.

I have braces on right now. I'm supposed to get them off in summer. It hurts to chew (so eat softer foods) for a couple days when you first get them on, and for a day or two when they tighten it. The mold stuff is not that bad, I didn't even gag when it was in my mouth and I gag at like everything. I brush once or twice a day, and I eat/have eaten everything on the "Don't eat this" list. Doesn't make a difference.

So, after you get used to them (a couple weeks) they're not that bad. You just have to look in the mirror more often to make sure there isn't crap stuck in them.

Oh, and don't listen to people. They make it a big deal. Only little daisies actually get upset over braces.

Last edited by Homeschtar (2007-04-15 17:19:07)

I had them for about 3 years and what everybody is telling you is pretty much true.  When I got them I had the braces put on and then the wire was added about a week or two later.  Sometimes the braces that hold the wire will rub your cheeks or lips a little and cause some raw spots.  Nothing bad just irritating.  I had a number of busted lips from playing basketball and other sports and braces anly make it worse.  For the most part though the only time they hurt is for the couple of days after they tighten the wire.   Your teeth will be real sensitive for a day or two.  You just watch what you eat for a day or two and you will be fine.  Nothing to really worry about.

P.S.   If you have trouble keeping or getting your teeth clean after you get braces you can get a thing called a "Water Pick".   You fill a container full of water and it has a little wand like thing that sprays a fine jet of water out of it and it works really good for cleaning your teeth when you have braces.  Here is a link to one of the first I found on google http://www.dentist.net/waterpik.asp?sou … WAoduXSyHg

leetkyle wrote:

Accidents, how? Your fault or theirs?

Lemme think...

Cracked my jaw, at least one tooth, and a couple of ribs in a rather nasty spill at the BMX track. Infection, mercury poisoning from filling.
Two teeth (plus the painfully sharp remains of one from the earlier one) and most of one cheek when elbowed off my bike into (and then down head-first) a brick wall. Infection a few years later lead to removal of one tooth entirely just so I could fucking SLEEP again.
Then being punched in the face a few times cracked two or three teeth on the other side.
And after that, just bad habits and chewing on pens. Although strangely enough, stripping wire with my teeth hasn't done anything bad.

Nothing to do with the braces or bad dentistry, just general idiocy on my part and other people being too willing to hurt me.

1. Don't go for clear braces. I know you wub your starbucks, and coffee-colored braces aint pretty.

2. The pain's honestly not that bad. Down some ice cream to dull it.

3. Yes retainers = important as hell once you get the things off.

4. Yeah

Braces rock if your dontist doesnt suck, so suck it up, be a man, and live through them. Most everyone has them at some point. There are far more painful things than braces. Like being skinned alive then swimming in a pool of lemon juice. So remember: When you feel pain, know that you could be skinned alive in a pool of lemon juice.