Dental Braces...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by lemonboy

I don't believe in braces at all. Altering the bone structure of your face to make yourself prettier is right up there with smashing and binding a woman's feet to make them smaller.

A lot of the times these "doctors" just want your cash. A friend of mine went into one of those aesthetic smile centers for a cleaning and came out with a $33,000 quote to "fix" his mouth. Insanity.

Before you get braces, talk to another doctor or nurse about your mouth. Ask them if they see any future problems as a result of how your teeth are naturally. If they say no, leave the Chinese torture device alone.

---

seriously :thumbsup:

i regret getting them every minute of my life

they are a bitch, definitely not worth having my teeth a lil straighter

braces: 2 years; retainer: 6 months-5 years. orthodontitis: a mddle-class disease whereby sheeplike parents hurl wads of cash at the person willing to spend his days with his hands in their teenagers' mouths....;)

I have braces
I got it when i was 14....train tracks that is....since then I have had a retainer and another set of train tracks...
To be honest I'm pretty happy that I got braces, the longer you leave problems with teeth the worse they tend to get, and the harder they become to treat.
Im now 20 and I still have train tracks on the back of my teeth...thats like 6 years with some sort of metal in my mouth, and it just feels pretty normal to me....

They ache, they dont really hurt....its a weird feeling when you FIRST get them on....the dentist pulling is pretty uncomfortable.....but once they are on you get used to them pretty quickly....i stopped noticing them after about 2 weeks.......then you have to go and get them tightened.....which starts the whole aching part again....(thats train tracks!)

but now i dont have them tightened anymore....they are just there to keep my teeth in place....and so they will definatly wont move when it falls off....he said it will probly fall off when im 25..........

LOL

Pointless post about my braces....

:)

You wont need them on for anywhere near that long....id say 1 year max

So about this retainer thing...My mom had braces and she said she only had to wear them right before she went to bed..is this true? If so how come so many of you refused to wear them? Lol.

Maybe she means headgear? I don't think you can take braces off. Braces suck dude don't get them. I hate my braces. They are annoying. If I were you I'd live with the hole in my teeth.

I didnt say she took the braces off I said when they were removed she was told to wear a retainer and she said she only wore those after she got ready to go to bed and I was wondering is that true?

i had to wear it all the time for about a month then i was able to only wear it while I slept.

Ok cool...I think I'm gonna go ahead with it but I cant say my joyfulness about it hasnt decreased every since I read a few replies here lol. It's just funny how everyone in my family had a gap..my dad, my mom (hers was fixed though) and me. But for some reason my sister is the only one with perfect teeth. I mean my teeth are perfect all except the two front teeth of mines lol.

INVISALINE

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by orangeman

Ok I was wondering who has had braces here? I have a small area that needs closing and I have made my decision. I'm gonna go ahead and have 'em done. So I came here to talk to those that had 'em. Do they hurt? If so how bad? Lol.

Anyways I was wondering...from the looks of my gap how long do you guys think I'll have the braces I'll be getting on for? I provided a picture of my teeth that needs fixing. I put it in a link instead of attaching it so it can be your decision to click it or not to make an estimate.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4426/teeth0ds.jpg

---

i have very bad eroded teeth due to medicen i had to take as a teen was about 80%suger just so i could take it( they make it liek that) i had a problem that eeded sugery from that my teeth re in a right old state and i feel it has held me down a degree in life but light shines through for me everyday they dont hurt lol cavities holes chiped teeth i got it all fighting and sugar abuse has left me with cracked half back teeth and random toothaches if you can do anything in life take care of your teeth beleive me you will regret it like am i brush 2 times a day now but it still cant help the fact i have bad teeth and feel uncomfortable to smile thats my only burden in life

hopefully by the time im 30 peopel will be able to get implanted teeth for cheaper price because im only 19 and poor lol not poor but i smoke weed so u know

but yeah please for your own sake people take care of your teeth dont fuck up like i have if i ever find i girl who actualy loves me enough to bles me with children (i dont think ill find) i would make sure them kids knew about oral hygene in the fullest extent