oh noessssssss

rannerap

i just got my braces today
i figured this was the best forum to come to:P
someone please say it gets better!
anyone got any stories etc

p1akuw47h5r3it

Jeez I gpt mine off a couple of years ago. Found gettin them off worse then on unfortunatly. The worst thing about them is gettin food stuck in them. Apart from that they didn't bother me tho.

irish_goat

Starting off is the worse, especially eating and talking. I remember for the first few days all I could do was scoop soup into my mouth and eat rice or mash without really chewing it much and just kinda swallowing it whole. Also avoiding chatting to anyone you find attractive until you can speak properly or you'll make a tit of yourself.

Ave Sodalis

I just got mine of on tuesday. It's fine, you get used to it and eventually you don't realise they are there. And belive me, it's worth it too.

It twinges a bit when you get them tightened but depending on the ortho, you'l be fine by that evening. Nobody really notices braces anymore. You do on other people obviously when you have them in but nobody else does.:)

rannerap

i regret not getting them in my youth,now i look about fourteen,at also stole away all of my piercings,they better look damn good in two years,sigh

Ave Sodalis

Sarannewrap wrote: »

they better look damn good in two years,sigh

I got mine out in a year and a half. It depends on how quick your teeth move. Yes it's worth it.!!!!!!

KnifeWRENCH

For me the worst thing about getting braces was having to get 4 teeth taken out before I could wear them. The actual braces themselves caused me no problems at all.
For the first few days your teeth will be a bit sore but that will only be for a small while. After two weeks or so, you'll hardly even notice that you're wearing them. Seriously, you'll adapt to having them very quickly.
You have to go get them tightened every so often and that can hurt a small bit but it's a lot less painful than you can imagine.
I was very worried about getting them taken off but it proved to be very quick and painless. It was definitely worth having them, my teeth looked much better afterwards.

rannerap

sup_dude wrote: »

I got mine out in a year and a half. It depends on how quick your teeth move. Yes it's worth it.!!!!!!

they want to break my jaw but im not having it,i do however have to get a gum transplant before they will give me my bottom braces,dont get oral piercings children

KnifeWRENCH

Sarannewrap wrote: »

they want to break my jaw but im not having it,i do however have to get a gum transplant before they will give me my bottom braces,dont get oral piercings children

I was supposed to have my jaw broken aswell but thankfully the orthodontist decided it wasn't necessary. I only found out this after the braces were in - apparently, my Mam knew they were planning to break my jaw and decided not to tell me!

Crumble Froo

you know, ive a feeling the judge would let you off early under those circumstances....

Pigwidgeon

i didn't find getting them on that bad. it was just the couple of days after tightening that it would be a bit sore eating, but only my front bottom teeth so it could be avoided.

Avoid eating toblerone bars, the amount of times i broke brackets eating them!

Tbh the worst i found was getting them off, especially when they removed the cement stuff that held the braces on, and i had a load of it on my molars so separate my top brackets from the bottom ones. Even that wasn't that bad though, more just uncomfortable.
I'd do it again in a second, well worth it. I was originally told 3 years, then 2 and then they took them off after a year and a half so don't worry about how long! From what I've heard, it's usually shorter!

g-whizz

i was told by my normal dentist that i'd have to get my jaw broke for me but we talked him out of that! i had them on for three years and every time i had them tightened.. i was in agony for two days. yoghurt, mash, soup, custard! its just a balls! but after a while you'll be sound! when you get them off.. its quite an experience!
GET A PERMANENT RETAINER! You'll never wear the temporary one!

p1akuw47h5r3it

Knife-WREEENCH wrote: »

I was supposed to have my jaw broken aswell but thankfully the orthodontist decided it wasn't necessary. I only found out this after the braces were in - apparently, my Mam knew they were planning to break my jaw and decided not to tell me!

I had to get a big gap in the front of my mouth so I had to turn a screw everynite that would pull my teeth away from eachother

Ash_M

I found braces grand, it was the year of retainers before hand killed me. Traintracks were a relief!
They're grand really, and I had bad teeth. The odd headache and a bit of tenderness after tightening, but otherwise no trouble.
Avoid fruit gums! Broke 7 brackets from them before I gave up. Slow learner, I know.

-Els-

Agustin Whispering Barnacle wrote: »

I had to get a big gap in the front of my mouth so I had to turn a screw everynite that would pull my teeth away from eachother

Me too! A bar that went accross my back teeth, and I had this little mini spanner thing to widen it every night, that was pretty unpleasant I ahve to say, I remember I had to find a whole new way of swallowing! Overall braces were grand though, I actually didn't notice them at the end, and when i got them off, I wouldn't say i missed them as such but it was wierd not having them in my mouth! Worst part of the whole thing for me was when I got my retainer, basically it was made wrong and cut into my gums, and left sores all along my gums. I thought this was normal so left it a week thinking itd clear up, it was incredibly painful, I couldn't eat, couldn't talk...

rannerap

i just want them off already the not being able to eat thing is getting old fast,and i still have to have a gum transplant and bottom ones to go:(

Ash_M

the ability to eat comfortably comes back *sympathetic pat on back*

rannerap

:(not soon enough!

Ash_M

how long have you had them on now?

rannerap

like a week,im very impatient though

Ash_M

It'll settle down pretty soon.
You get used to them fairly fast.

Leman-Russ

How long are you meant to have them in for? I've had mine for 3 years now it will get better once you stop thinking about them.

I don't get why some of you were so scared of the osteotomy(sp) its been well worth it no more overbite i can smile and not look wierd.