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Amra from New Jersey
Since becoming
more aware of my looks (early teens) I realized I needed
braces, badly. My parents just never had the money. After my
sister got braces almost a year ago, I wanted to get them as
well. I just kept putting it off because the idea of wearing
something in my mouth was not appealing. I just turned 24
and couple of months ago I finally made the necessary
appointments and started the process for putting those
puppies on. So in a way it is a birthday present to
me...from me :)
I had the
appointment to put the braces on yesterday. The process wasn't
bad at all. I was there for about 1.5 hours. My teeth still
don't hurt like my sister insisted they would hurt. I thought
the pain of having those spacers in was bad enough and when my
sister said "wait til you put the braces on", I almost didn't go
through with it. I'm glad I did though. After I got back home
from the dentist yesterday I couldn't stop crying. This was a
huge blow to my already bad self-esteem, even though I would get
compliments on my looks every now and then.
Now I am slowly
getting used to this "new look". I go back to work tomorrow and
I wonder how long it is going to take them to notice it, since I
didn't tell anyone I was getting them. I cant wait for the final
outcome. Hopefully it will take about 1.5 yrs like the dentist
said. This site is awesome. I am glad I found it (accidentally)
and that I am not alone. If anyone is considering them, OMG get
them. The sooner you do, the better you will feel. Good luck to
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