Elsie from Florida

I cannot begin to tell you how much this Web site helped me before I went in for braces. I knew exactly what to expect and it was much less intimidating than it could have been. First, I'm 31 years old and have been putting off getting braces for the past several years. I needed them as a kid, but we never had the money.

Let me just say, everything you all said was true - right down to the terrible taste of the glue! Yuk! I've had my braces for a little less than a week now and I'm doing great. I actually think the spacers were worse. I have clear on top and in a couple of months I'll get metal on bottom. Expected treatment is 18-24 months. I didn't have any real trouble eating, just need to avoid the list of foods the doctor gave me. Other than that, I could pretty much eat anything on the first day. I have a couple of small sores where my mouth is getting used to the braces, but it's more discomfort than real pain.