By now, everybody probably knows that  a colon, dash, and right parenthesis looks like a smiley face :-) 

ArchWired reader Eric from Massachusetts sent in these handcrafted orthodontic emoticons for us to enjoy.  Eric says, "Sitting in from of my laptop pondering my current orthodontic journey, I put together some braces 'emoticons'.  I know I've seen some of the simpler ones, but think some of the others may be new." 

Thanks, Eric!

: ^ (-_)          overbite

: ^ (_-)          under bite

: ^ (´`)          protruding teeth

:-)#)              braces and happy

:->#>             braces and very happy

:-(#(              braces and unhappy 

:-<#<             very angry about having braces 

:-#)…..           braces and drooling

;..(#)             braces hurt  

;..(*#)           braces with canker sore!  

:-)#}#)          braces and headgear

:-<}<             not pleased with wearing headgear 

<(:-)#}#)       braces and high-pull headgear

(:-)=})>         facemask

:-)##)           metal brackets

:-)}})            ceramic brackets  

:-)$$)            gold brackets 

:-)][)             Invisalign™/invisible braces 

:-)})              retainer

:-)=)             thumb/tongue habit appliance

: (?)              broken wire/bracket   

:-)#=#)         braces with rubber bands

º :-(#-#)       popped off a rubber band

:-(#-#) ºººººº     spilled my bag of rubber bands

:-(###)-:      braces locked

:-[::]            brackets being installed

:-[#]             braces being installed

:-X               I don't want anyone to see my braces

:-(#J#)         using a Water-Pik™

:-(#q#)         brushing braces

:-(#\#)         how do you floss these things?

:-(#*#)        gum caught in braces

:-(#~#)        tongue caught in braces

:-<##)          lip caught in braces

:-(#·#)         tongue piercing caught in braces

:-[|]             braces being removed

:-)|)             finished with braces!