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I am missing the 14 and the 25 due to orthodontic treatment about 30 years ago. The gaps never had been fully closed and I always hated how it looked, especially at the left sight. The gap on the right sight was not so obvious because it was further in my mouth. I am in braces since January and we a...

Good to read I'm not the only one who doesn't get her wire changed every month. I was a bit worried because I thought that I would get a new wire every month. This is my treatment: January Braces on February Changing elastic lig to an iron ligature around one of the brackets lower teeth. March New w...

The only one I told I was going to have braces was a friend of mine. Her reaction was not positive. She didn't understand why I would choose to go into so much trouble, esspecially at my age (I'm 51). She has lost a lot of teeth and have to wear dentures, which she hates because they hurt. So she do...

I have that feeling too. I always look forward to an adjustment. When the pain (well, I dont't find it real pain, it's more the feeling of the pressure on my teeth) is subdued I always think the braces isn't working anymore.

Great progress. The growding of your teeth looked a bit like mine so it's interesting to see your progress.

I'm using all kinds of toothpaste, as long it has fluoride, it tastes nice and it's not whitening. I like to change the brand when I need to buy a new tube. I love golgate, don't like desensin that much. For the mouthwaters, I started using them when I've got my braces. I Never used them before. It'...

I'm enjoying the braces experience too. Some 30 years ago I had braces but the gaps from my pre molar extraction have never closed. I have always found this very annoying but never took the step to have braces again. I always thought I was too old for this and that Iwasn't possible anaymore. Now I h...

My age is 51 and got my braces braces about nearly 6 month ago. I also had braces when I was (I think) 18. I had to let extract a premolar and a second molar. Because the gaps had never closed correctly I decided to wear braces again. I never knew that it still was possible at my age. I realised tha...

I miss biting into my food without having to worry that my brackets will break off from my teeth. I bite into sandwiches and other soft food but that's mostly the only thing I dare to bite into. But I eat almost anything. Nuts I chew with the molars where no brackets are on or I crunch them first. I...

I had never realised there would be so many over 50 people with braces. Now I am having braces I'm quite obsessed seeing other people with braces on. At the beginning, about nearly 5 months ago I was a lot self aware, only smiled with my mouth closed. Now I don't care anymore (well, maybe a little b...

Hi. I'm also over 50. I'm 51 and female. I've been in metal brackets since January. About 30 years ago I had one for my upper yaw but since then I still have had large gaps on both sides between two teeths. So I have bracelets to cloce the gaps. In my other yaw I have crowding teeths. I was lucky an...