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Oh no that sounds terrible, I'd be really upset if I were in your position! Are you going to visit another orthodontist?

All the best, hope everything goes smoothly from here!

All the best for your braces journey!

My orthodontist predicts it'll take anywhere from 2-3 years to perfect my teeth, and I'm excited to see how they turn out!

A month later, I got my braces on, and it was also a very pleasant experience. I've had 0 mouth ulcers over the past 3 months, and have been able to eat all kinds of food with no pain (apart from the first day of braces).

I went for a consultation and xray, only to be told I had 3 wisdom teeth (not yet emerged) that needed extracting. The fourth had come out nicely a year earlier, so they saw no need to extract it. I went for my wisdom tooth extraction under IV sedation, and with an experienced maxillofacial surgeon ...

Anyway, my decision to get braces came from the fact that almost all my college friends had either done braces in their teens or were doing braces now, so the pressure to have a perfect smile was there.

(replying to my post cos I'm trying to reach the minimum post count to get my own signature)

I just got my braces on in July, for my top row of teeth. My orthodontist only put braces on the top row for now, since my bottom row is perfectly straight. The other teeth in my top row are perfectly straight....apart from the fact that I have high canines because my face is too small for my teeth....

Got my braces on after my 20th birthday, due to peer pressure and my future career. Won't look nice for a doctor to have less than perfect teeth