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i think braces are the worst with the flossing and when you eat you have to run to the bathroom to check whats left in your teeth from your lunch :roll: im getting my braces off in less than a month and i sooo loking forward to have my retainer...so i say retainers :wink: After 8 years of braces, I...

For me, retainers are worse. Sure, braces made me feel self-conscious, but they were fairly unobtrusive and I usually forgot they were there unless I was laughing or smiling. Conversely, I am very aware I have retainers in. They mess up my speech and I have to do a lot more planning when it comes to...

Hey all! I'm new here and I wish I had found this place 8 years ago when I first got my braces on. Looks like a lot of friendly people and good information.

I posted my story here, if anyone is interested.

- blue

If you think your 2 years in braces are bad, this will make you feel better... Senior year of high school, 1999. I was 16 years old and I still had baby teeth for upper canines. My dentist had told me the adult teeth would eventually erupt, but it just wasn't happening because they were both fully i...

I went for black.