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I have ceramic brackets and I think they are making my teeth look very yellow. My teeth never looked yellow pre-braces. My ortho's assistant said it's from the treatment they put on the teeth before placing the brackets (not the cement). She said it releases flouride or something. I think I could de...

Thank you all for the responses. I guess I just thought having braces would simply look a bit awkward. I didn't think it would be so constantly irritating. The wires are not poking, although the brackets do rough up my cheeks and inner lips (but I use wax to help that). My biggest source of discomfo...

Hi everyone. So glad I found this website as I recently got braces for the first time and have been feeling miserable ever since. My teeth weren't all that bad to begin with, but I had noticed some crowding on both upper and lowers and the dentist suggested braces. I had no idea what I was getting i...