I've always had wonky teeth and at 11 I was asked by my dentist if I was happy with my teeth.. and of course I said yes because back them I could have looked like a THIS IS SPAM PLEASE REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR THIS IS SPAM PLEASE REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR THIS IS SPAM PLEASE REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR THIS IS SPAM PLEASE REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR THIS IS SPAM PLEASE REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR and not cared.. as I got older I became more aware of them and developed some every strange habbits trying to hide them!!
I was looking online at types of braces when I came across this website and was amazed looking at the progress pictures on here and how quickly teeth actually moved for most of you.. That's when I decided that I'd do something about it and somehow plucked up the courage to make an appointment and actually turn up!
I got clear self-ligating braces put on 3 weeks ago just before my 21st birthday - tops only for now as I have a deep bite and would break brackets/my teeth on any bottom ones. I'll have to wear them for the next 18 - 24 months unless they miraculously move super fast which I'm secretly hoping
When they first went on I wondered what the hell I'd done as I guess I wanted them to be completely invisible and of course they weren't.. unless you are standing behind me.. or 10 miles away! After they went on I felt like I'd been kicked in the face, started a love affair with pain killers and wax and felt very sorry for myself for the next 3 days. Along with trying to talk like a venquilatrist so no one could see I had braces I felt a bit down to say the least. Then the pain went and my gums became more immune to being scratched from the evil hooks.. appart from feeling them rub my lips slightly when I smile I hardly notice they're there. Plus now I think sod it and don't care what people think! (The worst bit is meeting people you haven' seen for a while and seeing them do a double take when they see the brace.. then trying not so subtly not to be obvious they're looking!)
So it's been 3 weeks and I think I see a little change... Unless I'm just seeing what I want to see.. hmm.. what do you think??
I wanted those SOOO bad...but I didn't know they existed. My ortho didn't give me that option. I told her I was really interested in the damon brackets because they were self-ligating, and also ceramic...she told me the self-ligating (specifically damon) was for people who had a lot of crowding and didn't want to have to have extractions. So, she suggested inVu brackets which are ceramics. ANYWAY...do you know how lucky you are that your brackets won't stain and you can EAT WHAT YOU WANT because you don't have LIGS that will stain?!! This means your teeth won't look yellow, or orange, or whatever thing you've eaten to stain your brackets, after a week in clear ligs!! LOL GO YOU!!!
(If you want to see my pics, there's a whole thread with progress pics 
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