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omg! i have to get my braces on again tomorrow morning!.. the first time i didnt wear my retainer so now..here they go again..my ortho said 12 months...do u think its possible for them to move faster???
its not bad at all its just one tooth got crowded and is out.. ugh!!
The 12 months (or less) will go by fast. Be happy you are 22 and can have it out of the way by the time you are 23. I had braces from 13-16 and my lower teeth crowded in my twenties--I am now 37 and decided to get a lower set of braces. I should've fixed them in my twenties....
holy poo. I'm so sorry for you. that sucks. I am 23 and just got my braces on almost 2 weeks ago... sentenced to 2 years. I could not imagine having to go back and do it all over again. I am for sure wearing my retainer. www.allbraced.blogspot.com
I got my braces on at 20 and I'm 21 now. This is my first time in braces so I don't share your frustration of needing them a second time, but I can relate to what it's like getting braces at our age. It does suck at first, however you will adjust so quickly and forget you have them on, really. Once all your friends have seen you in braces and you realize with your ID, you can still go out to bars and such, it's not a big deal!
I feel your pain. I just got my braces off in late Dec 09 after a year of having them on and it's looking like I might need them again.
I wear/wore my retainers faithfully, but my top teeth just aren't right and didn't feel right from the day the braces came off (one of my canines is pushing itself back into the gum and the incisor next to it is pushing itself backwards).
It really sucks but it seems wasteful to not complete treatment after spending all that time and money, right?
i have to get my braces on again tomorrow morning!.. the first time i didnt wear my retainer so now..here they go again..my ortho said 12 months...do u think its possible for them to move faster???
