How has having braces changed your life

[ratosambo1]

Hi guys how have braces affected you life, your self confidence. Does anyone have any regrets.
I had a diastema and I look like a completely different person.
I have two more months to go but for the first time I show my teeth in photos.

[T1braces]

Hi there. I have full metal braces, female age 50. I've had them 12 weeks now and hopefully just 6 months to go. Honestly do not regret a thing, despite early discomfort etc. Self esteem not affected at all. Embrace them. You're making a change, something positive for you. I smile as usual, never stop chatting and eat out as usual. Your braces will take you on a journey - wear them with pride

[kallekald]

I hated my smile and always covered my mouth when smiling so I got braces. Now one of my canines are chipped and I am so sad about it and he's not providing anything else beside grinding (?) the other tooth too. I am so bummed and starting to regret.

[AndyB]

I hate the need of using more than one toothbrush all the time, and cant clean my teeth properly in less than 10 minutes, so i cant clean them well when in hurry....and i think ill have to wear them for a long time since a tooth didnt grow out so i just had a surgery uncovering it and connecting it to the braces, but its like 1 cm above all other teeth so i recieved a really long coil between left 2nd and 4th tooth and tiny bracket that connects to the wire with some kind of a neck, not directly placed on the bracket. Looks weird, and gave me some pain because of the coil rubbing against my lips but it will do its job for sure....

[Tyrantblade]

Besides having to put on and replace elastics and having a better smile now than probably ever before it hasn't really changed my life much.

The end of braces will only really be the mid point for me though as I will get 2 permanent implants after.

[friendlyturtle]

Braces have really boosted my self-confidence by an infathomable amount. Before braces, I had terrible teeth that looked extremely ugly. I wasn't able to get braces up until a few months ago. With extractions, I pulled the trigger, and I am so glad that I did. It's truely amazing going from hiding your crooked teeth, to freely smiling and showing off your cool colors.

Just got elastics (gorilla) on today, along with a new heavy wire and baby pink powerchains. Totally loving this color, I regret not asking my ortho for the neon elastics though!