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I am back after 2 years with my braces off. No problems except that I miss them. Right now I am 52 and just wish I could do it all over again. Does anyone else feel this way? When I had them on there were no problems at all for the three years. Just curious as to how others feel.

lol what do you miss about them?

Wow bub, that's an unusual post! I am getting mine off on July 21 and I am 100% certain that I will not miss them.

What do you miss about them?

Wow, okay, ummm....wow. I really can't say that I'm going to miss mine. Sorry. My debrace day of August 12th cannot get here soon enough.

I'm getting mine off in 7 days and there is NO WAY that I will miss them.

LOL. I felt the same as I was very used to my braces and never had any big trouble wearing them.
I found the experince wearing them very interesting and bombarded my ortho with all kind of questions. I never needed any fancy stuff more than the brackets and some wire changing.
At first I felt a bit different being the only braced adult in the area but soon liked the braces a lot and they become a part of me.

After debanding it almost felt as my personallity was gone after 2 years in braces and I soon missed them.

Now I'm wearing braces again on my lower teeth due to a stubborned tooth that decided to move back into its old position. I can't say that I was disapointed being braced again. I know have metal brackets and feel quite good wearing them. No big deal and quite funny being in braces again

I have been in braces for a little over 6 weeks and while I am SO happy I decided to get them (and my adjustment so far has been tolerable), I look forward to the day when my braces are off and I can see and feel my teeth again. I haven't been in braces long enough for them to feel like they are a part of me. They still look and feel very foreign and I hope they always do. I want my natural smile back .... only a better version!

Seriously, I cannot wait until mine come off! It will be weird being able to brush and floss in under 5 minutes, but I'll get used to it.

Wow, this is an unusual first post, for sure!

I cannot WAIT until my braces are off and I'm almost 100% sure I will NOT miss them. I hate them in fact. I've of course gotten used to them, for the most part, but I still feel self conscious talking to people, and smiling, and I cannot stand food getting caught in between my brackets, and the extra time it takes to brush and floss. I also just feel generally unattractive with all this metal on my teeth too. I can't WAIT for them to come out!!!

Hey everyone, I'm new here. I miss my braces just a little bit. I had mine for 3 years and 13 days. And it was my second round of braces! I miss seeing the progress of my teeth moving in line. I also miss seeing my orthodontist once a month. Mine actually provided warm cookies or snow cones during visits!

**sidetrack**

PinkLeaf - you just brough back childhood memories of me, my dad, and my sister having dental appointments at the same time. My dad would bring donuts & coke for us while we waited. Ha ha. I'm sure it wasn't all the time, but the memory sure sticks. I bet the whole dental staff was shocked and appalled.

if you miss yours, you can have mine ... I sure won't miss mine at all, can't wait to get them off!!!!!

bub1958 wrote: I am back after 2 years with my braces off. No problems except that I miss them. Right now I am 52 and just wish I could do it all over again. Does anyone else feel this way? When I had them on there were no problems at all for the three years. Just curious as to how others feel.

You can have mine if I can have your already beautiful teeth.

Oh heck no, I'm not going to miss my braces for one second!

I still have a year left and I can't waiiiiit to get these horrible things off!!! They are ugly and just making my teeth worse! I reallllllly hope they're worth it in the end!