For newbies and potential newbies
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:42 am
Now that I'm an old pro and about to be debraced (!), I'd like to share some advice:
1) no one cares that you have braces but you (and your brace buddies!). The best defense is a good offense. I showed off my braces immediately to everyone I knew to avoid those awkward stares.
2) lots of people will become self-conscious themselves when they see your braces and will be jealous that you had the guts to go through with it.
3) once you have braces you will notice all the people who should get braces.
4) once you have braces you will notice all the people who have braces and you will immediately bond with them.
5) after a few appointments you won't notice all the teenagers in the dental chairs and won't care that you are the only adult patient. In fact, you'll be proud.
6) the time will fly by. Think of how fast the last two years went.
7). JUST DO IT ALREADY! Your teeth won't get any better on their own. In fact, they may get worse, like mine did. When I first thought about getting braces I could have gotten invisaligns; by the time I actually went through with it my teeth moved so much I needed metal braces. Remember, the sooner you get your braces on, the sooner you will get your braces off.
Good luck!!
Lisa
1) no one cares that you have braces but you (and your brace buddies!). The best defense is a good offense. I showed off my braces immediately to everyone I knew to avoid those awkward stares.
2) lots of people will become self-conscious themselves when they see your braces and will be jealous that you had the guts to go through with it.
3) once you have braces you will notice all the people who should get braces.
4) once you have braces you will notice all the people who have braces and you will immediately bond with them.
5) after a few appointments you won't notice all the teenagers in the dental chairs and won't care that you are the only adult patient. In fact, you'll be proud.
6) the time will fly by. Think of how fast the last two years went.
7). JUST DO IT ALREADY! Your teeth won't get any better on their own. In fact, they may get worse, like mine did. When I first thought about getting braces I could have gotten invisaligns; by the time I actually went through with it my teeth moved so much I needed metal braces. Remember, the sooner you get your braces on, the sooner you will get your braces off.
Good luck!!
Lisa