Got Braces in College at 21
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:19 am
Hello everyone, I’m very excited to be back on the journey to straight teeth. I’m a 21 year old male and a junior in college.
I started my treatment in my home state (I’m currently an out of state student) last February (of 2019) with metal braces to correct crowding and an 80% deep bite. I was told it would take about 18 months to finish. I ended up having them for about 4 months before I decided to switch to Invisalign since I was moving out of state for college and I felt it would be easier to be social if I switched.
By the end of my first semester I actually ended up getting in touch with my orthodontist to discuss the possibility of switching back to braces because I ended up hating the Invisalign trays so much. For me, they became too much of a hassle to keep clean and more importantly wearing them for the time needed each day. Despite being several states away my orthodontist agreed that switching back to braces would be the better route. I was told that treatment would be probably take an additional 3 years (4 years total) since I would only be able to get into appointments during my break and my time with Invisalign left my teeth looking about the same as they did at the 5 month mark when my braces were first removed. Honestly, I’m pretty bummed that I’m still looking at multiple more years with braces, but I’d absolutely take it over having Invisalign.
My first few weeks with them this semester I was terrified I was going to get roasted for getting them, but everyone has been super supportive. I honestly couldn’t be happier with my decision even if it’s more multiple more years.
Here is a picture of the day I got them (December 16th)
https://imgur.com/a/iTTaHNB
I started my treatment in my home state (I’m currently an out of state student) last February (of 2019) with metal braces to correct crowding and an 80% deep bite. I was told it would take about 18 months to finish. I ended up having them for about 4 months before I decided to switch to Invisalign since I was moving out of state for college and I felt it would be easier to be social if I switched.
By the end of my first semester I actually ended up getting in touch with my orthodontist to discuss the possibility of switching back to braces because I ended up hating the Invisalign trays so much. For me, they became too much of a hassle to keep clean and more importantly wearing them for the time needed each day. Despite being several states away my orthodontist agreed that switching back to braces would be the better route. I was told that treatment would be probably take an additional 3 years (4 years total) since I would only be able to get into appointments during my break and my time with Invisalign left my teeth looking about the same as they did at the 5 month mark when my braces were first removed. Honestly, I’m pretty bummed that I’m still looking at multiple more years with braces, but I’d absolutely take it over having Invisalign.
My first few weeks with them this semester I was terrified I was going to get roasted for getting them, but everyone has been super supportive. I honestly couldn’t be happier with my decision even if it’s more multiple more years.
Here is a picture of the day I got them (December 16th)
https://imgur.com/a/iTTaHNB