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ive been sooo self concious of my smile 4ages-should iget braces i just wonder if the heartache is worth it!

Heartache getting braces? Braces are a good thing, not something you should be heartbroken over (after all, they are optional).

There really is only one question you need to ask yourself; do you want your smile to be the same as it is now 5 years from now? 5 years will go by regardless of braces (you should be long out of braces by 5 years btw), so will you be looking back at your braces saying it was worth it or looking back saying you wish you had done it?

I never regretting having braces for a minute.

Kevin

How I see it is.. 2 years from now I can either have straight teeth, or the same teeth. I just really wish I had done it sooner, like 2 years ago =p And I decided I didn't want to be saying that 2 years from now.

I think that braces are definitely worth it! I haven't seen a lot of movement yet but I know that in the end I will have an amazing smile that will last forever! I got so sick of everyone pointing out how yucky my teeth were! The pain and annoyance is only temporary but your beautful smile is everlasting!
Good luck!

-Hannah

There is no heartache with braces. A little discomfort, but very little. The only regret I have is I should have done it a long time ago. Better late than never. The only problem is food getting stuck in them. I just wish more people would notice them. Go ahead and get your mouth metalized, you will not be sorry Good luck , Bret

Get the braces!!! Like everyone else, my only regret is not doing it sooner and living needlessly with my ugly teeth and appearance for all my teenage/adult life. I will go as far to say that my whole life changed now my teeth are straighter - when my teeth were horribly crooked, I simply wasn't treated well by others. I was also teased by other adults, and had a hard time going anywhere in a career. Now my teeth are straighter (have only about five or six more months in braces!) I can tell people treat me far better. I have a good job for the 1st time in my life. And I am not ashamed anymore and probably had a tad of self-esteem for the 1st time ever!

I hate to say it, but "what's on the outside" is what counts - people do judge you by your looks, and who wants to spend their lives looking poorly if they don't have to? If you look bad, most people won't give you a chance. And why be a "have not" when you can join the "haves"? Get your teeth fixed and you will love the result!

thanks evry1-when ye ut it like that it sounds like id be stupid to not consider it-just gotta wait till my wisdom teeth r pulled,then ill see how my jaw isdoin/....ah!
just lookin thru all your posts and lookin at your tickers-i am soooo envious of you all with your-xmonths x wks etc in braces!I would just really love to be able to get them and know that each day is a day closer to that smile ive alwyas wanted!I'd just love to be able to say-right i did itnow all i have t do is sit back and let the braces do their thing!sigh.....seems such a long way off...gotta wait at least a week till after my op2get referred 2an ortho,then ill prob b waitin till after Christmas for my initial consultation and even longer toill treatment starts!sigggghhh!
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