YES! I am in braces and have been for about 10 months now! Like everyone else, I didn't have the best looking set of teeth, but never really did anything about it. One day, I just got really tired of thinking on whether or not to get braces, so tired that I went out and did something about it.
I can tell you, that when I finally make up my mind(it took a bit of time though. hehehe), I move real fast! Within 2 weeks, I was braced and have not looked back since.
I am also getting married soon and yes I will have my braces on still for the wedding and the honeymoon. However, I just didn't care. I supposed anything would look better then what my teeth use to be. And besides, the braces doesn't work me, I work it.
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Since I have ceramics, they really don't show up much in pictures, AND I have a good photographer. He actually is into photojournalism soooo...he can white them out in the real close up shots! YIPPIE!
In any case, I've had my equal shares of pain since I've been braced. At times, I can tell you that it hurts really bad after an adjustment or even during. I am not a whimp when it comes to pain so when I tell you, it hurts, it most certainly does. But my Ortho is getting better about hurting me. He better or else!
My progress at the beginning was fast, now it has slowed down a bit. It appears that the left side of my teeth does not want to corporate. Ortho has been working it for the past 4 months. I sometimes wonder what he's doing because honestly, I've become so accustom to my teeth that I can tell him at times, what he needs to do.
Ok, Sorry for the long message, I'm sure I can think of many more things to tell you all, but in time I guess I will.
For now though, I have a wedding to go plan!
thanks for listening.