This site has been really great in helping me research and decide to get braces, so now I'm taking the plunge I thought I'd come and introduce myself.
I'm Helen, I'm from the UK and I'm getting braces for the first time at age 27. My teeth never used to be crooked, but when my wisdom teeth came through everything started to pile up making my lower front arch stick out below my uppers (me & my ortho joke about it being my "bulldog teeth"...sounds horrible, but that's how I see myself when I smile). I also have a slightly open bite, but I weighed up the pros and cons of surgery to rectify that, and decided to just go with braces to straighten my arches which will disguise most of the openness.
Treatment started properly yesterday when I had 2 lower teeth extracted (number 4?? the ones behind my canines) to make room to pull the others back. I was so nervous - never had an anaesthetic before but I hardly felt the needle and all seems well this morning. I'm booked in to have my braces fitted on 2nd November, I've chosen Radiance brackets.
Will get some photos up here soon. Seeing before/ after shots gave me the confidence to go for it and keep reminding me it's all worthwhile!
I guess it'll all come in time though.