Braces vs. retainer. What's easier?

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#16 Post by **MATEO'S** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:34 pm

i think braces are the worst with the flossing and when you eat you have to run to the bathroom to check whats left in your teeth from your lunch

im getting my braces off in less than a month and i sooo loking forward to have my retainer...so i say retainers

#17 Post by **blue** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:52 pm

MATEO'S wrote:i think braces are the worst with the flossing and when you eat you have to run to the bathroom to check whats left in your teeth from your lunch im getting my braces off in less than a month and i sooo loking forward to have my retainer...so i say retainers

After 8 years of braces, I got very good at "sucking" any debris out of them after eating. It was never really an issue for me. If I had the chance to brush, even better.

#18 Post by **jennielee81** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:56 am

Making an "S" or "CH" sound is so difficult with retainers. I've been practicing "Sally sells seashells..." when I'm alone to see if I can figure it out.

For me, I say, "Reisterstown church"..

#19 Post by **PaulJames** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:33 pm

I just got my braces off last week, got my retainer today!
And I can easily say that braces are much much much much much BETTER!!!!
The retainer is really getting on my nerves, it hurts, it's bad speech and u notice its there all the time!!!!!!!