Late to the party, dude in braces at 28

[throne]

Hey all!

I've a few months into treatment, but I thought I'd swing by and share my experiences! Wish I had found this group months ago, so I'm happy to be a part of the club. Long story short, I wore braces throughout high school, instantly lost my retainer and my teeth relapsed but somehow got worse due to my wisdom teeth. I haven't been happy with my teeth and have since all but stopped smiling in photos.

I got a new job about 8 months ago with AWESOME insurance, so after hunting for the right orthodontist (one that didn't do extractions), I decided to take the plunge 4 months ago! I have top and bottom metal braces, which took some adjusting to --
both the pain and visual aspect, but I'm glad I did it! People compliment them all they time and say they suit me... still deciding if that's a compliment or not! It is really incredible watch my teeth transform into something I am happy with again.

My orthodontist said my progress is a bit slower than he had hoped, but I just got a pretty painful adjustment today, new wire and something called powerchains, so hopefully this will put me on schedule. Slated to be in braces for 24 months. Wish me luck!

[throne]

aww man, meant to post this in braces stories, reposted it there :O

[sparx01]

Congrats for this round of braces. Im kinda in the same predicament, braces in High School, but braces now, again at age 34. Ive been in treatment now for 4 months with both Top and Bottom as well. Question, did you get power chains the last visit too? Just wondering, cause I did on my top this adjustment even though didn't really have any gaps, but I guess they engage more, along with steel ties on all my front teeth.

[throne]

Congrats for this round of braces. Im kinda in the same predicament, braces in High School, but braces now, again at age 34. Ive been in treatment now for 4 months with both Top and Bottom as well. Question, did you get power chains the last visit too? Just wondering, cause I did on my top this adjustment even though didn't really have any gaps, but I guess they engage more, along with steel ties on all my front teeth.

Hey congrats to you too bud! Looks like we are on the same treatment path, I also got a powerchain on my tops during my last adjustment and I have no gaps. No wire ties to go with it, but they have been putting wire ties under my ligs the past few adjustments, said my movements been a bit slow. Which color did you pick and what's your sentence in braces?

[Kkwill]

I just got my second round of power chains on the bottom, and just got them on the top today. I did, however, have extractions done to make room. I hated it, but if it gets the job done then so be it. Also, doesn't having braces as an adult suck?! I feel like I'm 12 again! I too had braces when I was a kid, but financial reasons made them come off early, so here we all are!
Good luck guys! 8 months down for me, a year and 10 months to go.....

[sparx01]

[quote="throne"][quote="sparx01"]Congrats for this round of braces. Im kinda in the same predicament, braces in High School, but braces now, again at age 34. Ive been in treatment now for 4 months with both Top and Bottom as well. Question, did you get power chains the last visit too? Just wondering, cause I did on my top this adjustment even though didn't really have any gaps, but I guess they engage more, along with steel ties on all my front teeth.[/quote]

Hey congrats to you too bud! Looks like we are on the same treatment path, I also got a powerchain on my tops during my last adjustment and I have no gaps. No wire ties to go with it, but they have been putting wire ties under my ligs the past few adjustments, said my movements been a bit slow. Which color did you pick and what's your sentence in braces? [/quote]

Im in American Orthodontics line, so got standard blue this round, thinking about black next. By my 2nd adjustment, I got wire ties under my ligatures too on my top & bottom teeth and they initially sucked cause they were extremely poking on the bottom, but after they adjusted them a couple weeks later, its been all good. Im probably looking about an year, but I've already told my orthodontist to take it slow. Ive seen too many ppl I know get them off early, and their teeth are seriously even more messed up within a year (probably because they're still loose & moving). In reality, this go around with braces hasn't been a big deal. Eating kinda sucks, at least having to immediately brush, but it really isn't that bad.

[Natrapx]

Good luck fellow 28 yr old!

[tillybrace]

your not late to the party,, your just in time, it's your party after all