by Dave from NY, NY - ArchWired Reader There I was, Monday, day 4 of my treatment. Braces are on and I’m dreading the first official meal in public with some co-workers who can best be described as barracudas. As background,
The Backwards Retainer
by Matt69 from Tucson, AZ - ArchWired Reader I got braces when I was a junior in college. Most of my friends did not know I was getting them until I happened to run into them and show them. Those incidences were
The Possessed Waterpik
by Kevin from the USA - ArchWired Reader So... as I do twice a day and rather nonchalantly now, I broke out the Waterpik one night, and after going through this little ritual of running the water till I can make it
School Daze
by Sophie from Leuven, Belgium - ArchWired Reader I'm Sophie from Leuven, Belgium and I'm 21 at the moment. At the time of my 'embarrassing' braces story, however, I was 13 years old. It was the first day that I had my
Rinse and Spit
by Jennifer from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada - ArchWired Reader I attended a local birding festival in a provincial park last May and ended up having to eat lunch at a picnic table. There were no washrooms with running
The Cycling Class
by Mary from Oregon - ArchWired Reader Everyone stresses if they should tell friends about getting braces or not before the day they go on. I agonized over this decision. I decided I would tell my closest friends and
Headgear Hell (A Funny Story)
by Dave from NY, NY - ArchWired Reader Nobody grows up dreaming of wearing headgear. Nobody even has nightmares of wearing headgear, either. They always figure that it’ll happen to someone else, or that modern dentistry will