Braces! - Ah!

[Arch]

yeeee i got braces too and it aint that bad just annoying when they get tighten'd but its not that bad, and when food get stuck but just brush.

and tbh i dont like the way braces look on anyone but people barely notice them if u dont get those colours just stick with the normal way they are.

[Meg.]

I've had braces for 3 years and never had a problem. The "gunk" doesn't make you choke, you get the mould done and then you have the braces fitted, simple as. They'll occasionally hurt as your teeth adjust to the pressure though, and no, you don't get a lisp from braces.

[GrebSkeb]

Lmao i didnt get any gunk down my throat prob cuz mines the quad helix, you dont get a lisp just likes of pain when they ajust it ^^ Oh btw quad heix is one with a pice of metal in the roof of ya mouth pushing your jaw out ^^

[Describe]

(i haven't read any other posts)

I finished my brace treatment six months ago, all has gone well. I suppose the lisp depends on the shape of your teeth/mouth at the current, only you will be able to tell if you are going to have a lisp and that's when they actually fit the brace to your teeth. Of course, speaking for the first few days is tough and smiling isn't always something you like to do. It's all in the mind. This "gunk" stuff I'm guessing is the stuff they use to take the sizes and stuff, it feels like warm wet chewing gum going in and it honestly depends if any of it goes down the back of your throat. Remember these people know what they are doing and fit braces daily. I'd advise you to let the orthodontist know straight away if the wires poke your gums, i didn't and ended up cutting the ends myself. Let's talk about down the line from now around about two years? I'm guessing that's when you'll have them removed (due to an average) and then you'll be fitted for your retainer. I didn't wear my retainer due to not honestly being fussed with it, it's also very painful and annoying. My teeth have stayed straight without the retainer.

[Stefann]

My braces don't really bother me. Only when I pull the wire out when I'm bored then have to spend ages putting it back in. Ain't got one on bottom though, pulled it clean off.

[MJJ]

I wouldn't say braces make you look cute, but they don't make you look ugly either. A lot of people have them.

The gunk is absolutely disgusting. When I had it, I felt like I was choking because I couldn't breathe and panicked.
The braces didn't really give me a lisp, but the retainers did. It was fine after a few days though.

I didn't really want to get braces at the start, but their really worth it for the lovely straight teeth at the end.

[dogboy123]

Can I say, who cares what people think about how you look, in the end who's gonna have some great looking teeth in the long term

[e5]

the result when u get them off is pleasing
i like my teeth

[GoldenMerc]

i used to have removeable braces when i was younger they never caused me trouble

[nicool]

so about 3 years ago i got my braces on and its like oh noez end of ze wurld but its really not, the worst thing is the mould they put in because its kinda hard to swallow but it doesnt make you choke or anything, you just have to relax lol. the worst thing for me was they smooth your teeth or whatever cus it is kinda sore. but its honestly worth it because i get my braces off next january *yawn* and by this time i cant even remember what it feels like to have naked teeth plus they are looking so straight now.