health Have you ever had braces?

[Guest]

Nope, but considering my friends' experiences with that, it's pretty uncomfortable. I never really needed them except my childhood, and my teeth fixed themselves somehow lol

[SquipyCheetah 449]

Had? I've had them on for eight years now, and if I'm perfectly honest, I've grown really attached to/used to them now. 

[Rulerofblocks 210]

I had them twice when I was rather young. Pretty crappy overall, but I'm so glad I got them.

Wear your retainer, kids!

[Envy 6,162]

I did not. I probably needed them, but I'm not sure how that would have ever worked with me, as I have such a sensitive gag reflex. Oh well, not like I ever show my teeth. lol.

[Vera Veil 1,732]

i had them a few years back, but now I have permeant retainers installed into my jaw line behind my teeth because those plastic molds they gave me for my teeth kept breaking as my teeth were (and still are) razor sharp (or at least on thin plastic like that, hehe)

[Retro*Derpy 3,183]

Yes, and I was always unlucky with them too. The first day they were put on the whole top row peeled off the glue so I had to get them reattached. Then a month later I had to get a few removed so I could get some of my baby teeth removed that haven't felled off yet, then reattached to the peaking teeth. All it was after that was constant tighting appointments that made gums bleed. It was awful.

[Nara 84]

I had braces for a year and a half when I was 20. I had an amazing orthodontist and everything went smoothly!

Had to extract two teeth (upper fours) cause my jaw was too tight to fit them all but now when look at my teeth you wouldn't be able to notice there's two missing!

[Cash In 22,309]

Never used them, but I was advised to when I was about 8. They were too expensive for my family, so I just had to go without.

Edited October 15, 2020 by Cash In

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

No, but I need them. Just unfortunately my parents could never afford them. 

[Rainbow Cloud 17,970]

Nope, never needed them fortunately.

[The Recherche 29,968]

I used to have them, yes. Though it was quite a painful process at times, the result was well-wroth it.

[Treeglow Flicker 13,663]

I used to have braces.

The truth is, I still have a permanent one on the back of my top teeth. I need to keep it to prevent my teeth from ever resetting themselves to how they once were. A couple of my teeth were set quite far back in my mouth prior to me getting braces. Crazy to believe that the wire on the back of my teeth has been there for two decades.

I get a little paranoid about it in regards to... well... a certain potential romantic interaction. I really don't want them to be grossed out by it...

[Mirage 24,766]

They sucked!

But they did help.

[Phosphor 11,529]

I had to wear braces in 8th grade and got them off in 10th. It kinda sucked but it's hard to argue with the results. 

[Nsxile 26,943]

Yep... Needed them because my teeth were somewhat out of alignment... Wasn't particularly pleasant though.

[Here No Longer 5,276]

Nope. I never did, and I'm glad that I didn't.

[Partialgeek514 5,011]

I had braces, and I'm very glad that those days are far behind me. Brushing my teeth was such a pain. Luckily, it taught me to brush my teeth regularly even after I got them off.

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

Yes, and they were very annoying as well.

[applesjck 5,601]

Yup, I had to have them for three years in high school. As painful and annoying as they were, I love the way my smile looks now so I guess it was worth it! Plus, I needed them due to teeth/jaw problems anyways. 

[Cagey 4,248]

I had braces, but I still don’t like my teeth. 

[Clawdeen 14,112]

No but I had to wear a retainer on the top of my teeth. I hated it so much. So uncomfortable.

[Oblivion 20,266]

No I have never had braces. 

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,295]

My sister had them, but not me.  

[Savy 5,077]

Luckily no I've never had braces.

[Dreambiscuit 9,691]

I never had braces. I did have crooked teeth and a nice gap in the middle front teeth, but they seem to have straightened out and now they're pretty straight. I actually like crooked teeth; they add to a person's personality and gives a sense of individuality.