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tronvillain · 02-13-2003, 08:05 PM

They are definitely worth it. I love having perfect teeth.

Shake · 02-14-2003, 06:46 AM

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Originally posted by Strawberry
My parents never let me get braces when I was younger. Mom always pointed out her crooked bottom teeth and said they never caused her any problem. Now I'm glad for that. (If I'd had an actual jaw problem, it would have been different.)

Besides, I think tall guys with crooked teeth are cute.

Oh, really?? *wink wink*

Mine aren't perfect, but they're far from horrible. No major visible gaps, just some slight overlapping. My folks couldn't afford it way back when, and now I'm too old to be worried about it.
Not that 33 is OLD, mind you.

Psycho Economist · 02-14-2003, 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by Benjamin Franklin
Is it really that painful. My friend said it was only for the first week. Once your you get use to the braces,it just becomes part of you, according to her.

They don't hurt to be on your teeth, though the polishing and cementing is nerve-wracking. When you get used to it, they're ready to come off. I also lost more brackets than normal because I produce a lot of saliva.

The problem is getting them tightened. Modern braces work by using various "rubber band" (probably artificial polymer) chains of various elasticities to pull your teeth together over time. When they put on new chains, about an hour later they feel funny, almost itchy... then there's a dull ache for about three days. And you do this every three to eight weeks depending on the treatment schedule.

The first couple times it started out really painfully. I couldn't chew anything the day after I got them tightened for the first time. And the soreness lasted me a week.

HaysooChreesto! · 02-14-2003, 12:00 PM

My oldest daughter wants them purely for cosmetic reasons and I'm going to pay for them gladly. Same for my 11 year old. It's just not right to let them go through high school with a mouth full of off centered tombstones.

I guess the stereotype of bad British teeth has some basis in fact...

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02-13-2003, 08:05 PM	#21
tronvillain Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,658	They are definitely worth it. I love having perfect teeth.

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HaysooChreesto! Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 7,737	My oldest daughter wants them purely for cosmetic reasons and I'm going to pay for them gladly. Same for my 11 year old. It's just not right to let them go through high school with a mouth full of off centered tombstones. I guess the stereotype of bad British teeth has some basis in fact...

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