I’m 20 years old, and have never been happy with my lower teeth. They are very crowded and overlap each other, but I have always been too scared to get anything done about them.  I started university in a different city, and happened to mention that I didn’t like my teeth to my new dentist. He put me in touch with an orthodontist and next thing I knew I was agreeing to having braces. 

I have never noticed how much I have an overjet until I saw the molds! My treatment is full braces (metal) and elastics and estimated time is 2 years. Spacers went in a week before the braces and man were they annoying?! So when the day I got my braces came, I was just excited to getting the spacers out! But I was very, very nervous about it all.  

First they put on some really icky tasting glue and then bonded the brackets on. Next the arch wire went on and I chose purple ligatures (I figured since I had metal they were going to be pretty obvious anyway!) I could feel pressure but nothing major. They just felt funny in my mouth, very big and I felt really self conscious that other people were staring at them as I made my way back home on the bus. I was really worried about other people’s reactions to my braces, but to be honest no one seems to care! I’ve had a couple of comments but generally just people noting I have them. I’ve even had my first kiss with braces on! 

It’s been two months now since I had them and they have been fine so far. Soft foods for a couple of weeks but fine since. I just can’t wait to have them off and have a perfect smile!