I am 29 and getting much needed braces in July- traditional metal uppers and lowers. I think I'll grow in confidence as time goes on and venture into colours (only one at a time) but to start with I will be choosing silver. I remember as a teen wanting pink and purple ligs if I had braces... I plan to get them as my last lig change as a celebration and to make my 'inner teen' happy
I have always had dramas with my teeth but unfortunately we couldn't afford braces as a child, along with the fact that an orthodontist said that "they will get straighter as I get older". Obviously that didn't happen, thanks 'mate'
So to cut a long story short, it has taken until now to get the courage (and some money) to get the ball rolling!So the problems I am hoping to correct with braces are:
Crowding upper and lower (including my right front tooth overlapping the left)
Bi-dental protrusion
Lip closing issues
Left jaw problems
Expected time 18-24 months
I will need 4 teeth extracted to correct the bi-dental protrusion and move my teeth back where they should be on the jaw. This makes sense to me considering that it is such a stretch to keep my mouth closed and my teeth look like they're all trying to jump out of my mouth!
I'm sure that everyone knows how excited but nervous I am about getting the braces on!! How much will it hurt? Is the treatment plan correct? Is my face going to fall off? etc. etc. but I'm quite excited to get them on after waiting soooo long! And I have a reasonable amount of faith in my ortho
I have been eating as much of my favourite foods as possible so that I won't be too grumpy when the time to starve arrives
I have had to focus on enjoying not having braces this month so that I don't get too impatient waiting for my appointment! No doubt the time will arrive soon enough 
CC
Hooray for you in a couple of days! I hope everything goes well for you too!
It certainly is nice to be able to go through this together as brace buddies 
