My First Day In Dental Braces

by Silke from Sidney, Australia Here are some weird and wonderful things I thought I’d share with you about my experience with braces so far. I've had my braces on for 3 and a half months now. My teeth have moved quite

by Dawn from Ohio, USA I, like a lot of you, should have gotten braces when I was a teenager. I can’t blame my parents, they started the process (found a doctor…x-rays…molds…). My first doctor had to close his office in

by Mandy in Ontario, Canada I grew up in the states. When I was younger, I didn't go to the dentist until I was 14 years old. My parents couldn't afford it. When I finally did go to the dentist, it was mentioned that I

by Linh from London, UK I'm 24 year old and today is my second full day in braces. I opted for the Damon braces, which I have on the top but for some reason my ortho has put the full traditional metal ones on the bottom

by Jannie from San Francisco, CA I'm a 30-year woman who grew up in San Francisco and have always had bad teeth as far as I could remember. My teeth were crooked, not really "too" bad had it not been my under bite. I have

by Frank from Sydney, Australia I first found out that I had a problem with my teeth when I was about 19 or 20 years old. At that age I was in 2nd or 3rd year of university and when the orthodontist told me that I had to

by Kevin in South Carolina, USA I wore braces for many years in High School. When I finally got them off, I didn't wear my retainer and surprise, surprise my teeth moved back to the way they were before. I lived with it

by Jonathan from Vancouver, Canada Like many of the people who have submitted their stories here, I have been contemplating braces for a couple years. I would think about it on and off as my lower front teeth are crowded

by Luke from Tasmania, Australia I am a 26-year-old who has had braces on for almost one week now. For as long as I can remember, I have never been happy with the look of my teeth as of the upper spacing. Until I