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My First Day In Dental Braces

October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Silke’s First Day In 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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Dawn’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Mandy’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Linh’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Jannie’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Frank’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Kevin’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Jon’s First Day In Braces

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

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October 21, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Luke’s First Day In Braces

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

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