by Dave from NY, NY - ArchWired Reader There I was, Monday, day 4 of my treatment. Braces are on and I’m dreading the first official meal in public with some co-workers who can best be described as barracudas. As background,
Braces and Snorkeling or Scuba Diving
by Kevin DuPre, ArchWired reader Recently I went on a Caribbean cruise vacation, but not before getting braces. My braces were on for about 3 weeks before we traveled, and having taken my snorkeling gear to Hawaii last
Dental Braces and Pregnancy
by Mary from Oregon, ArchWired Reader As a little girl I always imagined what it would be like being pregnant and having a baby. However, in all my dreams and plans would I have imagined that I would be pregnant and wearing
The Backwards Retainer
by Matt69 from Tucson, AZ - ArchWired Reader I got braces when I was a junior in college. Most of my friends did not know I was getting them until I happened to run into them and show them. Those incidences were
The Possessed Waterpik
by Kevin from the USA - ArchWired Reader So... as I do twice a day and rather nonchalantly now, I broke out the Waterpik one night, and after going through this little ritual of running the water till I can make it
School Daze
by Sophie from Leuven, Belgium - ArchWired Reader I'm Sophie from Leuven, Belgium and I'm 21 at the moment. At the time of my 'embarrassing' braces story, however, I was 13 years old. It was the first day that I had my
Rinse and Spit
by Jennifer from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada - ArchWired Reader I attended a local birding festival in a provincial park last May and ended up having to eat lunch at a picnic table. There were no washrooms with running
The Cycling Class
by Mary from Oregon - ArchWired Reader Everyone stresses if they should tell friends about getting braces or not before the day they go on. I agonized over this decision. I decided I would tell my closest friends and
Ashley’s Braces Removal Story
Well, I am very excited! I just got my braces off yesterday morning after 1 year 10 months 9 days and 21 hours in braces I was very ecstatic about the big day. I got there 5 minutes early. I signed in and pretty much as soon