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Love it....Great resource. Thank you for all the hard work! I now finally have braces in my late 50's after 6 years of stressing and procrastinating! The resources here are great and.....I should have done it 6 years ago...it really is no big deal!!!

Hello I have also just had braces on in my late 50's! Was going to have them 6 yrs ago and chickened out, then again 3 yrs ago, but this time I went for it....Oh my days.....why did I worry? they are on now and I am fine with them....2 weeks in and a little impatient to see some movement, but it rea...

Enjoying your posts Beckett...
Mine go on on Friday...kind of preparing me mentally!!

Welcome!
This is a great forum to connect and people love to hear how others are getting on.
Good luck on your journey

Hi Cait.... I can only echo all that has been said here.....I am 53...put this off for years, never had the opportunity as a teenager and am about to go through it.. You are young and it will be SO worth it... There may well be an underlying reason for you feeling so low... REALLY do talk this throu...

I got my braces on when I was 52 and still in them now. I will be 54 in a couple of months but don't get them off until January, which will be 30 months total. Mine was for overbite/overjet and a crossbite issue. My teeth were for the most part straight. I was biting into my gums though so it had t...

I am hoping in two weeks time you will be feeling better and supporting me who will be feeling like you do now!! Don't give up...
Hang on in there is what everyone says!!

Stay positive...I am sure the first 2 weeks are the worst...
Still waiting to have mine...10 days...Yikes..
Spacers today...so far ok but they have only been in 5 hrs!!

Hey spree43....
I was told the ceramic on the bottom are a little less robust and prone to breaking more easily, so I am going for ceramic top and metal bottom as I can't be doing with too many trips back and fore to replace broken brackets!
I guess it depends how careful you are too!!

Welcome ashleyy... This is a great resource... Ask any question and someone will pop up with an answer or experience.. I'm 53...get braced in 10 days after procrastinating for 4 years!! DON'T do that!! They would be off by now! If you are thinking of it, just do it as you will only constantly re-vis...

How was it today?
I hope all has gone well and you aren't too uncomfortable...
Up-date us all...
Those of us waiting (10 days for me!!)
Are curious!! Well done

All I can say is I am 53.....just about to have braces in 2 weeks. I did not have the opportunity as a teenager. I watched my children have braces as I didn't want them to have teeth like mine! Mine aren't terrible!! But they are far from straight. I had a consult 2 years ago having thought about it...

So this morning on my way to work, I stopped by the ortho office. I found a wire poking out on the lower left, just enough to annoy. Last night I tried bending it away from my cheek so it does not bother me all the time, but still wanted to get it clipped. Nice and quiet on Good Friday morning so I...

Hey Len...
How is it going....mine go on in 2 weeks...
Like many others I trawl this site and forum for tips/advice and to read about other's experience!
Hope you are doing OK and adjusting...

The end result will be worth it...

My turn soon....
I will up-date my progress...
This is all very helpful to be realistic....
Thank you so much