Braces at 28

[EllenR]

Hello everybody I'm new here. You can call me Ellen and I'm 28 years old
I had my braces at the 10th of December and it's almost one month now. I've always wanted to fix my teeth with braces ever since I was a child, but my family couldn't afford it and finally after over 20 years I finally managed to afford it myself after I got a job

I have a rather big gap in my front teeth (upper jaw) with a bit of spaces between the teeth up to the canines, and i have a bit of crooked teeth in the lower jaw with a very twisted canine. I decided to get the metal brackets because it's the cheapest and fastest based on my research, and of course I could be wrong but at least it's the cheapest where I live
My orthodontist said it would take about a year, so fingers crossed

[EllenR]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I also have an overbite which chipped one of my lower teeth one time, but i can't find the 'edit' button to add this piece on info to the first post.

[gooslumps12]

Congtratulations! It's never to late to fix your smile. The change is slow at first but in a few months your smile will look much better.

[Twangsnap]

It's great that you're going for it, I'm 42 and wish I'd done this when I was 28! This is a great place to hang out when the lows and you feel like taking a pliers to your mouth to get rid of them

And in my experience, change is actually pretty visible at first. I had noticeable change every month for the first 6 months, then it wasn't as visible anymore because it was about correcting the bite. One badly rotated and crooked tooth literally popped right into line while I was eating lunch one day - I actually felt it happen - true story

Good luck on your journey