I'm starting to get used to the whole braces idea, and I'm not totally worried about it anymore, but it's kind of awkward for me because I'm a junior in high school. I find that most people tend to get braces around 6th or 7th grade or later on in life. I'm in that awkward in between age where not many people are wearing braces. I have amazing friends who make me feel a whole lot better about the whole experience, though. And I also know a girl who is almost exactly my age who is getting braces very shortly, so that helps.
I have Damon braces on both my bottom and upper teeth. Now I'm finally getting used to them, but I'm worried about the next step in my process which will be about six to nine months from now when I have to get all four impacted wisdom teeth removed and my two top baby canines pulled. I'm going to have my adult canines pulled down by the braces. I know it's different for everyone, but the part that scares me most is that it might take quite a while until the gaps are filled with my adult teeth. I'm a performer (actress/singer) so all this is especially hard for me. I'll also be getting rubberbands to fix my overbite.
So far braces haven't been too unkind to me. My mouth was sore as expected, but it's fine now. The pressure is still kind of weird and certain wires and brackets still poke me, but wax helps immensely. I hate how food gets stuck, but whatever...it's not the end of the world. And I can't bite into anything right now. If all goes well, I should have my braces on for two to two and a half years. I believe the actual projected duration was 28 months.
Any tips or advice would be appreciated.
