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Postby Slater » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:40 am

How many people in here have braces or related face-gear?
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Postby Firefly- » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:44 am

*Sighs* I will pretty soon.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:46 am

I have for just over a year now... apparently my teeth are moving pretty fast but I still have my big overbite^^ No more crooked teeth though (except my very back molars which seem to be out of place but STILL haven't come out of the skin so can't have metal attached on yet :/) ....there's my detailage^^
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Postby ZiP » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:53 am

I had braces until about a month ago. I use a clear plastic retainer at night now. :D
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Postby Debitt » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:58 am

I had braces from 7th to 9th grade. Now I'm just supposed to be wearing a retainer. "Supposed to" being the key words.
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Postby DrNic » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:18 am

Nope, I got asked whether I wanted them or not and I was like 'No thanks!'
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Postby soul alive » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:05 pm

I had orthodontia from 3rd grade through the beginning of 8th grade. I should still be wearing the IR (invisible retainer) but a rather nasty unmentionable incident happened to it, through no fault of mine, and I haven't worn it for a few years. My bottom teeth did go back crooked again :(.

My very back molars are also very crooked, since I only had braces on the first four teeth top and bottom. Once I have a regular job and am out of school, I'd like to get that fixed, since they are a fairly big problem.

Has anyone had the joy of the Herpst (sp?) Appliance? Those wonderful miniature pistons caused me a lot of grief back in 5th grade. I had a reaction to the adheisive they used to put them on, and had my jaw locked shut for two weeks.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:15 pm

My crooked tooth is part of me... And it helps me whistle! I'm not sure I'd ever want that taken away from me, not to mention the pain and discomfort and hassle that comes with braces...
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Postby Tommy » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:40 pm

Nope. Never got `em.
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Postby Puguni » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:44 pm

I've had retainers. But never braces. :B
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Postby Lynx » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:08 pm

i had braces, but the've been off for a few years now ^_^
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Postby mitsuki lover » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:28 pm

When I had braces the two worst parts were:1)when they took the mold for your teeth and struck that nasty tasting goop into your mouth and 2)when you had to have them rewired.I also hated to go out in public with them on.Ok,I think most kids hated to go out with braces on.And then wearing them all night...
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:23 pm

I started with my braces in the 2nd grade, with an appliance. This progressed to braces, and I got a one to two year break with no braces (but still orthodontist trips every 6 months or so) after 5th grade. I got them back on in 7th grade, I believe, after I had 5 teeth pulled (that may have been in 5th grade...hmm...). Well, after getting them back on in 7th grade, I had them removed in the middle of my 9th grade year, and my orthodontist trips continued into early 10th grade, I THINK. But yeah. 2nd-9th. I win for longest tooth treatment so far. XDD They're gone now, though!! :jump:
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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:25 pm

thankfully i have never had them
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Postby christianfriend » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:28 pm

Nope! No braces for me! ^^
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Postby indyrocker » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:32 pm

i once opon a time had this wonderfull thing called a spacer in my mouth it kinda sucked havin this thing that was made to get everything under the sun traped in it and had to have the cement redone about once a month thank God that things gone.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:45 pm

It's one of those passages of childhood that if you never had you probably will end up having to get when you get older.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:13 pm

mitsuki lover wrote:When I had braces the two worst parts were:1)when they took the mold for your teeth and struck that nasty tasting goop into your mouth and 2)when you had to have them rewired.I also hated to go out in public with them on.Ok,I think most kids hated to go out with braces on.And then wearing them all night...


You serious?! Worst part for MANY I'd say are those horrible, horrible spacers and the first week+ of having your braces on (because your, or at least my teeth couldn't even connect thus I could only bite down and eat with about 4 teeth that actually touched @_@)
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:03 pm

Tenshi no Ai wrote:You serious?! Worst part for MANY I'd say are those horrible, horrible spacers and the first week+ of having your braces on (because your, or at least my teeth couldn't even connect thus I could only bite down and eat with about 4 teeth that actually touched @_@)



I didn't really mind the spacers much (high tolerance for pain, hehe), but I did HATE getting the chain rubber bands on my teeth. OW. Those things HURT. XD Also, getting every type of food stuck in your braces is never fun. XD

But I'll have to agree with ML on the impressions...I have super-sensitive gag reflexes, and let me tell you, having a big, thick, slimy thing stretching to the back of your throat doesn't help at all. :lol: Man, I do NOT miss my braces in the least. XD
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:09 pm

Radical Dreamer wrote:I didn't really mind the spacers much (high tolerance for pain, hehe), but I did HATE getting the chain rubber bands on my teeth. OW. Those things HURT. XD Also, getting every type of food stuck in your braces is never fun. XD


Not ready to getting the chains yet....

About the food stuck in teeth, that's why toothpicks are my new best friends^^ Haven't even attempted to use floss (does it even work alright?)
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Postby Syreth » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:43 pm

I should have them right now actually. My teeth are straight, but my bite is crooked, unfortunately. Apparently, not being able to chew your food into mush is bad for your digestive system.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:54 pm

Tenshi no Ai wrote:Not ready to getting the chains yet....

About the food stuck in teeth, that's why toothpicks are my new best friends^^ Haven't even attempted to use floss (does it even work alright?)



Hahaha, no! I could NEVER get floss to work. XD Toothpicks are so much more efficient, and so are water piks, if you can afford 'em (I never used them, but I hear they're great!).
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Postby FarmGirl » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:31 pm

Floss does work, but only with the lovely little threaders, and only if you have a half hour to devote to the task.

I graduated to the retainer fairly quickly, and because my teeth were so very co-operative, these little buggers are going to be my friends for a long, long time.
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Postby Maledicte » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:06 pm

Had braces; still have to wear retainers.
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Postby soul alive » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:31 am

Ah, I remember the chains... T_T I had a large gap between my front teeth, and when they put the chains on, the hygenist went "oooh, I can SEE your teeth moving together! Julie come watch this." >_< They might have been able to see it, but I could feel it.

My orthodontist also apparently had a thing against loose molars. I had four molars in various stages of looseness when I went for a check-up, once. And the man just reached in my mouth and popped all four of them out. No warning, no pain-killers, just pop-pop-pop-pop, and one very shocked 11 year old.

And I remember getting the molds cast. They kept trying to use 'flavored' goop. As if having a large metal tray full of what feels and tastes like mint-mud is SO much better than regular mud. :shady: lol
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Postby holysoldier5000 » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:02 am

Hey, you need another option! "Did you have braces once?" Well I don't have braces anymore but I did have them for two years. So I feel you all's pain. But do not despair! When those metal clap traps come off you'll be beaming from ear to ear for about 2-3 weeks... it is a common side effect of straight teeth... ^_^

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Postby TallHobbit86 » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:05 am

i haven't really needed them... braces are excellent, though... they're like a future investment to have a pwnage straight smile
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Postby The Last Bard » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:39 am

Nope, never needed them.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:07 pm

The reason why I had to have braces was because I had buckteeth back in the day.
Also some of my other teeth came in crooked so they had to be corrected.
btw:When they did them they also removed my wisdom teeth.
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