Did you have braces growing up?

United States
July 14, 2007 12:31am CST
I had braces for 3 years, then I had to get my bottom teeth straightened again. I am always so envious of the people with perfectly straight teeth. It took a lot of spacers, retainers, etc to get my teeth straight.
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• Pakistan
27 Jul 07
no never had. but may be now i will...
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@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
15 Jul 07
I never had braces, but I probably could have used them. I've been pretty lucky with my teeth though, because they really aren't that bad. I think since I'm older now I wouldn't want to go thru the hassle of getting braces.
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• United States
14 Jul 07
Yes, I did. During high school, I had braces for 18 months to correst a slight underbite and some crooked teeth. It was a lot of pain, cuts, and wax over those brackets. But I guess it was all worth it in the end; I ended up with some nice, straight teeth and my mouth no longer smells of metal and rubber bands.
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@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
14 Sep 07
I never had braces growing up, but my brother did. I think that I could ahve used braces, but as a kid my mom didn't carry insurance on us and I think it would have been really expensive for her to pay for it. Now that I'm older, I don't think I need braces, but a retainer or something might help out the little bit of problems that I have. My bottom teeth are actually pretty straight, but the tops could use a bit of help.
@ericajoyce (1746)
• Philippines
17 Dec 07
braces - I never did have braces growing up. My teeth aren't straight but, Im afraid of having braces because Im worried that I would have a hard time adjusting to my braces. Im always been consious when smiling most especially smiling while showing my teeth.
hello surveygrrl. I never did have braces growing up. My teeth aren't straight but, Im afraid of having braces because Im worried that I would have a hard time adjusting to my braces. Im always been consious when smiling most especially smiling while showing my teeth.
@eprado (1467)
• Philippines
6 Sep 07
Hello surveygrrl, I had my braces when I was already on my first year in college. I had then also for three years both up and the bottom. After it was taken off I had to wear a thick retainers for a year to maintain my teeth. :-)
@xiuluoelly (1224)
• China
4 Sep 07
Yes, I did. But I did not insist on for a long time, because it's a hassle, a lot of things do not eat, because it is not convenient, but now I regret that I had.