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Braces. Does anyone
Braces. Does anyone else have them? I got mine about a year ago. I love picking the colors of my bands. My colors now are yellow and black, in honor of the spelling bee. I think next time I'll get teal, since most of my clothes are that color.
Oh, and does anyone else wear those rubber bands that connect their jaws? I HATE them!! The only good thing is that you can shoot them out of your mouth, which is pretty cool. My parents are finding them all over the house: on walls, in the fridge, on their bed, in the garage, etc. They're going nuts! Now I only wear them on one side, which feels really weird.
submitted by Bookbug
(September 16, 2014 - 12:59 pm)
(September 16, 2014 - 12:59 pm)
I got my braces off about six months ago- not necessarily a good or bad thing. But my expander? Was I ever glad to get rid of that thing!
Anyways, I'm glad you have a good attitude about them- a lot of people would sulk and complain.
(September 16, 2014 - 2:28 pm)
Ohhh! I didn't see this comment! Yes, the expander was TERRIBLE! I had it in third grade. And sorry, I guess you could say I'm one of those sulkers. ;P
(September 19, 2014 - 10:05 am)
Yes, I have braces! I got them this summer. I don't really like them though. And plus, I don't even get colors! They're just plain ol' ugly metal. Anyyyways, I have to wear those weird bands too. I have to hook them in a triangle, from my canines on the top to the two teeth on the bottom. I'm supposed to wear them all the time, but I only wear them at night because I don't like them. Plus, they're an ugly color.
I forgot to wear them last night. Whoops.
Did anyone else have to get the expander? I had it in third grade and it was terrible. Then I got braces in fourth grade and now I have them again. :(
(September 19, 2014 - 10:04 am)
Madeline, if you don't wear those bands during the day, your teeth won't move. If you don't wear them AT ALL, then your teeth will move the wrong way.
(September 19, 2014 - 4:05 pm)
Why? I just double them up at night.
(September 20, 2014 - 12:03 pm)
I don't know why. My orthodontist told me that. And I would stop doubling them at night. You're going to ruin your teeth.
(September 21, 2014 - 11:22 am)
Wait, how would I ruin my teeth?
(September 22, 2014 - 10:14 am)
They won't move properly. You want your teeth to straighten, right? PLEASE listen to your orthodontist and follow their directions!
(September 22, 2014 - 3:07 pm)
Yeah, Nora's right. Your teeth won't move right. You really, really, really, really, really, really need to listen to your orthodontist.
(September 24, 2014 - 11:48 am)
I had an expander too. I feel your pain.
(October 7, 2014 - 4:31 pm)
I had braces for 7 months in third grade, but I still have a metal expander on the bottom of my mouth. It drives me crazy! It always cuts up my tongue when it rubs against it, and I have to use specail floss to get underneath the expander.
(September 20, 2014 - 6:00 am)
Ohh, you have an expander on the bottom? I didn't even know they did that.
(September 20, 2014 - 12:04 pm)
Tips:
-DO NOT WEAR GREEN, BROWN, OR WHITE BRACES. Green looks like you have spinach in your teeth, brown looks like you have brown teeth, and white makes your teeth look discolored.
-Blue, purple, and silver are the best colors. Mine are electric blue, which is a perfect braces color - it makes your teeth look whiter! Plus, blue goes with everything. Why do you think jeans are blue?
-If you wear makeup, a berry red-pink color of lipstick or lip gloss looks really good with blue braces.
Good luck! =)
(September 20, 2014 - 4:40 pm)
I had braces in 5th grade, (not full ones, just on the four front teeth)and headgear before that. Now I have to wear a little clear retainer. I think my teeth are fine! This retainer has been here for too long. I am not supposed to wear it at night, but rules are made for breaking. (some of them...) I 'forgot' to wear it for about a month now. My teeth are fine. *annoying girl eye roll snort* Oh well.
(September 20, 2014 - 7:09 pm)
You had to wear a headgear? I bet that was bad. My teeth were so horrible that my orthodontist was thinking about putting me in headgear. My teeth were--literally--layered on top of each other. I had to have six teeth extracted (at least I got ice cream after that).
(September 21, 2014 - 11:24 am)