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Congrats @ericspain Looking forward to seeing pics of your journey

Braces in june

Ahhh so excited for you! That first trip out in public rocking your new look is gonna be wild! I’m also curious to know what colour ligatures you’re thinking of going for? If you can’t decide, you could always setup a poll on the forum and let the members choose for you? 

I'm excited for you to INB25! Only two days to go 

Also this is kinda random but you totally reminded me of a quote from MLP FIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEouTdbrh7U

I go on Friday to fix some cavities and on May 10 I have the study to start with orthodontics. I'm nervous, what color are you going to wear in your braces? We look forward to seeing photos! I'll do it too! In my previous treatment I was a little embarrassed to smile but in this one I am not going to stop and I am also thinking of wearing bright colored rubber bands although I don't know why to start maybe with various colors that may be striking?

I had a visit to the dentist yesterday for the budget issue to see how we can solve it, I decided to pay 411 euros for the extractions and cavities at once and then finish the rest of the treatment, which is 2,400 in 12 months in orthodontics
I thought that yesterday they would remove 3 of the 4 cavities but they did nothing on Friday and on Monday they will remove the cavities and already on May 10 I have the orthodontic study the extraction of the wisdom teeth will be later apparently. I can't wait, I'm very nervous to see my smile in the mirror and see my braces on. I'm still in doubt about the color, I don't care if they're noticeable, I want something striking, I'm about to put several colors, any recommendations?

I keep feeling my smooth teeth and thinking how in two days there will be metal brackets and wires over them. Ah!! I can't believe I'm doing this. I literally can't back out now, it's happening Friday morning. I'm getting braces. I am so excited for the installation process--like when the first bracket is placed and I'm internally like 'fuck, its really happening' lol. Also very excited for the moment when I feel them on my teeth for the first time. And then excited (but nervous) for the first look of them on me. Wonder if that will be there or when I leave.

I plan to go out around the city after and like subtly show them off lol. I think cause of this kink I enjoy this public aspect, of being seen with braces/having them on display...so might as well milk that haha.

Last appointment was uneventful. My wisdom tooth wasn't fully derotated yet, so the ortho added another bend to the wire. The bite where I wore the elastics was fine, so I stopped wearing them. And with that, the appointment was already pretty much over.

I asked the ortho if it's possible to pull my wisdom teeth more together as I feel the vertical gap between them could be reduced. She was rather apprehensive about it as they do have contact when testing with the wax foil. She also sees an indentation in my cheeks between my wisdom teeth on both sides. Even if she were able to pull them more together, the pressure from my cheeks may open the space back up.

I'll ask her about it again during my next appointment on Tuesday. I haven't gone through a two year treatment already not to have at least tried to get a fully satisfactory result. And it's a way to increase the time in braces

Congrats on the second round of braces!

I'm currently wearing metal on top and bottom, have been since Aug 2022. I had them twice when I was a teenager but, much like yourself, I've had a fascination with them for many years.

I wasn't great at wearing my retainers throughout my late teens and twenties. My teeth remained mostly straight throughout the decades regardless of my retainer wear. But there was also the issue of my bite always being a little bit off as a result of my not listening to the orthodontist about rubber band wear when I was a teen. So therefore I decided those were good enough reasons to get them back on for a third time in my mid thirties and I've been loving the experience so far.

But now here's the kicker; I've been doing such a damn good job of wearing my rubber bands that my ortho wants to take them off in a month or two! I'm super bummed about it and want to see what options I have to either prolong my treatment or get them on again at some point. I would imagine that many orthodontists out there will try to find SOME sort of excuse to put a prospective patient in braces if there's money to be made.

Or heck maybe I'll just get some sort of retainer made that has fake braces cemented on them or something. Well in any case, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do yet but man I sure am envious of you right now! Rock those braces my man!

P.S. If I can give some color suggestions, black and navy blue are definitely favorites of mine.

I already had braces recently and they were removed a year ago and I missed them a lot. I went back to the dentist recently to do a dental cleaning taking advantage of some discounts that I had (it came out free) at another dentist and I asked if I could visit the orthodontist with the slightest hope that he would detect something wrong and wear braces again and to my surprise he told me that the lower midline was totally deviated and that he had an overbite. I couldn't believe it! On Monday I am going to have the 3 cavities that I have fixed and on another visit I will look for cavities and in that same appointment they will do the x-rays and everything to start with. They gave me a budget of 2,800 euros to fix the cavities and the entire orthodontic process, which I think is quite good, lasting a year and a half with metal brackets up and down (if it were up to me, I would take it all my life, but I don't know). how to tell my dentist) haha. I have also been told that I am going to have to wear a lot of elastics to correct the midline. I'm still excited about the idea of ​​seeing them on the first day, I don't care anymore, even if I work in front of the public, I would like something very striking in terms of the colors of the brackets? (I'm a guy) any suggestions? I would also like to ask you if the elastics could also be colored! I have proposed to write here my journey towards the perfect smile with all kinds of details about my feelings towards them if you like and with images of the process. I'm wishing to start!!

Also I cannot wait for the first moment where they take off the retractors or whatever and I run my tongue across my teeth and feel the metal brackets and wire for the first time. I’m getting insanely turned on thinking about.

I wonder if they’ll give me a mirror to see the braces on there? Or if I’ll have to wait until I go back to my car to get my first look. I’m so excited ahh.

UPDATE:
I’m feeling more excited and positive about it now! I’m definitely gonna be really turned on before during and after. I’m gonna try take advantage of this kink and enjoy it the most I can. I feel like I’ll look hot and rock the braces too now….I just think they look attractive and cool and it’s only fear of the perception of others that makes me think otherwise. Braces are hot!! (Metal ones especially) I also will like how they’ll puff up my upper lip (which is a little smaller than lower) so that’s a nice bonus.

I’m feeling really good about it now and even like I’ll want to show them off instead of being all nervous. I people pleased all of my life, which is why I fell for Invisalign who scammed me and caused me severe TMD issues and made my jaw lock and messed up my bite even more. It was mostly because I cared a]what others would think and didn’t want metal braces and my bite to look worse before surgery. So I went the fast easy route and was scammed.

Now I’m like taking back my power by doing something totally for myself and future self and not caring what others think. The people I care about pleasing aren’t living in my body/my life, aren’t dealing with the issues that braces+surgery will solve. And I honestly can’t wait to actually have a big beautiful smile I like and the confidence from that. I’ve never smiled in a photo before, despite having straight white teeth, because my upper jaw isn’t forward or wide enough with much tooth show. I will legit never stop smiling after this process. Honestly, I’m gonna be smiling in braces knowing I’m doing this and on the way to that amazing smile and better health.

So forget people pleasing and being all insecure and trying to look attractive to others. I’’m getting braces for myself and I think they’re hot and I’m gonna look hot and love how they feel. I’m gonna get fun colors too and not take myself so seriously. I’m so excited.

Also it’s only a week away now! Next Friday morning! Thinking about driving there to get them installed has me beyond excited. I can’t believe I’m doing this. Can’t believe I’m gonna have real metal braces on in less than a week, woah!! ????

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing pics of your journey!

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Congratulations!!! I'm super excited for you!
It's a wonderful thing for peeps like us to get to experience such a meaningful transformation into a metal mouth! No doubt the wait and anticipation are adding to the excitement! I'm sure you've already been bombarded with tips, so here come a few more!

1. The first 2 days are a bit of an adjustment, but trust me, you'll be used to them in time! You may even end up uncontrolably drooling a bit (I had a few spills myself) but once your mouth gets accustomed to all that metal you get some better control over the drool. First few nights brushing with a toothbrush (highly reccomend a good quality electric one) you'll be bent over the sink with the constant spills as it's really hard to keep the toothpaste and spit from flying out, but again, you'll get used to it fast!

2. SMILE! One of the things I wished I did when I first got my braces was smile more! Like yourself, i was juggling the excitement and euphoria with a whole lot of embarrassment and inner feelings of the kink, and it took the people around me a few months to realize I had braces cause talking with them alone wasnt enough to make them obvious. So smile! Smile as much as you can and where them proudly!

I'm super happy you get to have this experience! I really hope the surgery goes well, and hope your time as a metal mouth is everything you want it to be!  ;D

Well done for having the courage to go for it!

Smile -- before and after you get them.  First, the less insecure you appear to be, the less attention you will attract from other people.  Most people are 150% preoccupied with their own issues, so unless you appear out of the ordinary, I'll bet you run into people you know who don't even notice.  Second, the more light gets to your teeth when you smile, the less dark your smile will appear and the less attention it will attract.

And try some bright lipstick.  It fits both of these ideas.

Let us know how you get on, and what reactions you do get, if any.

ineedbraces25 said:

Thanks for the comment! Yeah I'm sure people don't care as much as I think they will..its a huge deal to me (especially with this kink and extra embarrassment about it) so I assume it'll be big to others. People might not even notice--especially since my teeth don't show much when talking unless I'm being animated. Did some people genuinely not even notice yours at all?

How did your friends react about them when you got them? Did you tell them beforehand you're getting them or just show up with them? I'm a little more nervous about some people I know's reactions.

Also do you recommend getting a waterpik or anything else beforehand? This is all very new to me.

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Yeah, some people genuinely didn’t notice them at all, I’m still getting questions from colleagues at work like did you just get braces? even though I’ve had them on for more than 7 months at this point. My friends made a comment or two and dropped it, but one of my old best friends I recently met up with talked about them for a bit and she said “didn’t you have something that cracked the bone in your jaw?” She was referring to my expander I had as a kid. That is the one time I had anything other than one or two sentences about them. I just showed up with them, the only person that knew was my husband. After I got them I texted some of my friends a picture of me and they reacted a bit and asked a couple of questions. I really wouldn’t be worried about people’s reactions, they don’t care at all and are just trying to be nice/are curious. I would definitely recommend you getting a Waterpik, it is invaluable for getting food out of braces, and it helps clean your teeth quite a bit better than regular floss, which is a pain with braces. I use an electric toothbrush and a Waterpik afterwards and it really gets everything well. My orthodontist gave me a little goody bag with a couple of Proxy brushes, a couple of Platypus flossers (https://www.platypusco.com/ they are really easy to use and you don’t have to worry about using floss threaders), and some wax. Be warned, wax is a pain to get to stay onto brackets. It just kind of fell off when I tried when I first got them and decided it was more of a pain than it was worth. If you are having issues with sores, a braces comfort cover helps.

If you have any more questions feel free to pm me.

TrainTrack said:

Congratulations. You’ll not regret it. If you have to have surgery, be glad you’re doing this now and not when you’re like 40 something with kids. Also, about the social life thing, people you know will be like, “Oh, you got braces? Cool.” And then move onto other things. People who don’t know generally don’t ask about them. The only people who care are us as a group who think it’s really cool.

Do me a favor- take some Tylenol or something before you get them on. I didn’t, and an hour later I really regretted not.

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Thanks for the comment! Yeah I'm sure people don't care as much as I think they will..its a huge deal to me (especially with this kink and extra embarrassment about it) so I assume it'll be big to others. People might not even notice--especially since my teeth don't show much when talking unless I'm being animated. Did some people genuinely not even notice yours at all?

How did your friends react about them when you got them? Did you tell them beforehand you're getting them or just show up with them? I'm a little more nervous about some people I know's reactions.

Also do you recommend getting a waterpik or anything else beforehand? This is all very new to me.

This was exactly me when I was scheduled to get braces .. I was 20 then

Congratulations. You’ll not regret it. If you have to have surgery, be glad you’re doing this now and not when you’re like 40 something with kids. Also, about the social life thing, people you know will be like, “Oh, you got braces? Cool.” And then move onto other things. People who don’t know generally don’t ask about them. The only people who care are us as a group who think it’s really cool.

Do me a favor- take some Tylenol or something before you get them on. I didn’t, and an hour later I really regretted not.