Here's a new reader contribution from the Tell Your Braces Story survey, this time from another anonymous reader:
Have You ever had braces? Yes
BEST AND WORST: What is the best thing about wearing braces? What is the worst thing about wearing braces?
Best: seeing my teeth straighten
Worst: flossing
FIRST REACTIONS: What first reactions to first seeing someone in braces have you experienced? (You could be the one in braces, the one who reacted, or a bystander.)
Smiling widely at them to reveal my own braces
MOST INTENSE TREATMENT: What is the most intense braces treatment you have seen? (Intensity could involve amount of metal, use of unique appliances, length of treatment, etc.)
A friend had her braces for five years (roughly age 26-31) with a palatal expander, lots of elastics, and orthognathic surgery
COOL BRACES EXPERIENCE: Have you had any cool, funny, interesting, or memorable experience involving your braces? What was it?
I work in a group of people with several brace-faces currently. It's fun to compare notes about our braces
ADVICE FOR OTHER BRACES WEARERS: What advice would you give to someone just getting braces, or thinking about getting braces?
Smile and have fun!
