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#31
10-17-2006, 05:42 AM
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Re: Just got braces
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I always had bad teeth growing up. I was embarrassed to smile because my top front teeth were so crooked. My bottome teeth were perfect. Luckily when I started working about 8 years ago I got hooked up with this great cometic dentist. She said braces were an option however she suggested me to get porcellain veneers in my top front 4 teeth. She explained the procedure. basiscally they shave the tooth down and then insert a percellain veneer and they have it shaped perfectly to fit your mouth and structure. It takes about 2 weeks. Anwyays, its is great, I went from a horrible smile to a hollywood smile basically overnight. BTW this is what all the rich people do because its a fast fix. The cost was about 5 grand. No probs yet and I can eat anything and everything. [/ QUOTE ] how does this compare with the cost of regular braces? are these common and, if not, why don't more people do it? 
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#32
10-17-2006, 06:01 AM
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What do braces run? [/ QUOTE ] Mine are going to cost $4400 (my insurance paid $2000 of it). I paid like $300 extra to get clear brackets. IMO definitely worth the $300 extra. Poeple don't even notice them until they get about 5 feet away. In terms of pain, mine don't hurt much anymore even after they change out the bands and wires. The first 3 weeks were a bitch though. You may get some sores inside your mouth when they change out the wire types until your mouth gets used to it.
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#34
10-17-2006, 06:59 AM
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Wear your retainer afterward. They will start to move back otherwise. [/ QUOTE ] I had braces on 4-5 years ago and they have now moved back which sucks rather badly. I'll probably get braces again in the next year or two. If ever see the orthodontist who told me I didn't need to wear my retainer anymore I'm going to smack him on the jaw and knock his [censored] teeth out.
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#35
10-17-2006, 07:25 AM
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[ QUOTE ] does anyone else find that chicks with braces are cute? [/ QUOTE ] No. [/ QUOTE ] i think i might have seen one several years back, but that's about it...
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#36
10-17-2006, 07:26 AM
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Re: Just got braces
yea, i remember when i got braces, though i was like 15ish...they are annoying and look bad, but it's definitely a very good idea to take care of this problem before your teeth fall apart later...good idea with the clear brackets, those are the way to go...and definitely remember your retainers...critical...
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#37
10-17-2006, 07:31 AM
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Re: Just got braces
I had braces when I was in the sixth grade to the eighth grade and I don't remember ever getting made fun of unless it was light hearted by my friends. I'm sure some people did it behind my back but I didn't know or care.
I had to get them again my senior year of high school because I never wore my retainer and my original orthodontist was kind of a hack since he only left my braces on for less than two years and my teeth were pretty effed up. It sucked having to go through half of my senior year with braces but I got them off before I had to take yearbook pictures or graduate so it wasn't too bad. I don't really smile big a lot so I wasn't too self concious about it. moral of the story: wear your retainer.
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#38
10-17-2006, 01:58 PM
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Re: Just got braces
BBV is at the top of the forum list
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