Braces

How many of you have had braces before?

I had braces just as I left junior school, and to be honest, having them was a pain. I'd take ten fillings if it meant I didn't have to put up with the pain immediately after having my braces tightened. But! Looking back on it, I would go through the procedure of having the braces put on again if I could, since it's nearly an hour in the chair while being worked on. Lots of suction, cheek retractors and so on.

Having the braces taken off again isn't particularly nice, though. I remember going in, expecting it to take a while, but the orthodontist just took hold of the little rings on my back teeth and yanked off the braces. It wasn't as painful as having the braces tightened, but it didn't half make my eyes water.

So! Any other stories from people here about having braces? Have you ever wanted to have them? Tell me your thoughts. 😄

I had braces as a kid. They included the braces cemented to my teeth and occasional rubber bands connecting different ones at night. For a while, I even had an expander on the roof of my mouth, which was cranked daily to make more space in my mouth. I started out with overlapping teeth in the front, and the expander quickly pushed them so wide that I wound up with a gap between my front teeth, which later filled in as the braces aligned my teeth properly. It sounds painful, but I never had too many problems with it.

For me, the worst parts were:

1) the braces themselves cutting my mouth (I played a brass instrument, and the pressure of the mouthpiece on my lips didn't mix well with braces on my teeth) and

2) the spacers that were put between my teeth before the braces were put on. These seemed like nothing (tiny little pieces of rubber that stuck between teeth for a few days to push them apart so braces could be wrapped around the teeth), but they were excruciating. I had the worst headaches of my life with those.

I found nothing enjoyable about the entire year-and-a-half process until the day the braces came off, and I could feel my perfectly smooth, perfectly straight teeth with nothing attached to them.

I had braces as a teen. I found the experience slightly painful, but not nearly as painful as having two teeth pulled out. I had to have several numbing injections in my gums, and the pain was horrible once it wore off. After that, I compared that pain to everything afterwards so nothing hurt that much. Getting the braces put on wasn't very painful, mostly just boring waiting between them working on me. Getting them taken off wasn't much different.

I had braces twice. I had the expander, too. Shoving a tool into my mouth to crank it open was not good for my gag reflex.

I also had headgear. I never had to wear it in public, but I remember being absolutely humiliated by it at sleepovers.

My second time around, I had a very rough orthodontist. He had no issue taking a drill to my teeth to shape them to his liking. I also got a thorough cleaning every tightening session, so I spent two hours a month with a lip retractor and bite blocks in my mouth.

It's a wonder I still have a dentist fetish, but I do!

Hawky you have given me some great ideas for your restraint during examinations. Bite blocks sound real good and a blindfold so you would have imagine what the next part of the exam would be. Of course, restrained the way you described in examinations you would not have any choice anyway.

Yes, can relate. I was a little shocked when first told probably be best to get them. Had no idea what I was in for. Wouldn't say it was ever painful. Not like my first root canal for certain! But yes a lot of discomfort at times. And elastics, uggghhh. Probably most uncomfortable is spacers before banding, miserable 10 days. Lots of bands (and preceding spacers) too - 7 on top, 4 on the bottom. bamboo shoots under fingernails. Ha! Put those spaces in.....and UNCLE - I'll tell ya anything ya wanna know!!! Lol

I had them as teenager and hated them. While my case wasn't crazy complicated I had a few teeth that had erupted spun around the wrong way because of a facial trauma incident years earlier. This required the placement of additional bands that were constantly power chained to stimulate the needed rotation. Every adjustment had me in pain for days. Keeping my mouth clean was incredibly difficult and I struggled with gingivitis during the course of treatment. I remember the days where I would get deep cleanings and a tightening were the worst because everything would ache.

Even with everything about it being sucktastic I'd still do it again. I got a great smile from it and it kick started my dental fetish.

I had a fixed brace for 3 years in my teens.

It was horrible and painful.

I still remember the jokes kids made,

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"Jaws" AKA Richard Kiel. Passed away in September last year. He was an incredible 7 ft 1.5 in tall. He made his first appearance as "Jaws" in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me reprising his role in the next Bond outing "Moonraker" Both of these movies are my favourites from the Roger Moore era.

I had braces for a little over a year from 8th grade into 9th grade.

I had fixed braces for a little over a year when I was 15 and removable ones that I had to wear mostly at night for a few more years thereafter. I hated them at the time, felt childish and tried to hide them in pictures etc.

But for some wired reason - just as with rectal temps - I developed a fetish later on for braces (on adults to be clear). I know, this appears to be slightly the wrong forum, but can anyone relate to this?

I had a cemented palate expander for a little over a year, which was absolutely awful. After I had that removed I had metal braces for nearly three years, and they became annoying. Now I wear removable retainers every night, otherwise I feel my teeth shifting. All in all I had horrible teeth as a child.

Kay, how old are you if you still wear your retainers at night?

I had braces. I got them when I was 13 and got them off when I was about 16. They told me I would only have them for 2 years, but I ended up with another 6 mos because I wouldn't wear the stupid head gear. I hated that thing! I tried, but I am a side sleeper and that thing got in the way (and it would wake me up because it hurt). I had to have 4 teeth extracted before getting the braces and I had those stupid little spacer things too. My braces were the bands, all of them, on all my teeth. I used to have nightmares that my teeth were rotting, and I could feel my teeth crumbling in my sleep. I remember getting the braces tightened, and I hated that. My teeth were so sore that even eating soft bread hurt! My teeth look pretty good. I had one tooth behind all the others, and my canine teeth were up high on that same side. I wore the retainers after for a long time, but I don't anymore. They have shifted some, but not that bad. I was never embarrassed by my braces, except when I tried to wear the head gear to school instead of sleeping with it on. It was a no go. It hurt to much (I am a wuss). I was so happy to get rid of those stupid things! The first thing I did was brush my teeth, and it felt soooo good!! I am so happy that I don't have anything on my teeth anymore that tooth brush bristles get caught up in!!!

I had braces as a kid / teen. I must have gotten them when I was arround 10 or 11 and had them for a few years. At first I had a removable expander at the top, later I got one at the bottom too. After that I got fixed braces, again first at the top and later on all teeth. The molars had metal bands arround them. Over the course of the treatment I got those springlike spacer/placeholder-things on the wire and at one point I had some elastics that needed to be hooked on the top and the bottom. Now I have a fixed retainer at the bottom (canine to canine) and at the top I wear a removable one at night. I also had my wisdomteeth removed, because of space-issues.

Looking back, it was not horrible, but it certainly was not great.

I was very lucky to have never had any problems requiring a trip to the orthdontist.

Recently, I've seen more and more teens (I do a lot of volunteer events with youth ranging in ages 6-16) with braces. Even a second grader I babysat a few times sseveral years ago had them!

All I have to say about braces in general is OUCH! Seems like having those things on your teeth for years would be uncomfortable to say the least.

I never had, or needed, braces, but both of my daughters did. I do remember times when they were miserable, particularly after a tightening. I wonder if the new invisiline, or other modern cosmetic braces are more comfortable, or just look that way.

I had them as a kid as well...absolutely nothing enjoyable about them, but they were effective.

I got braces in junior high school. They removed four teeth and I had an impacted lower tooth that they operated on several times and put a rubber band on it and connected it to an upper tooth to try to get it to come up on its own. After three attempts they went in and took it out. I wore those things for five years - through four different high schools (military brat) before they came off. I went off to college and the retainer never made an appearance after that.

I had them when I was 9 yrs old had two teeth that grew in the bottom my mouth under my tongue so the dentist pulled two of my teeth in my lower jaw 1 on the left and 1 on the right and the brace was placed in my lower mouth under my tongue around these 2 teeth to pull them back and into the spots where the other teeth had been. Let me tell you this brace was a real pain in my mouth especially when they tightened it every two weeks until it pulled the teeth back into place. I also had very crowded teeth on top so I had to wear spacers for quite awhile another pain. 😢

I´ve had fixed Braces in Age from 13-16. After that i had retainers to wear at night. In this ages my braces fetish started & every night when i inserted my retainers i got horny hand had to masturbate. Today i have a retainer glued to my inner front teeth. Poorly my old retainer broke so i can´t wear it anymore 😢

I wore them for three years in high school.

I wore braces for 2 years. One year in middle school and one year in high school. When I was in my early 20s, my mom saw a front tooth that did not look right in my mouth. I never had a chance to go and have that checked but, my mom jumped on me about it. She told me that I might have to go a second round of braces. I told her that the tooth can be checked but, I will not go a second round of braces. My mom replied, I paid good money to have them straighten. I told her that I don't gave a shit on how much you paid. I will not go a second round of braces; now drop it. She dropped the subject at 98%. I went to have that tooth checked. The doctor was keeping an eye on that tooth until he packed his office and moved. I told my mom to leave that tooth alone and get use to it. She dropped the subject at 99%. Later, she asked me about going the second round of wearing braces and I had to yell at het by saying, I have already to you this. I WILL NOT GO A SECOND ROUND OF BRACES. NOW DROP IT. It was dropped at 100% and it has been dropped ever since.

I had braces in my teens, the metal fixed ones. I hated them and was very self-conscious about them. Got them off when I was 16 and had to wear removable retainers afterwards for quite while which gave my a huge lisp in the beginning. That all fed into my fetish of getting aroused by what I believe to be embarrassing medical procedures.

Yes, braces. I had them for almost two years in middle school which was the bane of my existence. The only comfort I can recall is that I wasn't alone. There were others living out that awkward phase with braces.

I had to have a front tooth pulled then braces to close in the gap. I dreaded the wires extending which would poke the back of my mouth. There seems to be better options today and kids getting orthodontics attention early on to prevent needing braces or extensive treatment.

Hi, I am currently wearing adult fixed braces, it is my second round of orthodontics having had braces for the first time in my late teens. I didn't like to wear my retainer back then, so everything shifted again... Got my new braces on a few months ago, I am still quite self conscious about them, but somehow also excited by the fact that I am undergoing an somewhat embarrassing medical treatment which appears to tie into my med fetish... Does that make any sense?

Hey Silke87,

what kind of fixed braces do you have? do you wear metal brakets, or did you choose the ceramic ones?

greetings glutexo

@glutexo I choose the clear ceramic ones for my upper teeth and metal ones for the bottom teeth (which are hardly visible when I speak). All metal would have been just too much to bear for me. Do you have braces, too?

I have. Although I did not have bad teeth.

I’ve had them for years when I was in my teens.