Braces on for too long

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how crookerd were your teeth

They weren't crewkard at all really. The main problem was that 2 teeth didn't have enough room to come down

I had braces of for more than three years ...
It takes more time to shift the teeth around when they are crowded.

I had braces for over two years, except my teeth were already pretty straight, the reason I had braces was to fix my jaw. Except now my jaw is going out, so I'm kind of pissed.

does getting braces hurt? i want to get them one day to fix my teeth up.

It depends on what type of braces you need, and where they are placed on the teeth.
If you do get pain, you'll more than likely get used to it after about a fortnight or so, and soon enough, they'll become second nature to you, especially if you have them on for as long as i have.

i hated tem. they were working for awhile and then when they came off my teeth eventually went right back to the way they were.

That means your orthodontist screwed up.

I think you were meant to wear a "retainer" for a few months to make sure they stay in place.

a few months? try a few years. my friends dad is an orthodontist and he said 3 years night and day then ten years just at night. i know it seems like a long time but get the clear kind and you wont notice it. its not that bad.

I was supposed to have braces for 2 years, but I had them on for about 3

my daughter is halfway through a 4 year brace schedule.so consider yourself lucky if you dont have to go that long.

oompa loompa

i did .... i didnt wear my rubber bands....they were on two yrs longer than supposed to be. they also make more money the longer they are on..........wear your retainers though....if you dont you will need braces again

man its ok i had them for two days and man they hurt so i dicided to rip the bad one out the ones at the side of the middele ones

getting braces doesnt hurt its the tightening and removing of them that does.
still i am glad i had my braces!

Dad? LOL! My sister had them for 4 years. I just got mine about 3 weeks ago, they absolutely kill on the first and second day, so just try and eat porrigde or something. After about a week you can eat pretty normally. I had these bits of cement placed on my back teeth or make my jaw used to a new position. So I cant munch well but otherwise they'll be a pain at first, have some paracetemol ready

Don't worry, Braces aren't forever!
Also, it takes awhile for your teeth to get straight.
and either way, you might not have them on for two years.

Yeah i hear you on this one. I had braces on for what seemed like an eternity and the date to get them taken off always was getting pushed back. My teeth looked fine and all but my bite was a tiny bit messed up. I eventually just told the dr to take em off. It was the best decision ive ever made

the doctor just want's more money. just go to a diffrent dentest for a 2nd opion

my teeth moved slower than expected they werent too screwy its just they had spaces in the back that needed to be filled so iwas getting teeth pulled and filling the gaps and just shifting everything around i had them on for 4 years all throughout highschool so relieved to have them off and when they gave me the retainer i never wore it cause i said FUCK putting up with braces or anytihng for any longer. needless to say my teeth are close to the way they were previous to my braces.

Same thing here.

I was supposed to only have mine on for a year and I've had them on for about two now.

I had braces for 4 years.