5 yrs man. Covid hit in the middle. And after 3 hospital changes I am finally braces free as of last month. The relief was awesome. But I hate the retainers.
I cant remember how long i had mine but it was atleast 3 years didnt really wear a retainer(stupid me😅) now i have one tooth thats screwed. My dentist said if you don’t wear it it will all go back but it didnt my mouth is so small theres no where for them bishes to move to😂
I have braces for 5 years, they finally started to get straight this year, my smile became even more horrible the first two years. You have to trust the process, it's really worth the time, I still have them but I'll take them of in like 2-3 months, I'm looking forward for it to happen 😍
I had mine on from 6th to 8th grade, got them off 5 days before the last day of school. This was in the early 90s. My daughter also had hers on the same amount of time 2015-2018.
I have a friend who got them in 4TH GRADE and she didn’t get them off until sophomore year in high school! I don’t remember her having terrible teeth before that, but she legit had them for like 5 1/2 years!
I never got to finish my treatment because my orthodontist kept increasing the time by almost a year and I was supposed to move out of state a long time ago. So I went from a 14 month treatment to almost 4 years like this lady.
I didn't get to finish mine either bc my mom stopped paying the bill so I had the same wires and bands on for six months and then she never got me a retainer either bc it was "to expensive and what do they even do ur teeth r alr straight" so mine went back. I'm am 100% getting them done again when I'm older bc my teeth r bad asfk but she fucked everything up for me 🙄
The fact how when I was nine I got a expander when I was nine then at September I removed it and got braces but only for the top and Removed it at may or June and I have retainers at the back forever now :)
I needed braces for 4 years, but my parents took me off of them when only 2 years were through, so they just went back a bit to the original shape, and I hate smiling. I just wanted a good smile, but I'm planning to get them again when I get my own money
I can definitely relate to that girl's pain because l myself also had braces for 4 years, and yes l will admit, having them on for that long did get frustrating at times, but the end result for having to have gone through that long process was definitely worth it in the end😊Like the dentist himself says, what's 4 years for the next 50❤
i had mine for 6, and it was so worth it. My teeth are perfect now and they were such a job before!!!! so it is totally worth all of the time and pain!!
I underwent some form of orthodontic treatment CONSISTENLY for about 5YEARS and I didn’t even have phase 1. I just kept telling myself that my orthodontist really liked me and didn’t want to let me go lol.
6 years for me! Wasn’t fun! And they still aren’t finished! RIDICULOUS! Like they were using us for money. Also they kept of getting new orthos I went through 9 ortho doctors, that CANT be normal.
Glad to know I'm not the only one with braces on for over 4 years (they're still on right now). Unfortunately though the results currently aren't very pleasing. Before I even got braces on (and even around the time I first got them), my teeth actually seemed to look better in certain ways. You could actually see my teeth when I smiled and my smile actually looked like a legit smile. Now, 4 years later, you can barely see any of my teeth when I smile, and my smile is extremely flat due to my lower lip not curving really like how it used to. It's almost like I'm grimacing more than I am smiling. (I really do hope it can perhaps get fixed. My mom's not too happy with how my teeth look so far, especially with her having to spend over 8k on just the braces alone in attempt to straighten them out. Oh, maybe one day my smile will look good. 😢)
About 5-6 years ago i broke my left front tooth really badly. Almost all of it was chipped off, including parts of the root. I got braces for 3 years, to “bring the tooth down” so it would be easier to attach the part that got chipped. Three years and a 3 hour operation that resulted in 21 stitches in my gums with anesthesia that didn’t work well later, it fell off almost immediately it was glued together. Fortunately No surgery was needed to glue it again and it hasn’t fallen off since. Lately, however, it has started to turn black, as if it is dying, although we have removed the nerve. It is not too bad as of now, but i also have to deal with enflamed gums, which still haven’t returned to normal. Mind you, all this started when i was like 8. Now, I am 13, dealing with the consequences of my younger self… Bonus details: -When my tooth fell off, almost none of it was left to show, and the person responsible for me at the time, one of my friend’s mom, said it didn’t look any different. -The first colors i got on my bands were yellow, white, green. Then blue(bad choices) -When it fell off again after the surgery, i was biting down on a piece of bread. -The accident happened while i was trying to balance on the edge of the sidewalk -My tooth won’t be fully fixed until I am 18, when i will probably cover it with a veneer, since it is already kind of shaved, but i may pick a cheaper option. -I swallowed probably around half a cup of blood during the surgery -Some of my friends are still not used to me not having braces -The braces didn’t even even out my teeth :(
You sure are very well-spoken and wise for 13. Troublesome experience can be a good teacher. You also sound very practical and optimistic and I’m sure that will take you a long way in your recovery. I got braces 10 years ago and now I’m 65. I’m so happy with all of it. Me and my permanent retainers are not going to have any old people crooked teeth, lol.
Personally, since the tooth is so broken, they shouldn't have done braces to bring the tooth down. Such nonsense as that weakens the teeth and the root, it's not like it has unlimited supply of root to be pulled down. The cost of braces for 3 years amd then a questionable looking tooth vs maybe root canal treatment with crown which won't take 3 years but perhaps 1 or 2 dental visits is much better option in hindsight? Or what about just remove the tooth and place an implant with false tooth on top? My husband currently has a front tooth that's exactly as u described. It's darkening in colour and the gums around it look puffy so inflamed I guess. It's definitely important to have something there either a crown or implant to prevent bone reabsorption and surrounding teeth moving about due to instability, the jaw resulting in a face that's more asymmetrical.
My treatment lasted for eight years with a two year break from braces in the middle for just a top and bottom retainer. I had cross bite and tongue thrust. My orthodontist finally realized that when he told me to always wear my rubber bands, I would ALWAYS wear my rubber bands. He had to tell me to only sometimes wear my rubber bands to shift my teeth to the correct spot by the time of my next appointment.
I don’t understand why they tell us to wear our rubber bands ALL THE TIME (I asked specifically if I was ever to take them off except for changing them and they said no) and then are surprised when we end up over correcting from actually wearing them all the time. “You’ve been rubber-banding a little too hard” I LITERALLY DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU TOLD ME
@@Views_of_Eight I think orthodontists expect patients to be lazy on wearing their rubber bands, so they tell patients to wear them all the time to expect a 50% wear time by the next appointment.
Ok here's my story, so When I was 8 I got braces on only my top front teeth then eventually also my front bottom teeth, had those on for like 2 years then the orthodontist wasn't very smart and decided to take them off until we could put full braces I stayed 1 year without braces and my teeth were still really bad so we switched orthodontists and when we went to the new one turns out I had 4 extra adult teeth that I eventually got removed somewhere else then they put full braces that I've had on for I think this is my 2nd year and my teeth are better than ever now
I have my braces for over 6 years now, and I love them, but I have to take them off next two weeks 😢, my story of why braces are in my teeth for over 6 years: I was running in the kitchen when I was 8 years old, and the kitchen floor is rough, I tripped over the carpet and I fell right into my teeth and nose, my nose bleeding so much and my front teeth all got broken, and so,e of the teeth were cut in half, i was crying In pain, I went to the emergencies, and now I have braces and I’m 14 yo, when I was 11, I implanted my teeth to grow, which was the front teeth, hope u read this, byeee
I can't imagine how painful it was to break your teeth in half!! Did getting the implants hurt, too? How many teeth did they have to remove to give you the implants? And don't worry about getting your braces taken off. It will feel weird at first when you get your braces off. Your teeth will feel so slippery! But it will ultimately feel so much better not to have braces. You will finally get to see what your teeth look like without braces! It will be exciting.
Nah bro imma have them for six years, not to mention a bunch of teeth pulled and surgeries, also I’m probably gonna have a bunch of gaps bc my mouth is crowded with baby teeth, but I’m missing a lot of adult teeth that should’ve formed long ago
@@yagsipcc287 maybe you are, commenting dirty comments and btw she started hanging out with other people and stop talking to me and either way she was a dirty, filthy liar that called me ugly
I'm almost at the 4 year mark 😩 my case has been impacted canines & the process of getting these things down has been ROUGH on my mental health. Lots of tears and lots of anxiety. Fingers crossed I get done before the 4 year mark 🤞🤞
I don’t have braces but my sister does and she has had them on for 3 years but that’s because she doesn’t wear her headgear that got. 😂 but I will have to get braces soon 😬
That's so long for you guys. Asking for science sake, where do you keep your tongue when your mouth is closed? Do you breathe through the mouth or nose?
I have braces and I had to get the because when I was little I had a bad under jaw but when I grew up it fixed itself. The reason I have braces is because my new tooth is growing sideways and they wanna fix it.
I’ve had mine since 4th grade and I’m in 9th grade now. They had to restart because some of my baby teeth didn’t have adult teeth to push them out and they didn’t notic so I had to get them surgically removed and completely restart.
Iv had mine for four years now . Im in rubber bands and I hope to have them off by next year ! Its been a crazy journey and to be honest its gunna be sad not having colorful teeth 🤧
I had braces for a combined (almost) 6 years, i had some pretty severe problems with my facial structure and teeth. I had three different sets/phases of braces. I had the palette expander, lower jaw expander, the lip bumper thing (I was born without a muscle in my lip, i had to train the rest of my muscles to work without it), i had to get all of my baby teeth removed, fix my cross bite (took so, so long), fix my overbite, my literal teeth didn’t bite together efficiently so I had to get the tops of my molars altered, etc. etc. My third set of braces was only on my bottom teeth and it was purely cosmetic-even though it was six months since being “done” with my braces entirely, my orthodontist wasn’t satisfied with how my bottom teeth looked. He put a complementary set of braces on for 6 months. He then fit me with a permanent retainer. Honestly, I’d do it all over again. My teeth are beautiful. It took forever, but wow. My orthodontist was a literal artist.
That’s crazy four years and THEY STILL WONT TAKE THEM OFF!?!?!? SUE THEM and I hope you have your braces taken off soon girl I’ll pray for you everyday we all love you and we hope u get braces free❤😊
I want to get braces soon and I’m really scared but I also just want to not be in paint when I eat so I’ve been binging your videos for some comfort. I’m not so much nervous about looking bad so much as I’m nervous about change and I’m also nervous about being uncomfortable. Any tips from anyone who’s worn braces? I have sensory issues and might be on the spectrum so I just worry about it so much that I’ve stalled for like a year now. 😥
I had braces so long ago that I don't really remember everything about them, but I remember that normally, they weren't painful and I didn't notice them. Once or twice, a wire would come loose and that never hurt, but it felt weird. I would go to the orthodontist immediately and get that fixed, so it was okay. My teeth felt a little sore, like not pain but it felt like I needed to bite down on something each month after I would get my braces tightened, but that feeling would be gone in a few hours. They really weren't uncomfortable! What was extremely uncomfortable for me was Invisalign. That was a sensory nightmare. They have to glue tiny little attachments on your teeth about every six weeks for your Invisalign retainers to grip onto, and each time they do that, they have to use a drill to shave the extra glue off your teeth. It isn't supposed to hurt, but it felt so cold I could barely stand it. For some reason, the glue hurt my teeth, too. The whole process seemed to make my teeth ridiculously sensitive for weeks afterwards. Switching my retainers once a week meant my teeth were moving so fast that they started to really hurt, and it became hard to eat. The orthodontist said the fast movement that happens with Invisalign can cause pain. I didn't experience any of that when I had braces as a kid. I would definitely suggest braces over Invisalign! But once your braces are off, wear your retainers every night if you can. Because I didn't wear my retainers, and my teeth moved, so that is why I had to get Invisalign later on.
Had mine for 6 years aswell. Overbite and a bunch of teeth that had to be moved into the correct place, plus spacers, plus rotating 1 canine. You can get through this!
i'll have to have braces for about 4 years in total- i had a phase one, which i'm so grateful for because man my teeth were crazy. then i got them off, got 5 baby teeth pulled a few months ago (kinda sad when you're 14 with baby teeth) and i got phase two on like two weeks after that. i'm much more smiley now :)
My grandma and parents all had braces for more than four years I’m pretty lucky considering the fact my teeth are nearly perfect because it was very unexpected but I’m getting braces in a week so yeah I have to where a rubber band on one side cause my bite is weird on the left I guess and my brother has a crossbite and he might have to get a surgery because his teeth are super crowded and he doesn’t have space for some new teeth to come in I think that’s what the orthodontist said I can’t quite remember but I’m not looking forward to have braces!
I had it for 4 years and until my dad told them we are moving to other country then they started to take it off i was shocked bec i heard braces takes 2 or 1 yearsbec i had nothing wrong with my tooth will it seems the dentist really take long hate them now man 😭😭
I had my braces for like… 3 and a half years. I never walked into my middle school without braces on my teeth… So, from 6th grade (age 11, all the way to the summer before my freshman year (almost turned 14) I had an overbite, and a lot of baby teeth to start, so phase one was definitely necessary. Shout out to my mom to making me get them early bc now I’ve been loving my smile and im not insecure about them anymore 💕
i dont have those block braces but a lil headgear im 3 days into it and it already hurts. normally itll stop hurting after 5-7 days. gotta wear it for 3 months which is pretty chill
I had braces and really wouldn't wish the experience on anybody. Having metal wires and brackets in my teeth 24/7 never felt comfortable and I had issues like brackets breaking off and wires poking out the back. It felt like there was a needle constantly pressing into my mouth and I had to get an appointment to get it cut. The good news is it ISNT forever and I promise it's going to feel amazing to finally get them off, and you wont have to go through it ever again.
I know people who had braces probably more than four years or around that, my friend actually had to get them when she was young for the exact reason you stated.
Had mine for almost 2 years now, but it's been worth it, my bite was so out of place that my gums were receding and I didn't know! My smile looks better and I feel better, even through the process we found 2 really deep cavities that would have been unnoticed is my teeth weren't positioned right
i’m on Phase Two right now! i have a full mouth of braces and are on rubber bands right now, but when i was on Phase One i was in a quad expander and braces but only on my 6 front top teeth! But im in these full mouth braces for maybe 2 years . But stay strong!
Oh absolutely! I had a massive underbite as a kid, went through phase one and two. Palette expander and upper braces with headgear at night for a while, then an upper retainer until phase two. They gave me the Hollywood braces, tops and bottoms with the goddamn ELASTICS. Now all I have is night time retainers. So worth it. My mouth was a mess. Now it’s perfect. Don’t quit.
I had my braces for 5 years 😭 finally got them off this April it was actually the best day of my life and I never had that “phase one” moment 😭😭 just got my braces right before covid
As someone who had braces and jaw surgeries on and off again trough childhood I get the frustration. When I was 18, I was so done that I put stop to it and had them remove the hardware. The whole process made me hate any dental practises so much that I got into bad habits and spent more time fixing cavities later. Decade later I can tell my bite is still off and it feels as if the teeth are too close together to a point flossing is a pain in the butt.
I had my braces for 5 years. My teeth grew in all directions and places. So the first 3-4 years was literally pulling my teeth to their correct spots and twisting my teeth to face the right direction. So painful 🥹. Then the last year was like correcting a little overbite and making sure all my teeth were aligned. I got made fun of so bad because of my teeth. Thank my momma for getting me braces 💙.
My older brother he was about 17 whenever he got his braces and he got them because he wouldn't stop sucking his thumb and he got them for like four or three years
I had mine for 6 years and he’s right. My ortho got my teeth straight (mostly) first so that later I can get a tooth removed to fix my overbite and place my front teeth in the correct position. I miss them sometimes but happy I get to see my bare teeth.
Going on 5 years now with my braces. But I'll be fair I've had to have top and bottom expander, rubber bands, gum surgery, tounge therapy and they said I will have to take my wisdom teeth out at 14 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I had mine from the middle of 8th grade until the middle of 10th grade. I'm so happy my parents got me them, now I don't need the veneers everyone is getting now days.
Stay strong! I had them for 6 years and I got them off last year! The pain of braces does eventually end!
ive had them for 7 its about to be my 8th year
I had mine for 8 years. Just got them off. Pactience is a virtue. ❤@@HUH.ORJAEVEN
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Omg same 6 years and got them off last year! Unfortunately I‘m not very happy with the result but they are straight. They were so crooked before
@@aliicendllwhy aren’t you happy with the results?
5 yrs man. Covid hit in the middle. And after 3 hospital changes I am finally braces free as of last month. The relief was awesome. But I hate the retainers.
I cant remember how long i had mine but it was atleast 3 years didnt really wear a retainer(stupid me😅) now i have one tooth thats screwed. My dentist said if you don’t wear it it will all go back but it didnt my mouth is so small theres no where for them bishes to move to😂
after a little while with the retainer, go back in and see your retainers. He’ll most likely give you the okay to wear them 3 time a week or less :)
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The "PUHHHHHH" never gets old 😂😂😂
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Stay strong girl, I had them for 5,5 years, overbite and crossbite, bow they look so good!
Bro should rolled on genetics smh
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I had them for 6 years
At 2025 I’ll get to 7 years😭🤧
@@Lyxyzy so sorry but it will be worth it 😊
I have braces for 5 years, they finally started to get straight this year, my smile became even more horrible the first two years. You have to trust the process, it's really worth the time, I still have them but I'll take them of in like 2-3 months, I'm looking forward for it to happen 😍
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I swear when I was younger most of the people I knew who had braces had them in for yearsssss. Some still do. Crazy.
Right?! I had them for 3 & 1/2 years.
I had mine on from 6th to 8th grade, got them off 5 days before the last day of school. This was in the early 90s. My daughter also had hers on the same amount of time 2015-2018.
I have a friend who got them in 4TH GRADE and she didn’t get them off until sophomore year in high school! I don’t remember her having terrible teeth before that, but she legit had them for like 5 1/2 years!
I have had them for 6 years now and still don't know when they are gonna come off
@@crispasmr5488 woww. Did you have severe issues with your bite or jaw or something
My brother had braces for 5-7 years but they are out now STAY STRONG ❤
I love watching this channel but it low-key gives me nightmares about the worst things that can happen to my teeth.
A couple days before I got braces, I found out that your bone gets reabsorbed to allow teeth to move. I wish I knew less lol
@@derp195 Yes if I had known the risks and side effects I would have skipped braces.
It changed my face negatively so I have regrets.
can you explain some or maybe all, you might get a positive affect in someone's life.@@peaceofmindofpeace1650
Orthodontist she needs one. I got a orthodontist before.😊
@@peaceofmindofpeace1650How did braces affect you in a negative way?
Our teeth be looking like Barbie teeth at this point 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🚬💨
I never got to finish my treatment because my orthodontist kept increasing the time by almost a year and I was supposed to move out of state a long time ago. So I went from a 14 month treatment to almost 4 years like this lady.
I didn't get to finish mine either bc my mom stopped paying the bill so I had the same wires and bands on for six months and then she never got me a retainer either bc it was "to expensive and what do they even do ur teeth r alr straight" so mine went back. I'm am 100% getting them done again when I'm older bc my teeth r bad asfk but she fucked everything up for me 🙄
Does anyone know why my brother has a permanent retainer but he also wears one at night???
@@luciarossi7337 Go ask his orthodontist, not a comment section you wierdo
@@luciarossi7337 does this permanent retainer connect all the teeth together or few of them only?
@@radwa4045im not sure butbprobs a few only
The fact how when I was nine I got a expander when I was nine then at September I removed it and got braces but only for the top and Removed it at may or June and I have retainers at the back forever now :)
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I needed braces for 4 years, but my parents took me off of them when only 2 years were through, so they just went back a bit to the original shape, and I hate smiling. I just wanted a good smile, but I'm planning to get them again when I get my own money
I can definitely relate to that girl's pain because l myself also had braces for 4 years, and yes l will admit, having them on for that long did get frustrating at times, but the end result for having to have gone through that long process was definitely worth it in the end😊Like the dentist himself says, what's 4 years for the next 50❤
i had mine for 6, and it was so worth it. My teeth are perfect now and they were such a job before!!!! so it is totally worth all of the time and pain!!
My friend is on her fifth year right now but just imagine how beautiful your smile will be!❤
I just got mine off today it was paradise ❤❤❤❤
I’m 31 now and I had braces for 6 years back in highschool 😂 oh how things have changed
same, but also my teeth looked like a shark before that
I had them for 4 years and my teeth don’t look like the Hollywood smile 😢, I‘m 32
Right, now i got them again but for 18 -24 months...1 yr down sep 13th tho
@@pilaralvarez6592Just do like me.....Go for a second around with braces and wear your retainer as you told and should.
My friends mom had braces for 12 years but that was back in the day so now a days you don't have to have them on for to long
That “PUHHHHHHHH” with different notes every time is amazing❤
I am getting some today so I hope they don’t hurt 😢 but stay strong
I underwent some form of orthodontic treatment CONSISTENLY for about 5YEARS and I didn’t even have phase 1. I just kept telling myself that my orthodontist really liked me and didn’t want to let me go lol.
“PUHHHHHHHHHH” killed me 😂 we love you man
Patience is important.
6 years for me! Wasn’t fun! And they still aren’t finished! RIDICULOUS! Like they were using us for money. Also they kept of getting new orthos I went through 9 ortho doctors, that CANT be normal.
Glad to know I'm not the only one with braces on for over 4 years (they're still on right now). Unfortunately though the results currently aren't very pleasing. Before I even got braces on (and even around the time I first got them), my teeth actually seemed to look better in certain ways. You could actually see my teeth when I smiled and my smile actually looked like a legit smile. Now, 4 years later, you can barely see any of my teeth when I smile, and my smile is extremely flat due to my lower lip not curving really like how it used to. It's almost like I'm grimacing more than I am smiling.
(I really do hope it can perhaps get fixed. My mom's not too happy with how my teeth look so far, especially with her having to spend over 8k on just the braces alone in attempt to straighten them out. Oh, maybe one day my smile will look good. 😢)
You have to pay for braces?! And $8k?!
One of my friends had them for 6 years. She freaking cried every time her ortho told her they have to stay on.
About 5-6 years ago i broke my left front tooth really badly. Almost all of it was chipped off, including parts of the root. I got braces for 3 years, to “bring the tooth down” so it would be easier to attach the part that got chipped. Three years and a 3 hour operation that resulted in 21 stitches in my gums with anesthesia that didn’t work well later, it fell off almost immediately it was glued together. Fortunately No surgery was needed to glue it again and it hasn’t fallen off since. Lately, however, it has started to turn black, as if it is dying, although we have removed the nerve. It is not too bad as of now, but i also have to deal with enflamed gums, which still haven’t returned to normal. Mind you, all this started when i was like 8. Now, I am 13, dealing with the consequences of my younger self…
Bonus details:
-When my tooth fell off, almost none of it was left to show, and the person responsible for me at the time, one of my friend’s mom, said it didn’t look any different.
-The first colors i got on my bands were yellow, white, green. Then blue(bad choices)
-When it fell off again after the surgery, i was biting down on a piece of bread.
-The accident happened while i was trying to balance on the edge of the sidewalk
-My tooth won’t be fully fixed until I am 18, when i will probably cover it with a veneer, since it is already kind of shaved, but i may pick a cheaper option.
-I swallowed probably around half a cup of blood during the surgery
-Some of my friends are still not used to me not having braces
-The braces didn’t even even out my teeth :(
You sure are very well-spoken and wise for 13. Troublesome experience can be a good teacher. You also sound very practical and optimistic and I’m sure that will take you a long way in your recovery. I got braces 10 years ago and now I’m 65. I’m so happy with all of it. Me and my permanent retainers are not going to have any old people crooked teeth, lol.
Personally, since the tooth is so broken, they shouldn't have done braces to bring the tooth down. Such nonsense as that weakens the teeth and the root, it's not like it has unlimited supply of root to be pulled down. The cost of braces for 3 years amd then a questionable looking tooth vs maybe root canal treatment with crown which won't take 3 years but perhaps 1 or 2 dental visits is much better option in hindsight? Or what about just remove the tooth and place an implant with false tooth on top? My husband currently has a front tooth that's exactly as u described. It's darkening in colour and the gums around it look puffy so inflamed I guess. It's definitely important to have something there either a crown or implant to prevent bone reabsorption and surrounding teeth moving about due to instability, the jaw resulting in a face that's more asymmetrical.
I’ve had them over for three years and I’m taking them off in four days. I’m so so excited.🤩🤩🤩🤩
My treatment lasted for eight years with a two year break from braces in the middle for just a top and bottom retainer. I had cross bite and tongue thrust. My orthodontist finally realized that when he told me to always wear my rubber bands, I would ALWAYS wear my rubber bands. He had to tell me to only sometimes wear my rubber bands to shift my teeth to the correct spot by the time of my next appointment.
I don’t understand why they tell us to wear our rubber bands ALL THE TIME (I asked specifically if I was ever to take them off except for changing them and they said no) and then are surprised when we end up over correcting from actually wearing them all the time. “You’ve been rubber-banding a little too hard” I LITERALLY DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU TOLD ME
@@Views_of_Eight I think orthodontists expect patients to be lazy on wearing their rubber bands, so they tell patients to wear them all the time to expect a 50% wear time by the next appointment.
Ok here's my story, so When I was 8 I got braces on only my top front teeth then eventually also my front bottom teeth, had those on for like 2 years then the orthodontist wasn't very smart and decided to take them off until we could put full braces I stayed 1 year without braces and my teeth were still really bad so we switched orthodontists and when we went to the new one turns out I had 4 extra adult teeth that I eventually got removed somewhere else then they put full braces that I've had on for I think this is my 2nd year and my teeth are better than ever now
I have my braces for over 6 years now, and I love them, but I have to take them off next two weeks 😢, my story of why braces are in my teeth for over 6 years:
I was running in the kitchen when I was 8 years old, and the kitchen floor is rough, I tripped over the carpet and I fell right into my teeth and nose, my nose bleeding so much and my front teeth all got broken, and so,e of the teeth were cut in half, i was crying In pain, I went to the emergencies, and now I have braces and I’m 14 yo, when I was 11, I implanted my teeth to grow, which was the front teeth, hope u read this, byeee
I can't imagine how painful it was to break your teeth in half!! Did getting the implants hurt, too? How many teeth did they have to remove to give you the implants? And don't worry about getting your braces taken off. It will feel weird at first when you get your braces off. Your teeth will feel so slippery! But it will ultimately feel so much better not to have braces. You will finally get to see what your teeth look like without braces! It will be exciting.
Nah bro imma have them for six years, not to mention a bunch of teeth pulled and surgeries, also I’m probably gonna have a bunch of gaps bc my mouth is crowded with baby teeth, but I’m missing a lot of adult teeth that should’ve formed long ago
4 YEARS????? i can’t even keep a friendship that long 🥺
Me neither
Maybe you are the problem
@@yagsipcc287 maybe you are, commenting dirty comments and btw she started hanging out with other people and stop talking to me and either way she was a dirty, filthy liar that called me ugly
@@yagsipcc287 ok that's harsh
@@Krazy4MyselfOfficial How if no one sticks around there might be a reason that is likely.
I'm almost at the 4 year mark 😩 my case has been impacted canines & the process of getting these things down has been ROUGH on my mental health. Lots of tears and lots of anxiety. Fingers crossed I get done before the 4 year mark 🤞🤞
My orthodontist is old school and so is my dentist so I had those puppies in for 5 years 😅
I don’t have braces but my sister does and she has had them on for 3 years but that’s because she doesn’t wear her headgear that got. 😂 but I will have to get braces soon 😬
I've had braces for 3 years now 😭
Same here
5 years 🫠🫠
That's so long for you guys. Asking for science sake, where do you keep your tongue when your mouth is closed? Do you breathe through the mouth or nose?
Stay very strong we all love you
I HAD MINE FOR EIGHT YEARS!!!
Damn, only had them for 2 years..
SAMEEEEEE
@@reeceo9939I had them for 8 months
I've had mine 8 and a half years
Going on 7 1/2 years.. getting them off in 4 weeks.. was supposed to be 3 years max..
I have braces and I had to get the because when I was little I had a bad under jaw but when I grew up it fixed itself. The reason I have braces is because my new tooth is growing sideways and they wanna fix it.
4 is not bad 😭😭 I had braces from age 9 to age 15
I’ve had mine since 4th grade and I’m in 9th grade now. They had to restart because some of my baby teeth didn’t have adult teeth to push them out and they didn’t notic so I had to get them surgically removed and completely restart.
Iv had mine for four years now . Im in rubber bands and I hope to have them off by next year ! Its been a crazy journey and to be honest its gunna be sad not having colorful teeth 🤧
I had them for 5 years due to a severe overbite 😭 had to wear the fancy headgear and everything. It was lovely 🫠
We got a PUHH! ❤
I’ve also had braces on for four years and I think I’m getting them off at the end of the year he said he still needs to put rubber bands on 😭😭
I had mine for over 6... headgear first, and at least 4.5 years in brackets.
I had mine for 8 😭 I wish it would’ve only been 4 years
she is so pretty with her braces tho
ik braces suck to have but at least she looks good in them
My mom had them for 9 years straight
But she also got them on in 2nd grade..
I had braces for a combined (almost) 6 years, i had some pretty severe problems with my facial structure and teeth. I had three different sets/phases of braces. I had the palette expander, lower jaw expander, the lip bumper thing (I was born without a muscle in my lip, i had to train the rest of my muscles to work without it), i had to get all of my baby teeth removed, fix my cross bite (took so, so long), fix my overbite, my literal teeth didn’t bite together efficiently so I had to get the tops of my molars altered, etc. etc.
My third set of braces was only on my bottom teeth and it was purely cosmetic-even though it was six months since being “done” with my braces entirely, my orthodontist wasn’t satisfied with how my bottom teeth looked. He put a complementary set of braces on for 6 months. He then fit me with a permanent retainer.
Honestly, I’d do it all over again. My teeth are beautiful. It took forever, but wow. My orthodontist was a literal artist.
HELP MY MOM CALLED THE BENTIST ELON MUSK
That’s crazy four years and THEY STILL WONT TAKE THEM OFF!?!?!? SUE THEM and I hope you have your braces taken off soon girl I’ll pray for you everyday we all love you and we hope u get braces free❤😊
4 years is not that bad I’ve had braces for 9
FEEL YOU, these people keep complaining
9?!? 😱😱😱
Had mine on for four and a half years got them off 4 weeks ago tomorrow! It’s awesome
I want to get braces soon and I’m really scared but I also just want to not be in paint when I eat so I’ve been binging your videos for some comfort.
I’m not so much nervous about looking bad so much as I’m nervous about change and I’m also nervous about being uncomfortable. Any tips from anyone who’s worn braces? I have sensory issues and might be on the spectrum so I just worry about it so much that I’ve stalled for like a year now. 😥
I had braces so long ago that I don't really remember everything about them, but I remember that normally, they weren't painful and I didn't notice them. Once or twice, a wire would come loose and that never hurt, but it felt weird. I would go to the orthodontist immediately and get that fixed, so it was okay. My teeth felt a little sore, like not pain but it felt like I needed to bite down on something each month after I would get my braces tightened, but that feeling would be gone in a few hours. They really weren't uncomfortable! What was extremely uncomfortable for me was Invisalign. That was a sensory nightmare. They have to glue tiny little attachments on your teeth about every six weeks for your Invisalign retainers to grip onto, and each time they do that, they have to use a drill to shave the extra glue off your teeth. It isn't supposed to hurt, but it felt so cold I could barely stand it. For some reason, the glue hurt my teeth, too. The whole process seemed to make my teeth ridiculously sensitive for weeks afterwards. Switching my retainers once a week meant my teeth were moving so fast that they started to really hurt, and it became hard to eat. The orthodontist said the fast movement that happens with Invisalign can cause pain. I didn't experience any of that when I had braces as a kid. I would definitely suggest braces over Invisalign! But once your braces are off, wear your retainers every night if you can. Because I didn't wear my retainers, and my teeth moved, so that is why I had to get Invisalign later on.
mine was four years. WORTH IT!!!! I LOVE MY TEETH!! ❤❤
The PUHHHH always gets me rolling on the floor 🤣 😂 💀
Had mine for 6 years aswell. Overbite and a bunch of teeth that had to be moved into the correct place, plus spacers, plus rotating 1 canine. You can get through this!
i'll have to have braces for about 4 years in total- i had a phase one, which i'm so grateful for because man my teeth were crazy. then i got them off, got 5 baby teeth pulled a few months ago (kinda sad when you're 14 with baby teeth) and i got phase two on like two weeks after that. i'm much more smiley now :)
I live in an underdeveloped country whose name I'm even embarrassed to mention, and here it's normal. I stayed 7 years
My grandma and parents all had braces for more than four years I’m pretty lucky considering the fact my teeth are nearly perfect because it was very unexpected but I’m getting braces in a week so yeah I have to where a rubber band on one side cause my bite is weird on the left I guess and my brother has a crossbite and he might have to get a surgery because his teeth are super crowded and he doesn’t have space for some new teeth to come in I think that’s what the orthodontist said I can’t quite remember but I’m not looking forward to have braces!
She looks pretty with em
I had it for 4 years and until my dad told them we are moving to other country then they started to take it off i was shocked bec i heard braces takes 2 or 1 yearsbec i had nothing wrong with my tooth will it seems the dentist really take long hate them now man 😭😭
Bentist became my grandpa at the end
I had my braces for like… 3 and a half years. I never walked into my middle school without braces on my teeth… So, from 6th grade (age 11, all the way to the summer before my freshman year (almost turned 14)
I had an overbite, and a lot of baby teeth to start, so phase one was definitely necessary. Shout out to my mom to making me get them early bc now I’ve been loving my smile and im not insecure about them anymore 💕
My Brother had his for 6, almost 7 years😮❤
I had braces on my front four teeth for three years then took a break, now i have them back on and its been another three years 😭
I’m getting them off in 6-10 weeks I’ve had them for 2 years but I rlly don’t want them off my braces never hurt and I look better with braces
i dont have those block braces but a lil headgear im 3 days into it and it already hurts. normally itll stop hurting after 5-7 days. gotta wear it for 3 months which is pretty chill
My brother got braces when he was 11 and he is almost 16 😭
I had mine for 3 years and when i got them off i cried of happyness😭❤️
Yep I got my braces when I was 8 I’m going to get phase two when I’m a teen
I had braces and really wouldn't wish the experience on anybody. Having metal wires and brackets in my teeth 24/7 never felt comfortable and I had issues like brackets breaking off and wires poking out the back. It felt like there was a needle constantly pressing into my mouth and I had to get an appointment to get it cut. The good news is it ISNT forever and I promise it's going to feel amazing to finally get them off, and you wont have to go through it ever again.
My dad had his on from like sumthing in high school till after end of college they wouldn't take them off
My brother got braces when he was 11 and he is almost 16 still having braces
I know people who had braces probably more than four years or around that, my friend actually had to get them when she was young for the exact reason you stated.
Had mine for almost 2 years now, but it's been worth it, my bite was so out of place that my gums were receding and I didn't know! My smile looks better and I feel better, even through the process we found 2 really deep cavities that would have been unnoticed is my teeth weren't positioned right
The 'PaUHhhH!!!!' Never will stop..❤😊❤
i’m on Phase Two right now! i have a full mouth of braces and are on rubber bands right now, but when i was on Phase One i was in a quad expander and braces but only on my 6 front top teeth! But im in these full mouth braces for maybe 2 years . But stay strong!
i’ve almost had mine 5 years, it is not that big of a deal, if u want ur teeth fixed u gotta wait the time that it takes😭
I’m glad I live right by your clinic 🥹
Oh absolutely! I had a massive underbite as a kid, went through phase one and two. Palette expander and upper braces with headgear at night for a while, then an upper retainer until phase two. They gave me the Hollywood braces, tops and bottoms with the goddamn ELASTICS. Now all I have is night time retainers. So worth it. My mouth was a mess. Now it’s perfect. Don’t quit.
I had my braces for 5 years 😭 finally got them off this April it was actually the best day of my life and I never had that “phase one” moment 😭😭 just got my braces right before covid
My friend is on year five!! Hopefully this is her last year with them.
As someone who had braces and jaw surgeries on and off again trough childhood I get the frustration. When I was 18, I was so done that I put stop to it and had them remove the hardware. The whole process made me hate any dental practises so much that I got into bad habits and spent more time fixing cavities later. Decade later I can tell my bite is still off and it feels as if the teeth are too close together to a point flossing is a pain in the butt.
I only had mine for six months
I had my braces for 5 years. My teeth grew in all directions and places. So the first 3-4 years was literally pulling my teeth to their correct spots and twisting my teeth to face the right direction. So painful 🥹. Then the last year was like correcting a little overbite and making sure all my teeth were aligned. I got made fun of so bad because of my teeth. Thank my momma for getting me braces 💙.
My brother had them for 5 years, my mom had them for 6 and a half years, and my other brother had them for 3 years.
My older brother he was about 17 whenever he got his braces and he got them because he wouldn't stop sucking his thumb and he got them for like four or three years
I saw a utuber do it for 6 years but 2 years before that
Yep, same here four plus years!! I had an overbite. Lost my retainer the day after. My teeth are still great!
Your videos are like a window into your world, love the view!
My problem was british dental health care, it sucks I was neglected for 2 years.
I had mine for 6 years and he’s right. My ortho got my teeth straight (mostly) first so that later I can get a tooth removed to fix my overbite and place my front teeth in the correct position. I miss them sometimes but happy I get to see my bare teeth.
Going on 5 years now with my braces. But I'll be fair I've had to have top and bottom expander, rubber bands, gum surgery, tounge therapy and they said I will have to take my wisdom teeth out at 14 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I have a friend that had her braces on for 8 years
I have them for 4.6 years and I am nowhere near getting them removed🥲
I had mine from the middle of 8th grade until the middle of 10th grade. I'm so happy my parents got me them, now I don't need the veneers everyone is getting now days.
I have to have then for 1 year and a half 😭😭😭