Adults with braces

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feeds@yuku.com (Monsieur Muggles) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:26:26 GMT

Hmmm. How unfortunate to pay that much and get nothing out of it except the status quo.

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feeds@yuku.com (Je Fa) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:39:29 GMT

braceface!

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feeds@yuku.com (nomii) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:36:02 GMT

Really, was it worth it to pay that much of a premium just to not show your braces?

i cared enough to pay that + it didn't break my bank, so yes. depends on each person's vanity/financial situation.

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feeds@yuku.com (Monsieur Muggles) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:18:39 GMT

Really, was it worth it to pay that much of a premium just to not show your braces? I paid $4k for my braces (that are visible) and insurance covered half of it. I get them off later this summer after having them since March 2007.

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feeds@yuku.com (survivorchick) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:03:42 GMT

Ewww. You deserve to be shot.

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feeds@yuku.com (nomii) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:04:26 GMT

yea they're twice as expensive as normal braces because you can't see them at any time at all.

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feeds@yuku.com (snowboarders only) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:03:10 GMT

I hated braces! I got them in when I was 10 and got them out 2 years later. I remember wanting them because I thought they were cool. But then the pain started.

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feeds@yuku.com (Pseudo Propaganda) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:53:30 GMT

OMFG. 12K???

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feeds@yuku.com (nomii) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:02:43 GMT

i got lingual braces last may ... the teeth were basically straight within 6-8 months, and since then its just been touch-up things. in seattle, from a relatively expensive doctor, it cost me $12k.

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feeds@yuku.com (Eurytol) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:02:41 GMT

I hated the spacers. It was like having condoms between your teeth.

(although, braces on their own merit are a great method of birth control)

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feeds@yuku.com (Pseudo Propaganda) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:59:50 GMT

So what has it been like a year? I should really get braces again but I hated them the first time. What type did you get again? How much did the whole thing cost? Make sure you WEAR YOUR RETAINER. Otherwise all those teeth will shift right back. Hopefully in the 20+ years since I had my bracers they have made retainers less annoying. I hated that thing.

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feeds@yuku.com (nomii) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:51:59 GMT

omg ustra update?!??!

i have perfect straight teef now! braces will still be there for a few months and then a retainer, but watev, no one can see 'em

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feeds@yuku.com (Dictatorship) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:26:44 GMT

After you get them on, the adjustments aren't bad at all IMO. I ate everything I wasn't supposed to and nothing happened to me. I mean fo'realz, who is going to give up popcorn?

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feeds@yuku.com (Apprentice Talker) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:16:17 GMT

As I enter my right age as adult, I never have a braces in my teeth but it is clean and looking good. I took the last dentist three years ago to check my teeth.

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feeds@yuku.com (nomii) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:08:11 GMT

ustra how's it going! i just got my teeth extracted and sitting with mouth all swollen up right now o_O

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feeds@yuku.com (SPunKeeMonKee) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:12:22 GMT

I feel your pain I've had braces from when I was 12 until my last year of high school. I'm still undergoing orthodontic treatment to slim down my huge-ass teeth, so I have to wear an uncomfortable retainer for at least another year. It hurts like hell every time I get them tightened, but I guess I'm lucky since my mom is doing it for me.

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feeds@yuku.com (ustrasana) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:35:07 GMT

Yeah, mine were fine the past few weeks too. I guess I started with and 18 wire and now I have a 20 on. I also went with light blue bands on my lower brackets this time. My teeth are starting to get sore, or tender as they like to say.

and eek, getting a tooth pulled doesn't sound like any fun.

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feeds@yuku.com (nomii) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:09:06 GMT

gluck ustra! i'm getting them tightened next week - tighten + extracting some back toof so the front ones have room to move back and straighten up. ouch .

they haven't been hurting me for the past few weeks at all, except for the rare wax-applying for some irritation. plus i'm really happy with the results so far (which i can see immediately since the braces are at the backside) - they already...

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feeds@yuku.com (ustrasana) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:26:42 GMT

I'm on my way to get them tightened for the first time! o joy!! Looks like mac n cheese and ibuprofen for lunch.

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feeds@yuku.com (smartguy24) — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:46:55 GMT

shiza h minelli wrote:
My tip for you... buy a waterpik and stay the hell away from corn on the cob...

Amen. Corn on the cob is like the mecca of food enemies when you have braces.

Adults with braces

feeds@yuku.com (ustrasana) — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:09:47 GMT

Gonna be me in 2 hours.

I have the urge to just eat until then because I don't think I will be able to after.