Did you have to wear braces?

I wore braces in my thirties because my parents couldn't afford them and it took that long for me to be able to afford them

I've never worn braces... but I do have dentures and I'm not even 30!

I never had to. My dad really should have, but his family could not afford it. I think he'd like to do something about them now, but he can't afford it now anyway, no dental insurance. His smile doesn't look funny, so I guess he'll be satisfied. But sometimes I think it bothers him.

i use to wear braces a couple years back, but finally got them off. those years were the worst years having to deal with them good luck with all those with braces

when my permanent teeth started growing, my mom had to take me to the dentist to get the old teeth out of the way, so new once would grow strait. most of the time it was painless because the old once were already very close to falling out, but one of the teeth decided to grow between two teeth, one was about to fall, but the other one was staying strong... i hurt a lot to have it pulled, but in return i never had to wear braces, my teeth were perfectly strait without them :)

Hi Shree, no I've never worn braces neither have I ever been to the dentist. I've never had any teeth problem thanks to my grandma. She made a great remedy which was she took pieces of porcelain, broken glasses, sand, charcoal, herbal leaves and chili peppers. She mixed them together, pounded them till they powder and rubbed it on my teeth. (I was two years old when she did this) it was so bloody painful as the chili burnt my mouth for 24 hours. But after she did that, I've never had teeth problems again. I got white sparkling teeth and they have all been propotionally aligned.

Hi there! My teeth are fine and I haven't wore any braces in my entire life. But I know they are painful cause my sister had them when she was a teenager. I have seen some adults too still wearing braces. I even know some who just had them in their mid 30's. I have been wondering, are braces still effective for older people wearing them? Aren't teeth suppose to be more pliable when we are still young?

i never tried to have one since birth. first reason why, because i dont have budget for that kind of stuff. second, i dont need that also since i have nice teeth , heheheh

Hi UK_Shree! I had braces when I was 35 for about a year and one month. I didn't really have crooked teeth but really did help them to look better. Not that they looked bad but I had and still have an open bite, for one thing. Also, I had itchy gums, if that makes sense, when I was younger. They quit bothering me for several years. Then they started bothering me again when I was 35, which meant that recession was getting worse. Kathy.