Embrace Your Braces
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Having braces is like the wrong rite of passage that many people experience. Some people get them at early teens or later on in life. I first got my braces on when I was 19 and I am still currently plagued with them. No matter how many times I hear the reassurance of “it will be worth it in the end” it does not help my current situation...
I have been wearing my braces now for almost a year now and
have slowly (very slowly!) accepted their presence each time I look in the
mirror or smile for a photograph. I have now become a lot more appreciative of
being able to eat the foods that I want. With braces you need to start taking
into consideration what foods will/will not get stuck in your brackets… Not
really the first question you want to have to answer when looking at a
delicious menu!
I find that seeded bread has to be the worst, although bread
itself does not favour those with braces the seeds are a nightmare! They get
lost and stuck in the smallest of gaps and are nearly impossible to get out
even when you aggressively brush them a million times! You just have to wait it
out and eventually they will budge.
I had to have 3 teeth removed, so not only did I have to
wear the eye catching train tracks but I had massive gaps in my teeth too (
attractive I know!). To close these gaps I had to wear the dreaded elastics!
Like Hansel and Gretel leaving a trail of breadcrumbs I began to leave a trail
of elastics behind me especially when I was staying in my friends’ houses! Safe
to say they weren’t too impressed!!
Going from being a big grinner to looking like someone in
serious pain is not a good look! Subconsciously I started to wear less colour
on my lips to take attention away from my mouth and braces. I now wear subtle
colours such as different shades of nude or light colours such as mauve.
Even with all their inconveniences, the outcome of wearing
braces overshadows the negatives. Having straight teeth will be amazing and I’m
glad that I got them when I was a bit older because I will really appreciate
having them and will look after them so well. From looking at celebrities such
as Tom Cruise and Miley Cyrus it is clear the difference what having braces
can do for your smile.
I’m hoping to get them off in the next few months and that
will really give me a reason to smile!
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