I didn't and neither did my brother. We had pretty straight teeth, but I could actually use braces in my lower teeth now. They shifted a lot in my 20's, which my dentist told me was normal.
Did you have braces? At what age? How long did you have to wear them?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Yep. I wore them for 18 months starting at age 15. Unfortunately my wisdom teeth caused my bottom teeth to crowd again, but it's not as bad as before. I wish my orthodontist had told my parents to get my wisdom teeth out when I got my braces off. I didn't get them out until I was 23.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
My teeth were so crooked that from grades 5-7 I had to wear a retainer first to straighten them out a little first. Then from grades 7-9 I wore braces. Afterwards I work my second retainer religiously until I outgrew it in university. Since then, my teeth have shifted a bit but are decently straight.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Yes when I was 13-15 I had braces, but my wisdom teeth have moved my top ones, which makes me mad. Can't even tell.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Yes but later in life since I didn't move to the US till I was a teen and that's when most kids were pretty much done w/ braces.
So I had braces in HS and it was awful! Affected my self confidence a lot.
watermelon / 14467 posts
I wore braces from age 12 through age 16. It would have been shorter had I actually worn my rubber bands the first time around. My teeth have shifted a bit and I have a very small gap between the front two. If it continues to widen I will probably see what can be done about it.
coconut / 8279 posts
Nope. Neither did my husband. Hoping that J inherits our straight teeth!
squash / 13208 posts
Yep - I got them on in 8th grade and off in 10th grade!
When I was growing up I sooo wanted braces - I use to put foil on my teeth and pretend like I had them (yes I know weirdo!) and then bam - I needed them - ha!
nectarine / 2932 posts
Haha - I have them now! 
Well, invisalign..but still! I wish I would have gotten them in middle school, but my mom couldn't afford it.
pomelo / 5129 posts
I started seeing the orthodontist in the second grade. I think braces went on in the fourth-eighth grades?
I still occasionally wear my lower retainer because my mouth is super small and they still shift.
DH didn't have them. His teeth are still pretty straight.
clementine / 849 posts
I had them 3 times. 
1st: 18 months from 7-8 1/2. I needed them to move my front teeth forward so my molars could come in.
2nd: 2 years, from the beginning of 6th grade to the end of 7th grade
3rd: my retainer was made incorrectly, so from the beginning of 8th grade until the end of 8th grade.
My teeth still aren't perfect. I was so done with braces that I had them taken off before they were perfect. And I don't regret it. They could probably be fixed with a year or so of invisalign, but it's not for me right now. And you honestly can't tell in person (but I can tell if I run my tongue over my teeth)
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Nope but got them at the age of 29 and just got them off 2 months ago.
nectarine / 2465 posts
I did, however no one told me I had to wear a retainer forever and that, with the combination of my wisdom teeth = crooked teeth again!
apricot / 452 posts
I did, I think my freshman year of HS? I remember getting the colored rubber bands that went on the brackets in all kinds of purposeful combinations (rainbow, school colors, holidays) each time they were adjusted.
Once I got them off, the retainer I got was glow in the dark with blue and green polka dots. It was a fun party trick at sleepovers. <I'm a dork>
squash / 13208 posts
@KelLeeLeee: yep I know - my top teeth stayed straight but my bottoms didn't - I went to see a ortho in my 20's and she said didn't they tell you that you would need to wear the retainer 3-4 nights a week for the rest of your life? Ummm..... no!
clementine / 812 posts
I had braces 5th grade to 8th grade and then again in 10th grade? My jaw was so messed up and I was growing so fast it was a 2 phase approach.
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