<p>Thanks for replying about the cost. Now i'm not sure I can get one as soon as i want...</p>
<p>Chill, it's nothing to be embarrassed about. People aren't going to think you're childish if you have braces in college, people aren't THAT immature (even if they were, they're not worth befriending). My sister got braces as a senior in high school and wore them as a freshman in college. She made it through just fine.</p>
<p>Heck, I had braces as an adult...and I wasn't alone! I don't think anybody gives it a second thought these days. Not only is it common but the brackets and wires are very small and not very obtrusive. If you want to get it done, just do it! You may be partially covered by dental insurance and there are usually a variety of payment plans available. </p>
<p>Most orthodontists give a free consultation during which they will just examine your mouth and tell you what they think will need to be done and the approximate cost. Get a consultation from a few different practitioners and you will have a good idea of what you are in for.</p>
<p>i woudlnt get braces in college unless you REALLY need them... like if ur teeth are only marginally bad, and if braces would help them only slightly then forget it</p>
<p>its different having braces in middle school and high scchool cuz its common and everyone does, but you dont want to stand out as the geek in the college with braces</p>
<p>You're a geek if u have braces? Man ur shallow.</p>
<p>Um, the hottest guy I know has braces (he's 20, will be 21 in a month) and he's definitely not a geek.</p>
<p>Invisalign is great if you can get it because you can go longer periods without having to go for check ups. The doctor can give you a handful of aligners to use between appointments. It was very convenient while I was away at school. The cost for mine was $6500.</p>
<p>does invisalign work as well as regular braces?</p>
<p>Invisalign cannot be used to correct every problem. You need a consultation to find out about your own case.</p>
<p>hey just get them. the later you get them in life the longer it takes and the more painful it gets. if you dont want braces in college, do you want them when you're working? i dont think it should be much of a problem image wise. i previously had braces (loved them, they made my teeth pretty!) and when i was at my new school and was making small talk with people, if they had braces, i'll be like "cool! i had them too! how many teeth did you have to get taken out? when will you be getting them removed etc"</p>
<p>Well today I got my spacers put in. They are pretty annoying but not too bad. The only reason they hurt getting them put in was because the lady was using tongues to get them in and the little bands kept breaking. That means that the toungues were jamming into my gums everytime. Anyway, next week Ill be getting them put on and in the fall I will be at UGA. So we will see how this goes.</p>
<p>I had braces all through middle school and a bit of highschool, and got them off like a year or two ago. Well, I never wore my retainers like I was supposed to and now they don't fit, so I'm going back to see if I can get them reshaped. If they say I ****ed up and have to get braces again I don't know what I'm gonna do, lol. I might just let my teeth get crooked; they never looked /that/ bad.</p>
<p>miss super fanatastic, omg haha i'm in the same boat. i wore those retainers like a week maybe. it would suck if i have to wear em again for like a yr or something. i might just have to accept the way they look now.</p>
<p>Invisaligns can be the perfect solution for people who wore braces but were not compliant with the retainers. Your teeth are probably not "off" all that much, and your bite is probably still correct.</p>
<p>i thought braces in college was a big deal but braces r nothing. in addition to those i wear elastics running top to bottom, which i hav to wear 24 hrs a day except to eat/brush.</p>
<p>If you are a girl you should be fine. Guys with braces will really be looked down upon.</p>
<p>Braces are breast implants for the teeth!</p>
<p>one thing about college is that the students are not AS immature as in hs and gradeschool. i had braces in elematry school and middle school...they were white so you couldn't tell if it was my teeth or not. I had thm for two years.....I then was supposed to wear retainers, but I didn't do it....lol. And my teeth never reverted or anything.</p>
<p>Anyway, no one will care if you wear braces in college and it wont be a big deal at all.....in fact, i had a TA who had bracs on and you really couldn't notice them unless you were staring at her mouth trying to notice them.</p>
<p>Oh, fyi, I was a bad girl when it came to braces...I still ate corn on the cob and chewed gum with no problems....my mouth still ended up looking brand new after I got the braces off. It was worth it, though my mouth hurt when I first got them in and when the braces were tightened or whatever it is the orthodantist did......definitely worth doing...better late than never cuz it really does make a big diff.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>If you are a girl you should be fine. Guys with braces will really be looked down upon.</p> </blockquote>
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<p>I disagree with this. One of my friends has braces and he's the biggest manwhore in the world, he has different girls all the time, and none of them seem to mind. He's almost 21 too.</p>
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from what i've heard, the clear fitting ones (e.g. invisalign) don't work as well. Plus you have to get a mold made every 3 weeks or something and constantly get new...things
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Beg to disagree here. A friend had them and they worked great. They can't fix all problems, they have to do an evaluation and see if they're right for you. There's some movements that require headgear and the like, and invisalign can't do that.</p>
<p>But there are several advantages if you can use them: 1) you can take them out, which means you're eating anything you want with your own teeth and don't have to worry about biting into something too hard like an apple or corn and breaking a wire 2)they are hard to notice unless you actually look for them. most people didn't even notice my friend was wearing them 3) they are less painful than regular braces because they move your teeth in smaller increments. With regular braces every time you visit the orthodontist they crank the wires to move the teeth and that one adjustment has to get you to the next visit, but with invisalign you just change the retainer every 2 weeks so each movement is smaller. My friend says that by the next morning the teeth are in the new position and pain-free. BTW the poster I'm replying to is wrong about the mold; they take one mold when you start, then generate a bunch of retainers moving your teeth based on where they started and give you the sets.</p>
<p>A disadvantage is that you have to keep your teeth CLEAN. With braces you can eat and not brush; it looks a little gross, but people do it when they snack for example. With invisalign you pop out the retainers and eat a snack, you need to carry a little travel toothbrush to clean them so the retainers will fit cleanly again.</p>
<p>BTW MissSuperFantastic you should make sure your orthodontist can offer invisalign because otherwise you won't be offered it. People who've had braces in the past and stopped wearing the retainers are excellent candidates for invisalign because all the heavy lifting was already done; your teeth are probably just a little off and you might need only a few months with invisalign to get them back. And once they're straight again ask about a "permanent" retainer. A different friend wore braces and then when they were done had a wire cemented in on the back of the teeth that acts like a retainer.</p>