Just came back from my second appointmemt with the dentist and he just put rubber bands between my molars and oh god it hurts like hell😖
It’s been a long time but I remember it being something like 18-24 months. Not a short ordeal.
I had Invisalign for 3 years, my partner had braces for 5. We both agree that the pain was far worse in the beginning when they’re really wrenching your teeth into place, and then gets a lot better once they start doing the more precise movements, which take up a good chunk of the total time.
Like all medical procedures though, it can be different for everybody.
Two years, and I had to wear headgear. Not sure if that’s still a thing, but it was a big metal contraption that went around your whole head. The pain was unbearable and I had no social life from how weird it looked.
All 4 years of high school. Got them on like the third day of grade 9 and didn’t have them taken out until a couple months after high school ended.
For like 20 years? I still have them, but hardly ever use them these days. Belts are just more convenient.
I never had braces.
