Adults with braces out there?

Alright, I'm getting braces the day before I turn 30 (in two weeks). I went to the ortho's office for my records appointment and I was the oldest patient there by about 2 decades! Ugh, did I feel old or what.

Anyway - adults out there with braces - how do you feel about them? Love them (haha ..i know)? Hate them? Totally traumatized?! Can I really not drink carbonated beverages!?! :) Thank you.

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I am 21 now, and had braces from the time I was a freshman in Highschool to about when I was a senior. Actually I got lucky, I got to take them off just before senior prom.

I had no problems with them. They do hurt at first. You can still drink things such as soda and other things, just be sure to brush your teeth really good. However, braces make it difficult to eat anything hard. But they gave a beautiful smile. So just think that when you are finished wearing them you will have a beautiful smile. Sorry, I answered the best I could. Good luck!

i'm about to turn 38 and i'm going to the orthodontist soon to get mine. I had an aunt in her 50's that had braces and apparently it didn't bother her.
my friend is 38 and has them, i may go and get them and i am older than her (sorry, can't tell you exactly how much older)
Carbonated beverages will further stain your teeth. You will have white boxes on your teeth where the metal brackets are, if you are getting typical braces. Have you found out if you're a canidate for invisalign?
nope went through that whole gag at about 12 - 16. it sucked as a teenager im sure if i had to have them now(mid 20's) it would be just as bad i wouldnt be as insecure but theyre very annoying. you know you can get clear ones right?
idk any one who has them and is an adult but my dad really needs them

lol
I'm 26 and getting them off in about 3 months (I hope) but overall, their not bad.. the 2 years have flown by.. I do get carded alot more, but I also get so many compliaments from people whom have the "before" me. best few grand I've spent in a long time
I feel you. I just got braces a month ago. Granted I am only 22, it still is horrible. I have people question my drivers liscense when I go out drinking. I look like I am 16 and it may just be my imagination but it feels like no one takes me seriously anymore because they assume I am a teenager. My mom had braces when she was 30-32. The problems in our mouth didn't pop up until we got older. I absolutely hate them and they are making a huge hassle in my life much more so than kids. I have to take time off work every few weeks to go get them adjusted and is becoming very cumbersome. But at least my teeth will be beautiful when they are done. I just wish it was something that could have been taken care of when I was younger.
Yea. my mom is 46 and she recently got her top braces and she's had her bottom braces for about a year now. She's ok with them and you can drink sodas and stuff like that you just have to brush your teeth right away cause if you dont the sugar will stick to your braces and your teeth will get cavitites and the wires will rot and break down.
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