Excerpts From My Old Braces Blog

When I underwent my adult braces experience back during 2003-2005, I used to blog about my experience. I also had (and still have) glasses, so I called my blog Foureyedmetalmouth. The blog no longer exists, but I was able to salvage a large part of it from a web archive. I posted an entry from it back in March 17, 2017, in a post called A Professional in Braces (2003).  

Since that time, I have put together a collection of excerpts salvaged from the old Foureyedmetalmouth blog, and have put them together for your reading enjoyment. It shows some of my own experiences as an adult with braces, and as someone who was actually getting a kick out of it. Click Here to go there. You can also find a link to the Foureyedmetalmouth blog excerpts just below the Mouthwear Stories archive on the right column of this blog. ⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒

Here's an excerpt from the blog, about getting my braces off, and receiving my retainer:

BRACES OFF . . . RETAINERS ON!!!                                                              Thursday, 28 April 2005

Some people make a big deal about getting their braces off, and act like its such a big change. I do still remember the way the wires poked me at times, and the feel of that stuff in my mouth, but on the basis of the way it felt, the change for me wasnt really that much to comment on. Its a bigger difference on the psychological side. Being an adult, there was always a self­consciousness about have braces, and that was there when I spoke and smiled. Now, thats off me, and its actually a relief from that standpoint. 

As someone who, admittedly, always thought braces were pretty cool growing up, and who was glad when I was told I needed them as an adult, I'm going to miss the wire and elastics and brackets. But, its cool that I've been able to enjoy a braces journey. And my teeth look great after the treatment. I've been told they look really good now, and I agree. 

After getting my braces off, the ortho gave me a temporary reatiner that looked like a teeth whitening tray.  . . . They also fitted me for my regular retainer. After about a week, my regular retainer came in, and I got it, along with a case.  . . .  

The retainers actually look pretty cool.. theyve got the acrylic part that is formed to fit my mouth behin my  teeth, and its got the metal hard wires that look like bent paperclips which got around my teeth to keep them in place. There is also a small piece of plastic over the wire on my bottom teeth. At first the reatiner had a really bad taste to it, but I washed it thoroughly, and it came off. I've heard peopel complain about their reatiners, but I have to admit I havent had a problem with it. I was told to wear it as often as possible, but I've only done it at night... but it seems to be going quite well notwithstanding that.

Actual original pic from my Foureyedmetalmouth blog.