I had braces when I was in high school, but only on my top teeth. My top teeth are still just about perfect, but my bottom teeth have developed a little bit of what dentists call "occlusion"--my very front bottom teeth don't line up exactly right.
Braces were a major pain in the ass. Not only are there foods you are forbidden from eating, but there are other foods that are damn HARD to eat. My mom took me from the orthodontist straight to Blimpy's Subs. You try eating a sub when you've just had slabs of metal wrapped around each tooth! I was picking sub out of my braces for hours.
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