I never had to have braces. My teeth were straight enough, but now that i have good insurance i think i might go get that invisalign stuff just to fix the little kinks.
lucky for me i only have one wisdom tooth. and my dentist says it really dosent need to be pulled out. but i had braces for 3.5 years i think. every body now tells me how straight and white my teeth are. so braces=worth it.
Braces are a pain for the first 2/3 months especially when they tighten them up with a new wire and stuff. But after a little while longer you get used to them and you dont even know there in your mouth i think braces are cool in a wayy Because in UK i dunno about other countries you can have Coloured Laggys Lool, mine are allways Black and Green or Black and Red. about 2 months ago ive had my top ones off, didnt even hurt when they took 'em off Lol people said it did.. Whimpss but yeahh theyy are Well worth it!!
I had a plate for about 4ish years, then got all my wisdom teeth pulled. meh, didn't hurt at all really, just kinda funny watching this dude trying to yank one of 'em out. impacted or something apparently. but yeah, no sweat it's not bad.
i had 4 wisdom teeth and 3 adult teeth pulled. the 3 adult teeth were spares . apparently i'm part shark. i also had braces for about 18 months and have had a retainer for about 6 months. all worth it.