Are you shy to smile with your braces?!
Question:
Are you shy to smile with your braces?
I got braces 2 weeks ago and since then, I can't seem to smile much. I thought I was ugly with my buck-teeth before and now I'm totally self aware that I have 2 huge teeth sticking out of my mouth. Any advice? It boring for other people if I never smile until my buck-teeth go "in" my mouth with the braces.
Answers:
I got braces at 27 and first they only put them on the top teeth to move them OUT before putting them on the bottom! Talk about having nightmares. I already had buck teeth and then they only got worse. But it was for a short time and then all was fine. In the meantime, I was a little shy and self conscious about smiling but I did it anyway. No one made fun but then I was older and really didn't have anyone to impress. My advice would be to smile anyway. I think braces are cute and anyone who has ever had them knows that before your teeth get perfect they have to go through some adjustments. It 'seems' like your mouth and teeth are huge when you first get braces, but really it's not. You'll get used to it in time. Go ahead and smile!
Good luck!