# Any dopers had/have braces?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-had-have-braces/334655>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-had-have-braces/334655 "2005-12-08T12:20:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-had-have-braces/334655/21 "2005-12-09T02:26:43Z")

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I had braces from 6th - 9th grade. They were supposed to correct an overjet, never did. I also broke over 100 braces in those 3 years, luckily the orthodontist didn’t charge us since most do. Afterwards, my retainer which was supposed to keep my front teeth straight was bent outwards from my teeth pushing against it. I was just a bad candidate for braces and i hated those 3 years.

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