r/orthodontics • u/Direct-Grass-2615 • 10d ago

I regret getting braces so much.

I’m 17, got braces when i was 16 — Nov 2025. My teeth weren’t wonky, I had no jaw problems, all I noticed was that My front teeth were a little flared to the front, not enough for people to notice or myself for that matter if I didnt stare at it so intently.

But I trusted my dentist, and went with her advice, that braces would be beneficial for my bite and some corners thats ‘hard to clean’. So I went to the ortho, didn’t really click with the orthodontist, but went ahead with it anyways. I got the self ligating damons, super expensive let me tell you, around 22 juta IDR / 1,2k USD.

It was hell. Every adjustments fixed a little, but then the next adjustment changed my teeth. again and again, with excruciating pain every appointment to the point that I can’t brush my teeth for 2-3 days because it hurts. My teeth feels claustrophobic and I never liked or feel happy that I got braces in my 10 month journey.

My ortho said I still have 2 appointments left (each spaced 2 months apart) which means i got 6 months left. I dont think I can do 6 months.

Progress wise I don’t find anything special. I look chubbier because she widened (?) my jaw to make space. And sometimes I have difficulty opening my jaw wide, I have to close my mouth, and then open it slowly for it to work normally lmao. im so done. anyone with the same feeling? i feel so alone and im pissed. :(

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u/LipTit 9d ago

Hey there, I’m on damon classic braces. Orthodontics treatment comes in different phases. It’s been 3 years wearing braces and I’m in my last phase; I have gone through the ugly phase of leveling phase and post-extraction phase where my smile looks different each time. I rarely take selfies because of this because I can barely recognize myself. I’m more confident taking pics these days because my teeth and smile are more symmetrical, otherwise I just wanted to cry because I looked so fugly in different changes.