Things You Should Know about Braces
Getting braces is considered a rite of passage for today’s teenagers. If you were like most North American teens, around age 12 you were marched into an orthodontist’s office, and after a few hours of fitting, gluing and tapping you walked out with a mouth full of metal brackets, braces, wires and bands to straighten your teeth. Perhaps even a few of your permanent teeth were removed beforehand in order to make enough room in your mouth for evenly spaced teeth.