Braces improve your overall appearance. By beautifully aligning your teeth, braces create an esthetically pleasing result that significantly boosts your attractiveness and self-confidence.
Each girl is different. Some girls don't care about whether or not a guy has braces, some look for guys with braces and others don't. Most girls though fall for guys who have a good personality and take care of themselves.
Braces are very common and blend into your appearance, just like glasses. They don't really add to, or take away from your appearance. If someone thinks you are attractive, you will remain attractive despite wearing braces. If someone thinks you are unattractive, it's not because of your braces.
Braces are not considered attractive as they interfere with the attraction of a natural smile and healthy white teeth. They are essentially an ugly contraption attached to the teeth. However, many guys can overlook and look past the braces and see instead the beauty of the girl.
When it comes to the most popular braces, guys will go for darker shades of blue and green, whereas girls tend to choose brighter shades of these colors as well as pink or light purple. Users chose these colors because they look natural and match various skin tones and hair colors.
A perfect smile is also achieved by braces through correcting misaligned jaws, which contribute to problems such as overbites, underbites, and bad proportions. By realigning the upper and lower parts of your jaw, your smile will look better and make your lips and jaw look proportionate to your face.
Simply put, there is actually no age limit for someone to get braces. According to the American Association of Orthodontists, there is a high number of patients fitted with dental braces every day over the age of 18. Typically, the only requirements dental professionals have is a healthy jaw bone and permanent teeth.
Can braces change your face shape? Yes, braces can change your jawline, your chin, the shape of your mouth, and even your lips. However, these effects are secondary to the actual reforming of your teeth and bite. Braces can tighten your jawline and your teeth, but this happens over time and imperceptibly.
But teeth continue to shift as we age, so there's never a time when braces won't work. Braces adjust teeth by putting pressure on them, and this pressure works even after bones have stopped growing. It takes longer to straighten teeth in adults because bones are more solid. Still, braces are effective at any age.
Braces make you more attractive
Braces improve your overall appearance. By beautifully aligning your teeth, braces create an esthetically pleasing result that significantly boosts your attractiveness and self-confidence.
Many people with braces worry that they won't be able to kiss someone else while until the braces are removed. Others worry that it will be an unpleasant experience, either for them or their partner. Never fear. Kissing with braces is not only possible, it can be just as enjoyable for both of you as it is without them.
Watch your lip pressure. Pressing hard on your boyfriend or girlfriend's lips when going in for a kiss may not hurt them, but it will push the wires and brackets against your lips which can cause pain and discomfort.
Braces are a common feature of many people's teen years, and the ages between 10 and 16 are considered optimal for orthodontic treatment because that's when it's easiest to move teeth around. But if you missed that window, it's not too late. You're never too old for braces!
As long as you're healthy, there's no age limit for braces
You're not too old for braces as long as you're healthy. Some conditions that might prevent you from having braces as an adult include diabetes and osteoporosis. If you're concerned, you should consult with an orthodontist.
Early adolescence, or between the ages of 10 and 14, is widely considered the ideal time to get braces. That's because preteens and younger teens have all (or nearly all) of their adult teeth in place, and their softer jawbone tissue is still quite responsive to repositioning.
It depends. Using braces or Invisalign to adjust the alignment of your teeth means that the soft tissues laying over them — like your cheeks and lips — will conform to the new alignment of your bite. That's why a person's face sometimes looks “sunken in” when they lose teeth.
Braces address bite issues by repositioning teeth and jaws to correct alignment. As your teeth move into the correct position, your jawline and lips will follow suit. In time, you should be able to close your mouth, and your face will have a more natural, esthetically pleasing appearance.
At what age can you get braces? For children, most get braces between 9 and 14 years old. But adults can benefit from orthodontia as well, and there's no right or wrong age for adults to get braces. As a general rule, once the adult teeth are in, braces are possible.
Fortunately, adults are not on a ticking clock for orthodontics, as it's never too late to wear orthodontic braces. We think that qualifies as great news for all our adult patients.
On average, it takes about 24 months to complete an orthodontic treatment. Some patients require less than 12 months, but there are also patients requiring up to 3 years of treatment before their teeth reach the desired position. Orthodontics is not a one-size-fits-all solution and each patient's mouth is unique.
Lips will not become thinner, but they may appear thinner as the braces are removed. According to the type of braces your orthodontist used, the changes may or may not be pronounced. So, don't worry about getting any direct effects on the size of your lips.
Don't Keep Your Mouth Closed While Smiling
However, a closed grin makes your lips pursed, creating forced or uncomfortable facial expressions. The key to looking confident is to relax your face and smile with your lips open. Sincere smiles involve crinkling up your eyes to show happiness, as well.
Today, adults, and even senior adults, are getting healthy smiles with adult orthodontics. Dr. Patel has had many adult patients come in and ask, “Am I too old for braces?” The simple answer is, no, you're never too old for orthodontic care — our oldest patient at The Brace Place was 78-years-old!