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Brace face no more! Back in the “day”, you know when I was a teenager, all they had to offer was the metal braces. Even further back in the day, my old timer dentist had suggested I use a popsicle stick to try to bring one of my teeth forward, which is just too funny. Apparently, I just didn’t have the time to sit with the popsicle stick to straighten my teeth.

Now there is a clear alternative to metal braces – Invisalign Teen. Your smile can be created with a series of clear aligners, which are custom fit for your teeth. The average treatment takes just about a year and is approximately the same price as metal braces.

My oldest daughter was just placed in traditional braces and I didn’t even ask about Invisalign Teen because I’ve always heard they were so much more expensive than traditional braces. Depending on your provider, the price can be comparable to metal braces with some very important advantages, with the most obvious being they are clear and more I will detail below.

Invisalign Teen is designed to be worn 20-22 hours a day. This means you can take them off to eat, brush your teeth, or if you have a hot date or important event. There is also no metal brackets or wires to poke your mouth and gums and I remember how painful that could be!

You can also now get up to six free individual aligners because as we all know these types of things can be lost easily by teens!

Healthy Benefits of Straight Teeth:
– Self Confidence
– Easier Brushing and Flossing
– Healthier Gums
– Less Stress on Joints

Right now Invisalign Teen is running a Back to School Sweepstakes to gear up for school “Gear Up From Head to Toe.” You can enter for a FREE Invisalign Treatment and a $500 shopping spree to Journeys.

Invisalign Teen is offering a lucky Bargain Briana reader a  $100 American Express Giftcard to help with your Back to School purchases! This is as good as cash! Remember, if you are considering braces for your child to ask your Orthodontist if they are a Invisalign Teen specialist!

How to Win?

Prize: $100 American Express Gift Card

You can enter up to 4 times with the following methods:

1. Leave a comment with your braces memory!

2. Become a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana and Invisalign Teen on Facebook.

3. Tweet the following on Twitter:

Win a $100 American Express Gift Card courtsey of @Invisalign via @bargainbriana http://bit.ly/bkujmK #wingiveaways

4. Subscribe to my free newsletter via email or RSS. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry. If you are already a subscriber, leave a comment letting me know you are already subscribed.

Please leave a comment for each additional entry.

Winner will be chosen by random. Be sure bargainbriana@gmail.com is in your safe sender list as you don’t want to miss the email if you are the chosen winner.

This giveaway was sponsored by Invisalign Teen as part of Win Giveaways Back to School Bash. This Post was written by me and was not edited by the sponsor. Read more on my Disclosure Policy. Find more information on the terms for this giveaway on the Win Giveaways Facebook page.

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Good Luck!

Comments

  11. my mom could not afford braces with six kids, I was lucky because my teeth were kinda straight . but my two sisters really could have used them.

  12. Braces memory – getting clothing stuck on them while getting dressed in the morning for school!

  15. I never had braces but both of my older sisters had those old, metal braces and the headgear they had to wear at night. They were so miserable. I’m glad there are some less traumatizing alternatives available now.

  17. I remember getting food stuck in your teeth, and the pain when they were tightened. :)

  21. My daughter has a palatial expander right now-but she has a long road ahead of her with having braces

  23. I was fortunate enough not to wear braces but several of my friends did and they were not happy with them.

  29. My braces were just painful. I wore them for two years and then I had to wear a retainer for a year.

  30. I had braces, but did not like them. My favorite memory was getting to pick out the colors for the rubber bands!

  31. I dint have any, neither my siblings. I have friends who had these and they could not be removed. They suffered a bit.

  42. The first day that I got my braces on, my parents took me out to eat and I sat there crying because I couldn’t eat anything as my teeth hurt so badly.

  43. Braces were ugly and expensive! And they still are! Hurrah for a new product like this one. The funniest memory I have of braces is wanting them so bad…until I got them. :)

  46. I wish my parents would have gotten me braces in middle school! Instead I had them all throughout my sophomore and junior year : /

  48. These are great! My daughter had the wire ones and she was not happy wearing them! Thanks for having the contest!

  67. I had braces until i. Was 16. Way too long, in my opinion. But I am glad got them in retrospect.

  69. No braces for me, but I am looking into Invisaline now. It is amazing how the mouth keeps changing as you age. I hope to keep them looking great forever.

  70. Fortunately, my teeth never required braces. But I do remember how self-conscious my girlfriends who had the old-style were and how hard they worked to keep their teeth/wire braces clean.

  71. I remember my sister used to call me metal mouth all the time because I had braces. I hated that!

  72. I was in my 20’s when i had ces! They did one set on the bottom clear and one set on the top with multi colored bands! It looked pretty cool. I didn’t mind it at all!

  74. I’ve never had braces but I do see them in our future. Both of my girls have my gap between their top 2 teeth. I’m not looking forward to that day. lol thank you!

  75. I never had braces but they were horrible looking when I was a kid. Invisalign makes better looking and more comfortable ones than the braces of yore.

  79. I remember shooting the rubber bands out, not being able to eat an apple without cutting it first, not being able to drink carbonated beverages and trying Green River! I wish they’d had Invisalign!

  86. Didn’t have braces, but wished I had. My son has them now. It’s a very interesting experience. We are learning a LOT!

  92. I hated braces, they hurt and they were ugly metal with lots of wires that stuck me. Had to wear a headgear at night and couldn’t sleep comfortably. What a difference things are today!

  98. I remember that I broke my braces once…a bracket right in the front broke. I knew that my dad would have to pay extra to take me in to have it fixed and I knew he would be mad about that so I just never mentioned it until my next regularly scheduled appointment. My orthodontist was livid with me and one of my front teeth continues to be a bit crooked to this day because of it.

  104. I remember getting to pick out the different color rubber bands that would go on your braces. It was always a tough decision!

  106. My favorite braces memory is coordinating the colored bands with the different holidays or my favorite outfit at that time.

  112. I did not have one, but my sister did. Oh, the change in food, the pain she suffered with every scheduled appointment, I really felt bad for her. It was like 15 years ago. Now the technology has improved, so I hope it has become easier for people to manage.

  113. Yes I had braces and headgear. I had to wear my headgear to school and as if I wasn’t made fun of enough that just added to it. UGH Braces stink I wish that we had invisilign back then

  114. I loved the day my braces came off – nice straight teeth and nothing getting stuck in them anymore!!

  121. On the day that they tightened my braces I couldn’t eat the next day. Why did my Mom schedule an appointment for the day before Thanksgiving? :o)

  127. I never had braces, but my daughter did, and I definitely remember her discomfort on the days they were adjusted.

  131. Thanks for the giveaway…when I had metal braces in the late ’70’s the dental hygienist at my orthodontist office once brushed my teeth with soap “to teach me a lesson” because she claimed I wasn’t keeping my teeth clean.

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

  143. My most vivid memory of getting braces was being afraid of anyone at school finding out, so I would barely open my mouth for the first week, until I realized I couldn’t get away with that and survive socially or academically!

  145. I LIKE you on FAcebook AND INvisilign Teen and left a comment there you sent me!

    Eileen R.

    thanks much!

  147. I didnt have braces but I do have a story RE my now 10 year old. At 7 she had braces and a spreader put in. She gagged and fought the ortho tech so much I was sure she was going to pass out. The girl was SO mean to her about getting the impressions…she gagged and threw up on her. I secretly giggled. She had it coming!

    thanks!

  149. Didn’t need braces, but my friend did. When she got her braces removed she had the most gorgeous teeth and smile ever.

  152. I actually shrank my retainers two days after I got my braces off because I put them in a to-go box with left overs from a restaurant. I tried to wear them for a couple weeks the way they were because I didn’t want to tell my mom, but when she found out she was not happy.

  159. I never wore braces but my brothers did and I always thought it was too bad you had to wear braces all those years and then follow it up by wearing a retainer!

  161. I despised braces but they ended up doing me a solid when they were off :) One of my memories was when I first got my spacers in. My teeth hurt really bad and my math teacher noticed so she offered me some of those soft lofthouse cookies. She was really sweet.

  166. I don’t have a braces memory because I did not wear them when I was younger, but I have been seriously considering Invisalign because I had impacted wisdom teeth that moved a few of my lower front teeth and it has bothered me. Thanks!

  170. I can’t speak for others who have worn braces, but during the time I wore braces the main reason I didn’t smile very often was because I didn’t want everybody catching a close up of what I had eaten last!

  179. I actually never had braces. As the oldest of six kids, my mother had to pick the worst cases in our family with the honor of braces, so they went to my brothers. However, I do have two kids who are going to enjoy braces very soon!

  186. I didn’t have braces but my little sis did – she didn’t wear her retainer though….
    Thanks

  187. I used to like getting to pick the color of my rubber bands each time I went to the orthodontist, but I hated when the wires broke and poked me!

  190. I always wanted braces as a kid and still do, but my teeth were never “bad” enough to warrant the cost for my parents. I wish I got them to fix the small gap in between my front teeth.

  194. I remember when I first got my braces on I chose black bands. It looked so bad! Went with only light colors from then on.

  198. My poor daughter was so embarrassed with her metal braces. I’m glad to see a wonderful alternative.

    Thanks for a great giveaway!

  210. I remember the soreness after every adjustment, and the food that was always getting caught in the wires.

  212. I never got the braces that I needed, but am saving every dime for my daughters!!

  215. I have no braces memories. I have been fortunate enough not to need braces in my life. :)

  216. i had to wear braces.i remember i was hit with a ball in gym class and my braces cut through my top lip.not a good memory.

  219. I never had braces, but my son does, as a matter of fact, they come off tomorrow. My memory will be the smile on his face, when he walks through the door tomorrow.

  226. I never had braces (parents could’nt afford them) but I remember my best friend crying every time she had to have her braces tightened.

  232. I should have had braces, but I threw such a royal fit that my parents just washed their hands of me. Now I’ve got a tooth seriously out of line, but no money to fix it.

  233. I remember having to go in every couple of months to have them tightened, and having really bad headaches

  236. I didn’t wear braces as a kid, but I did have retainers and I’ve lost them a couple of times at school, which drove my mom nutty!

  237. I was fortunate enough to not have to wear braces as a child/teen. I do remember, however, that many of my friends had them, and I always felt sad for them when they ate something that took some serious work to extract from their braces later! :(

    Many thanks!

  238. Hoping to be chosen for this!
    Can’t afford to fix my daughters’ teeth. This would certainly help the eldest!
    Subscriber & FB fan!

  241. I have never had to wear braces. However, soon my daughter will need to wear braces and I think these would be great for her.

  249. I was also told to do the popsicle trick because one of my front teeth went in…I didn’t though and had to get a retainer

  253. My mom passed away when I was 16, but for the few years before, she would pick me up for my orthadontist appointments and take me by taco bell for lunch before taking me back to school. It was our special time!

  260. No braces for me, but both of my kids had them and they have beautiful smiles. Best memory – when they got their braces off!!

  263. I just remember not being able to eat the thigs I wanted. More than anything I wanted some gum. Now I always carry it haha

  269. I actually was used to mouth appliances before braces, so it wasn’t that bad. However, the shifting of my teeth and using those bands was not fun.

  270. I got braces when I was in my 20’s! When I was getting an adjustment, I could literally feel one of my teeth move! EEEK, the pain!!

  272. I didn’t have braces. I wanted them but my teeth weren’t bad enough. My brother was the “choosen one”. LOL

  273. I never had braces but my youngest son did. The orthodontist is in a town 70 miles from us, so we have a ton of memories of trips back & forth to his office. Gave us more time together than we might have had otherwise during those 2+ years! During 1 1/2 years of that time, my son had his driving learner’s permit, so we racked up a lot of practice miles too! wgbc1446@yahoo.com

  276. Let’s see, my memories of braces were horrible, the pain not only emotionally but physically, what I wouldn’t give to of had Invisalign when I was 13!

  280. I had braces put on around age 9 or 10 and wore the head gear to bed (totally uncomfortable…portrayed in the movie “Anchorman”) and the worst had to be removing my retainer in front of people at lunch time.

    Thanks for sponsoring the contest !

  282. I never had to wear braces ,but i always felt bad for my friends with braces who couldn’t eat popcorn at the movies.

  283. When I got braces they had just come out with the clear braces. You could still see them, but I wasn’t a complete metal mouth!

  285. I actually never had braces because my parents couldn’t afford it, but I have one child who definitely will need them!

  288. Never had braces but my friend did when were young and I remember her always getting out of school all the time to go to the dentist. I was so jealous.

  291. My mom made steak the first night I got my braces. I couldn’t chew. Worst feeling ever (up to that point).

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

  296. I never had braces, because I heard too many horror stories about them. I’m a wuss when it comes to anything painful. Plus, I had a dentist who lied to me once and it put me off anyone poking around in my mouth. I so wish that Invisalign had been available 30 years ago!

  297. i totally hated braces, i was the only one that had them in the entire school, felt like some kinda mutant

  299. I am a fan of Bargain Briana and Invisalign via Facebook as Jill Myrick.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  300. I had braces as a child for almost three years and hated them.
    I couldn’t have gum and I was constantly cutting the inside of my lips on them.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  310. I’m a fan of you both via Facebook. un:codipayne codisweepstakes2 (@) gmail(dot)com

  311. I had braces for a year and a half, got them off, then my wisdom teeth came in and ruined my teeth again!! Thanks for the contest! codisweepstakes2 (@) gmail(dot)com

  315. LOL – I remember having rubber band fights – using the rubber bands from our braces

  318. luckily, I didn’t have braces, and I don’t want my kids to have to have them either! I would totally go with Invisalign!

  324. I had braces for 7 years so I have a lot. The worst one was when I got hit in the mouth with a softball – it would have been a lot less painful if I had invisalign instead of metal braces.

  334. Grew up too poor for braces; but both my daughters had them. Hated the palate expander the most…

  335. My childhood dentist convinced my parents that pulling teeth would give the same result as braces at a fraction of the price. I do have straight teeth but now require Valium during my annual dental cleanings.

  337. I remember having to put gobs of wax on any wires that stuck out because they hurt the inside of my mouth.

  343. I had braces for six years! They tried out these new plastic ones on me (they were clear but identical to the metal braces) for two years until they realized that they were crap (they wouldn’t stay glued properly, etc.) and then they put me in the metal ones and I had to have them for four more years because the plastic ones had really done nothing for me. Torture!

  348. I didn’t have braces but my son did, and the metal cut his mouth a lot. I’m on fb and don’t tweet :)

  354. I was blessed to never need braces, even tho as a child I wanted them SO bad, because every one else had them. hehe

  361. I remember getting my braces on , every time they changed my rubberbands and tightened them and I couldn’t eat for a day and the day I got them off!!!!

  380. I didn’t have braces, so I don’t have any memories of my own. But my daughter had them, and (years later) I’m STILL finding the little rubber bands!

  383. Luckily I never had to wear them…but we used to call my sister tinsel teeth, mean I know. Sorry sis!

  387. I never had braces growing up, but my cousins did and I remember them getting the little bands changed to different colors all the time, and their mouths being sore from getting them tightened every so often. My oldest needs braces, so this would be awesome!

  390. I never had braces! Sometimes I think I needed them,but my parents couldn’t afford them,having 7 kids!

  395. I had braces for the SECOND time in my early twenties so I had a metal mouth when I met my husband. I got my braces off a few weeks before we got married. My favorite memory is actually the day I got them off and the look on his face when he saw my NEW smile! That first “metal free” kiss was pretty amazing too!

  396. I remember the braces being silver and covering a great deal of my teeth. I also remember wearing them for 5 years. Much too long!

  406. I had braces when I was younger…and I so remember the summertime when I couldn’t eat corn on the cob….my mom would slice all the corn off the cob for me…but it just wasn’t the same! And then the worst thing was after the braces came off & I had a retainer. One time, I wrapped it in a napkin at school & accidentally threw it away with my trash!!

  407. when i was in middle school i had braces, i remember at one point i got rubber bands and putting a couple of unused ones on the end of my pen and flicking them in class. lol

  410. I didnt have to have braces.. I was kind of jealous of the other kids.. now unfortuantely my kids are not so lucky.. they will be needing braces.:-( Im glad there are other choices than metal braces out there

  417. I hated how food would also get stuck in my braces. It was rought trying not to smile until I had a chance to brush my teeth.

  419. Never had braces, now I always have dentist’s trying to get me to have them now, but my daughter is going to need them and she comes first of course!

  421. With 5 daughters, our parents couldn’t afford braces for us. Though all of us could certainly have benefited from them! Thanks for the giveaways.

  422. Thankfully I never had to have braces. However, now that I’m an adult I’m dealing with the mess my incoming wisdom teeth caused for my bottom teeth. Hopefully not enough to need braces!

  428. I had the metal type braces in my young days but since I am older, my teeth have shifted. I would love to get this.

  432. I used to love changing the color of my brackets every month when I had braces.
    I would never do any holiday or cheesy colors but the pretty blues I would match with my outfits!

  441. I didn’t have braces when I was a kid. My hubs did though. And unfortunately my son has inherited his mouth. I was hoping, when I first heard of Invisalign, that they would come out with a product for kids! And they did!

  443. DH or myself never had to have braces. We are crossing our fingers that the kids are as lucky!

  447. Thankfully I didn’t have braces but my first real boyfriend did and it sure made kissing a challenge!

  450. I was lucky enough not to have to wear braces, but both my sons did. The absolute best memory of each of them having braces was the day they came off and I got to see that beautiful smile!

  451. I remember lots of little cuts inside my mouth if I didnt cover the stray wire ends with that ugly wax. The outcome was gorgeous, but enduring braces was bordering on torture.

  456. I did not have braces but my BFF did and she hated it–she always got food stuck in them and other kids called her metal mouth.

  460. I told my mom she was “ruining my life” when I had mine put on at age 12….what a drama queen! :)

  463. I just remember always having to mess with those darn rubber bands.Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com

  476. I remember I had them on for my senior pictures and hated it! I didn’t want to show my teeth.

  477. I have few fond memories of my (metal) braces but I’m so glad my parents got me braces because I enjoy a beautiful smile.

  480. I had braces and as odd as it was I actually LIKED them. I was a bit of a nerd and would stick magnets and stuff to them! hehe

  481. EWW! I hated them! They always cut my lip and got food stuck in them! They were awful!

  492. My memories as a teen or kid with braces is just I never had them but my friends did and for some reason I wanted those metal braces : )

  496. I would really like invisalign now for an overbite and some overcrowding – wish it weren’t so expensive for adults to get braces!

  506. I actually used invisalign in college… one time I went on a school trip and left my “teeth” on the cafeteria tray at another school… Had to wait two days before I got back to my own apt and could switch to the next set a week early!

  508. I didn’t wear braces, but several of my children will probably need to. It’s nice to know that there are options other than metal.

  525. Oh my braces!! I hated them so much. I think I was the first person in my class that got them and not only did they hurt, I was an oddity.

  532. I remember having braces, and boy, did they hurt! I couldn’t wait to get them off, especially after having to wear that embarrassing head gear at night.

  536. I was lucky enough to never need braces. I did feel for those friends who did. They looked so uncomfortable.

  538. I never had braces myself but my son just got his off a couple of weeks ago. He would always get the green bands cuz that’s his favorite color, and now he has a camo retainer, lol.

  543. My braces memory is when I got the wire stuck to my lip and how hard it was to get it unstuck.

  550. liked you and invisalign teen on fb – julie.reuter1

    julie_reuter92 at yahoo dot com

  551. well, i’m one of the fortunate ones – i never had to have braces!

    julie_reuter92 at yahoo dot com

  555. I never had braces and really could have used them! I’m considering getting them now as an adult. Thanks!

  556. I remember being terrified I would lock my braces with my boyfriend’s braces. It never happened though, and we had lots of “practice”.

  558. the inside of my cheeks are still scarred from the metal pieces poking them over 30 years ago with regular braces.

  561. I was lucky enough to not have to get braces when I was a kid, but I remember my brother had them….he had them for years and years…not like now when it seems they don’t have to wear them as long.

  562. I am a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana and Invisalign Teen on Facebook.
    (Tamara Bennington)

  564. I remember no one told me to eat all I can the day before the braces were put on! I couldn’t even get a toothbrush near them for a week let alone eat LOL

  568. Braces didn’t bother me other than once in a while the wires would chafe the insides of my cheeks.

  583. Fortunately, I was one of the lucky few who didn’t get braces so I don’t have any memories to share!

  584. Man, I thought I was so cool getting braces…. until I found out how much they hurt!! AND I had to have HEADGEAR which my brother made fun of me relentlessly for :( But, I have nice teeth now so I guess it all worked out!

  593. I never had braces, but my first kiss was a cute little fella with braces! He was just precious. If I’d been more than 12, I’d be kicking myself for letting him get away!

  595. I never had braces, that wasn’t in my parents budget. But thank god for Invisalign now days for those who can afford it!

  600. i had braces for only 9th and 10th grade. i just remember the pain i would have all the time from the metal hurting my cheeks all the time

  607. Ugh….I had braces four times. The first was in fourth grade and the last was when I was 22!

  613. I never had braces but I remember wanting a retainer because I thought they seemed cool and fun to play with in your mouth. I liked the rubberbands too, but I’m sure if i had to have braces i wouldn’t have wanted them

  616. I never had braces, but I wanted them! Now of course I’m thankful I didn’t need them, but at the time I was so envious of all those that got them! :-)

  619. My ortho office was right next to Baskin Robbins. After I got my braces, I got to go there and chose Bubblegum. What was I thinking?

  620. I got teased for my braces – but also for my bucked teeth – by the time I had them removed in 6th grade – I was so much more confident and enjoyed smiling as my teeth looked great!

  628. “favorite” braces memory: when my orthodontist told me that I had to wear those awful bands every day, 24 hours a day. I did it, even though I hated it, because he sent my mom home a note saying if I did it, I’d probably get my braces of sooner. well, at the next appointment, he told me that they’d realigned my teeth TOO much, and I needed to wear braces for an extra month just to undo the damage!

  630. All my life I needed braces but my parents nor I could never afford them. I have one of those smiles like “Jewels” the singer from alaska and have always hated it!

  641. My parents could only afford braces for one of us kids, and mine was not as bad as my brothers… so none for me. :( I wish and still do!

  652. Not only did I have braces, I also had in mouth permanent head gear, a roo of the mouth extender and rubberbands…..right in the middle of high school. Horrible

  655. I never had braces, but one of my best friends had braces and would change the colors to match the season or holiday of the time of year. It made me want to have some too, but now that I understand better what braces entail, I’m grateful I didn’t have them.

  660. I remember my best friend and how she didn’t feel so great after getting her braces tightened. Yuk!

  671. My only braces memory is how miserable my friend was with her old metal braces. I;m glad to see that they have something like this out now, in case my kids need braces.

  673. I didn’t have braces on all my teeth, but the dentist put bands on my back molars. I couldn’t reach back far enough to put the rubber bands on them though, so he eventually just took them off.

  683. I never had braces but todays braces look so much easier to deal with than those of 30 yrs ago.

  686. I remember the pain whenever they were tightened…I couldn’t even eat white bread.

  689. i used to take the little rubber bands and shoot them at my friends during class! lol!

  690. I remember putting colored bands on them for holidays. Red and Green for Christmas. Orange and black for Halloween. Pink and Red for Valentines etc…Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

  693. I had braces for two years and I hated them. It hurt so bad when I had to get them tightened.

  695. I should of had braces & needed them but in the 60’s that was not a luxury my family could afford. thanks
    sewitupjulie at gmail dot com

  697. I am a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana and Invisalign Teen on Facebook as julie cutshaw thanks
    sewitupjulie at gmail dot com

  702. I remember my sister getting braces and having to use wax where the braces were rubbing on her cheek.

  706. i don’t have a braces memory, except my parents never got them for me! and i wish they would have!

  712. I hated my metal braces! I always felt like I had food stuck in them and I felt like I looked like a dork in them.

  716. I got braces after I got pregnant with my son, and I could not chew anything for the first week or so because my top teeth rested on the bottom braces, so no teeth were able to meet to chew my food! And when I accidentally let them hit, it hurt sooooo bad, like getting hit in the mouth with a bat!

  718. I never had braces but was jealous of my little sister who had braces and glasses in high school! She is now wearing invisaligns at 44!

  719. My memory is the first two weeks of getting them grrrrr my mouth was so sore they cut my inside of my lips and i couldnt eat anything but liquids, And when the kids saw me at school i was called metal mouth can opener.

    waitressdani (at) hotmail (dot) com

  727. I had metal braces and had to wear these rubber bands that would shoot out of my mouth when I ate. My sister sat across from me at the table so she got hit alot.

  731. i never had braces thank god … but my sister did and i always thought it was gross too have rubberbands in ur mouth

  733. I actually thought about using Invisalign myself, but in the end decided against it and I went with regular ol’ metal braces.

  737. I didn’t wear braces but I remember my friend getting into so much trouble for eating gummy bears that got stuck in there and pulled out wire :(

  744. Unfortunately in a family of 5 girls that probably could have all used braces we couldn’t afford it back then. Bummer. :0( But, wow, these Invisaline brand are awesome. Thanks for the chance to win.

  750. My braces memory isn’t so bad — in fact I kind of liked it! (call me “strange”…but it’s true.)

  754. I never had braces, but I was always jealous of the girls who had them when I was younger!

  755. I remember when I first got them on my mouth wasn’t hurting, like I had always heard about so we went out to get something to eat. The first time I took a bit my mouth hurt sooooo much that I ended up going home and eating applesauce.

  756. When my braces were being put on, one was dropped, and it got hung on my tonsil. The ambulance had to be called.

  761. I’ve never had braces, but when I scheduled an appt. with an orthodontist for a consultation I was blown away by the cost. It was way too expensive for me at the time.

  763. I never had braces but ym best friend growing up did, somehow her rubberbans always broke ;) I love that Invisilign is band-free!

  764. My braces memory?? Playing the trumpet while having braces for 2 years…took some getting used to and it HURT at first! But, I made it through! Phew!

  771. My daughter had them and I remember I couldn’t figure out how to ‘turn’ them with the little key to widen her palate, torture!!

  774. I never had braces, luckily, but my retainers were annoying enough. Braces may have been easier though – my retainers were actually stolen (and recovered) twice!

  775. I totally hated having braces! Basically I just remember getting pizza stuck in my teeth every time I ate pizza… and being 13-15, I ate it a lot, lol. I’d love to win this prize, though.

    Amy Lauren
    proudpatriot2007(at)yahoo.com

  778. I never had braces. My mom wanted to get them for me when I was in highschool but I refused. By the time I realized I wanted them years later, it was to late for them to be covered under insurance and I could not afford to pay for them on my own.

  779. heres’ mine…I had to have them 3 times! and my teeth are now unaligned again!

  783. Not only the braces–but the HEADGEAR that had to be worn all night. Couldn’t roll over without gouging myself. I hated, hated, hated braces.

  784. I was in math class in high school when I opened my mouth to ask a question and my rubber band poped in my mouth. It hurt and I felt so foolish.