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"Braces Suck!" - College Essays

"Braces Suck!"

One out of three children or teenagers will have to live, at one point,
as a prisoner of their own dentist. Teenagers are faced with zit and acne wars
during the stages of puberty and braces add additional torture to this already
hellish time to both parent and child. A life with braces is far more
embarrassing, painful, and expensive than living with buck-teeth, gaps, or
overlapping teeth.
Mental scars remain long after cuts and bloody sores in the mouth have
healed. These metal-like plates come with a long list of insults and nicknames.
All through school one can expect to be called brace-face, Jaws and metal mouth
just to name a few. The 'orthodontically' challenged are always ...

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a constant source of embarrassment.
Braces are three to four years of physical torture beginning with the
very first office visit. The applying of the brackets itself is long, tiresome,
and uncomfortable. First, cold, flavored clay is shoved into the inside of the
mouth, forming a mold as it dries. Jagged metal squares (brackets) are glued to
the tooth, forcing hot, burning, glue to drip down the gums. Braces also cause
everyday aches and pains in the mouth. Metal wires, guiding teeth to a new shape,
stab the inside of the mouth causing cuts and sores while tearing the linings of
the mouth each time a person's mouth opens. Rubber bands that are strung across
each of the brackets pull and stretch teeth until gums are painful and sore.
Being born with imperfect teeth can be painful…trust me!
Braces hurt parents' wallets well after the metal and glue is scraped
and chiseled off. Payments while braces are being worn are unbelievable. The
average cost of braces today is ...

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Added: 7/10/2004 11:15:21 AM
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 462
Pages: 2

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