Nice essay on something I've been thru '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, …showed first 75 words of 469 total…

…showed last 75 words of 469 total…other expenses after the metal has been removed. Dreadful retainers often have to be bought and worn at night. More expenses include such things as teeth cleaning and bleaching and are necessary to remove stains and hardened glue. These additional expenses added to the original costs can mean a huge debt to parents. Braces can be both a parents' and a child/teens' worst nightmare. Thank God I don't have to go through that again!