I got braces on at 35 and got them off just shy of 37.

I got braces on at 35 and got them off just shy of 37. I had some fillings, but mostly I had pronounced crowding at the bottom and gaps on top. I was always supremely self-conscious. I dropped a couple of tax returns and monthly payments on adult braces, but I haven’t thought twice about my smile since. It’s definitely tough in our culture to have an im…