"Braces" Example Sentences
1. The child wore metal braces on her teeth to straighten them.
2. The dentist adjusted the girl's braces during her checkup.
3. The teenager struggled with braces and headgear as a kid.
4. The orthodontist had to change the boy's braces after they became loose.
5. She self-consciously avoided smiling with her braces.
6. He wore clear plastic braces so they were less noticeable.
7. The girl adjusted her braces after eating lunch.
8. He was so happy when he finally got his braces removed.
9. After two long years, the girl was finally getting her braces taken off.
10. The teen impatiently waited for the day when her braces would come off.
11. The braces caused him quite a bit of discomfort at first.
12. Her colorful rubber bracelets always got stuck in her braces.
13. The kid was embarrassed by the beeping sound his braces made.
14. The boy had trouble pronouncing words correctly with his new braces.
15. The girl was always pulling food out from between her braces.
16. She carefully avoided chewing gum to keep from getting it stuck in her braces.
17. The teen carefully washed his braces every morning after brushing his teeth.
18. Some kids opt to get invisible braces that are less noticeable.
19. He took care to floss between the wires of his braces.
20. She constantly had to cut her straws into smaller pieces to drink with her braces.
21. The kid ate a lot of soft foods while wearing his braces.
22. The girl had to avoid sticky or hard foods that could damage her braces.
23. The boy struggled to play the trumpet with his braces on.
24. He had to get his braces adjusted frequently while his teeth were still shifting.
25. The doctor warned him to avoid rough play that could bend or break his braces.
26. His basketball teammates teased him about his braces.
27. The girl waited impatiently for the day she would finally get her braces removed.
28. He had trouble pronouncing his Rs correctly because of his new braces.
29. The boy took care not to bend or damage the wires of his braces.
30. She wore elastics on her braces to help shift her teeth into alignment.
31. He hated having his picture taken while he was wearing his braces.
32. The kid would have to wear his braces for over two more years.
33. The girl learned to live with the annoying whistling sound her braces made.
34. She had to avoid chewing gum to keep from getting it tangled in her braces.
35. When he smiled, the metal of his braces flashed in the light.
36. The wires on his braces kept poking into his cheeks.
37. The braces finally helped fix her overbite.
38. His mouth guard allowed him to play sports without damaging his braces.
39. The orthodontist changed his braces several times before his teeth moved into place.
40. She wore braces for four long years during middle school and high school.
41. The girl carefully brushed the food particles out from between her braces.
42. The teen endured years of teasing and jokes because of his braces.
43. After two years of wearing braces, her teeth had finally straightened.
44. The girl carefully avoided hard or sticky candy that could damage her braces.
45. He had to be extra careful flossing between the wires of his braces.
46. When he smiled, you could see the metal brackets and wires of his braces.
47. The braces finally corrected his underbite problem.
48. The teen struggled with sore and irritated gums while adjusting to his braces.
49. The kid carefully cut up his food to avoid bending the wires of his braces.
50. The boy hated the banging sound his braces made when he ate.
51. The teen endured years of joking and teasing because of his braces.
52. The braces finally helped fix his crossbite.
53. The orthodontist had to change his braces multiple times over the years.
54. His braces made it hard for him to bite into apples and other crunchy foods.
55. She wore braces during her teenage years to fix a slight overbite.
56. The teen didn't like the lisp his braces caused for the first few weeks.
57. After two long years, she was finally getting her braces removed.
58. The wires on his braces kept poking into his cheeks and lips.
59. The child carefully flossed between the brackets and wires of her braces.
60. The teen endured years of jokes and teasing because of his dental braces.
Common Phases
put/wear
braces on (one's) teeth
- To fasten a corrective metal appliance on one's teeth to realign and straighten them.
get
braces
- To have
braces attached to one's teeth by an orthodontist to correct alignment issues.
in/wearing
braces
- Having metal
braces fastened to one's teeth to straighten them.
remove/get
braces off
- To have
braces taken off of one's teeth by an orthodontist after teeth have been properly aligned.
adjust/tighten
braces
- When an orthodontist makes modifications to
braces to apply more or less pressure on teeth.
change/replace
braces
- To switch out one set of
braces for a different one to better align teeth.
corrective
braces
-
Braces used to fix malocclusion issues like overbites, underbites, crossbites and crowding.
clear
braces
- Nearly invisible
braces made from clear plastic material rather than metal.
Invisible
braces
- Aligners made of clear plastic that are less noticeable than traditional metal
braces.
rubber/colorful
braces
- Rubber bands or colored elastics worn in addition to metal
braces to apply extra force.