Braces Fan Survey

Do you prefer to see braces on other people, or to wear braces yourself?

To see other people wearing braces on their teeth

To get braces on my own teeth

Both, but mostly to see others with braces

Both, but mostly to get braces on my own teeth

Both equally

Other (fill in blank)

Have you ever worn braces?

Yes

No

At what time in a person's life is it the best time to have braces?

In what decade were braces most fun or interesting? (Give one choice.)

Fifties (1950s)

Sixties (1960s)

Seventies (1970s)

Eighties (1980s)

Nineties (1990s)

Oughts (2000s)

Teens (2010s)

Which of the following situations would you like to live out? (Choose as many as are applicable.)

Having to wear headgear 24/7, including in public.

Seeing someone else have to wear headgear 24/7, including in public.

Having a noticeable speech impediment caused by your braces.

Seeing and hearing someone else having a noticeable speech impediment caused by their braces.

Having to wear a Herbst or other noticeable fixed appliance (this would not include headgear).

Seeing someone else have to wear a Herbst or other noticeable fixed appliance (this would not include headgear).

Having just plain braces (fixed braces only, with no other appliances).

Seeing someone else with just plain braces (fixed braces only, with no other appliances).

Which of the following situations would you prefer?

Being the only one of your group of friends who has braces.

Having braces among a group of friends where all or most of that group has braces.

What do you like most about wearing braces yourself?

If you had a good friend was told they would definitely need braces, but who was very uncomfortable about doing it, what would be your most likely response?

Tell them you like braces in the hope that it would bring comfort

Try to comfort them, but don't reveal you like braces

Not say anything to them about braces, but make it a point to hang around them to see them deal with their braces

Make fun of their braces

Not be that interested

Other

What do you like most about seeing braces on others?

If you could make make it come true, what would your braces experience fantasy be like? Share your dream.

What do you think about retainers?

Retainers are as cool and interesting as fixed braces.

Retainers are cool and interesting on their own, but not as much as fixed braces.

Retainers are cool and interesting, but only as an afterthought to fixed braces (not on their own).

Retainers are just slightly of interest.

Retainers don't interest me at all.

Are you male of female?

Male

Female