Braces for adults gaining popularity

Linda Noone had waited for this day for a long time. Though excited, the 50-year-old Indianapolis woman calmly lay back in the dentist’s chair at Pritchett Orthodontics and opened her mouth.

One by one, the dental assistant attached a tiny metal bracket to the front of each tooth. An ultraviolet light activated an adhesive to make the brackets stick. Thin wires linked them.

No shots, blood or pain. Yes, her mouth was sore for a few days and likely will be again over the next 18 months or so. But that doesn’t matter to Noone.

“I’ve waited so long, it will be well worth it,” she said before her braces were put on. “I’ve been looking forward to this and saving for years. My two youngest sons had to have braces.”

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