Braces.

[Bad_Bonsai]

I've just gotten braces, at the tender age of 28.
Looking at the 3M wire and brackets slowly rearrange my teeth & face, I can't help but relate to my trees a little.

Honestly, the knowledge that this is amounting to something better is the only thing getting me through this discomfort right now.

Pic unrelated.

 

[Mapleminx]

Make sure you took a before and after pic for your own record. The end result compared to how things started is often phenomenal and definitely makes enduring the discomfort you are feeling now totally worth it when you see what a difference it’s made.

I had braces when I was a kid, after I’d had my Habsburg jaw realigned. I can’t think what was worse, having to completely relearn how to talk (because my teeth now fell top over bottom as is normal) or the ridicule that came with it at school.
At least in your 20’s others are mature enough to understand they are there to fix a problem and not to be a subject of mockery.