I had braces for a few years because I had an impacted tooth, meaning one of my "adult" teeth was stuck in my gums. :O They had to cut open my gums, attach a bracket to the offending tooth, and then attach a chain from the bracket to my braces in order to slowly pull the tooth down. Of course, they froze my mouth so I couldn't really feel it, but afterwards it hurt. Plus, they had to do it again because a few days after the operation or whatever, the bracket fell off. @_@;; Apparently I was bleeding too much and they didn't attach it correctly. Fun, huh? :D
Eh, I think I'm getting my wisdom teeth out next summer. <_< I'm not really looking forward to that after the first-hand testimonies I've heard from two of my friends.