stackyFACTSTeenage misery is far older than you think.
Teenage misery is far older than you think. In 1819, Christophe-François Delabarre introduced the wire crib, a horrifying metal cage clamped directly over the teeth to forcefully shove them into alignment. While modern teenagers complain about brightly colored rubber bands, early orthodontic patients had to suffer through rigid, unsterilized piano wire cutting their cheeks to ribbons just to achieve a slightly straighter smile.
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