Times change and so do the things associated with those times. Braces are no longer so nerdy. This is because they have successfully been re-branded as ‘appliances’ by orthodontists. And remember those paper 3-D glasses you used to get at the movies? Those have been replaced by RealD glasses that are fashionable enough to require security guards outside the cinema exit, making sure moviegoers drop their RealDs into the collection bin.