I was wondering, if you would describe your interest of braces, would it be a normal interest or a fetish?  If you would describe it as a fetish what do you like most? Like hg, metal or elastics? 

I see my braces fetish the same way as I see many of my other fetishes...  it is not so much the "thing" as the mindset behind it.  This is difficult to explain, but it makes sense in my head.  To me, all forms of fetish has an element of "dominance and submission" to it.  The fetish does not lie as much in the "thing" (in this case, braces), but in the fact that one "has to". 

The fact that you cannot take them off is to me a more interesting mindset than the fact that one is wearing them.  Or in the case of removable braces, like retainers and headgear, the fact that one *can* take them off, but that one either needs a stern level of self-discipline not to, or the fact that one is not allowed to.
 
some games I played in my life got very interesting, not in the fact that I was wearing headgear, but the fact that I was not allowed to take it off unless I completed certain tasks.  The mindset needed to put the thing in, and keep it in despite the fact that it has now been very long and feels like total crap, is the attraction here.

For me they are most definitely a fetish thing its the shiny wires and headgear or facemask such cold clinical gear when put on a sexy girl is a big part of it. Also my first girlfriend wore headgear so I naturally associate it with the nice feelings of loving a girl. Hope this makes some kind of sense

I like Milwaukee braces too and leg calipers the whole lot really! I also remember when I was around 9 or 10 staying with an aunt of mine her best friends daughter had big shiny braces and I think also a Herbst appliance this had a powerful effect on me for sure. All this took place around 1978 or 9 did Herbst appliance exist then?

Totally agree with DemBones...entirely about the "have to", submissive mindset.  Also no choice but to endure the discomfort and embarrassment.

   For me it was a fetish before I had the slightest idea what sexual arousal or even sex was. The neighbor girl who use to babysit for me got braces when I was six. (I believe she was about 12) She was mortified. So embarrassed she wouldn't show them to anyone or even come out of her room the first day she had them. The next day when I went over to her house after school, she grinned widely and showed them to me. I just remember going "Whoaaa..." and it was totally involuntary. I told her they were cool looking and she said I made her feel better about them. This was the first girl I ever had a crush on before I knew what "having a crush on someone" was or even what it meant but the braces definitely had something (if not everything) to do with it.
   The really bad thing about all this is that when my wife found out about my feelings towards braces, she freaked out. To her, this is a sick and perverted fetish simply because typically, braces are worn by children and teenagers. I tried to explain to her the fact that the majority of people in orthodontic treatment are kids has NOTHING to do with my particular feelings for them but she refused to listen. I feel like this is mostly because (and keep in mind, I am not a psychologist) she was a victim of sexual abuse for many of her childhood years. I just don't know how I can make her understand my feelings about braces without upsetting her further. 

I have brace fetish since i have seen braces as child

For me it's definitely about the submissive mindset. Looks play a secondary role though they are also important. This is why various fixed appliances work better for me despite not being visible than ordinary metal braces.

It could be interesting to find out if any of us have other fetishes too. Perhaps there is a link between them. Back before I discovered my braces fetish I was quite interested in bondage and high heels, maybe for the very same reason. Now those two have kind of faded away and I hardly indulge in them. Still have a foot fetish but that's said to be quite common.