I used to believe that braces on your teeth were a substitute for brushing. I always hoped I could get them so I wouldn't have to brush my teeth anymore.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- when i waz little i used to think braces were jewery you put on your teeth!— emily
- I used to think that if someone ate ice cream with braces, their teeth would freeze.— Alli
- I used to believe when i was about 4 (now 15) that dinosours died because they didn't brush their teeth— gullable
- I used to think that cockroaches would visit your house if you didn't brush your teeth.Anon