I have hated my smile ever since I can remember. I got braces when I was 10 and had them until I was 16. Yup, 6 years! My teeth weren’t horrible, but to make a long story short, I had a permanent molar that never descended, and had to change orthodontysts (sp?) like 7 times. Bringing the molar down to its proper location didn’t really take so long, but every time I changed dentits they would come up with a whole new plan to start over again!! at one point one of them actually did nothing but create a gap in between my front teeth that wasn’t there before!! and the other teeth flare out a bit! Urgh!. I’m sure the fact that I was a total slacker and always missed my appointments probably didn’t help matters.
Anyhow, the orthodontist decided to take them off saying they were doing more harm than good now (duh!). I got a retainer to help correct the “overbite” that twisting the tooth to position caused. A month later I accidently broke my retainer and I didn’t feel like going for another one.
Now here I am, almost 13 years after this begun, still hating my smile. Most of my teeth are straight except for a couple on my right upper side. I went in for a consultation earlier this week and found out my case is more complex that I thought. My old orthodontist didn’t do anything to make my jaw bigger & didn’t extract any teeth. My mouth is too small for all the teeth I have and will need at least 2 extracted. Plus I’ll have to have braces for another 1-2 years. The whole thing was a tough pill to swallow, but I decided to go through with it. I think it looks kind of funny when adults have braces, but I’m tired of hating my smile. Luckily the ortho said he’d be able to give me invisible braces! (the ones that go on the inside rather than the front of your teeth), or if I can’t afford those he can at least give me the clear braces in the front, but will need to use the metal in the back for the force. Wish me luck!
Now here I am, almost 13 years after this begun, still hating my smile. Most of my teeth are straight except for a couple on my right upper side. I went in for a consultation earlier this week and found out my case is more complex that I thought. My old orthodontist didn’t do anything to make my jaw bigger & didn’t extract any teeth. My mouth is too small for all the teeth I have and will need at least 2 extracted. Plus I’ll have to have braces for another 1-2 years. The whole thing was a tough pill to swallow, but I decided to go through with it. I think it looks kind of funny when adults have braces, but I’m tired of hating my smile. Luckily the ortho said he’d be able to give me invisible braces! (the ones that go on the inside rather than the front of your teeth), or if I can’t afford those he can at least give me the clear braces in the front, but will need to use the metal in the back for the force. Wish me luck!
My sister went through something similar and at the age of 24 has braces all over again but her’s are actually invisible so you can’t even tell she has them. I hope that they get the problems in your mouth solved so that this will be the last time you go through all this dental work!