My first day in braces was a big shock to me because the day was only supposed to be a consult appointment. Due to some work situation I had to cancel my appointment for a consultation the week prior. I have been throwing the idea of straightening my top teeth around for a few months now. I have one tooth which is sitting sideways a little behind my front teeth. The look of it bothers me as well as knowing it would be easier to clean and less prone to cavities if it was inline with the rest of them. 

My consult appointment was scheduled for 11 am and was going to last about an hour. I took my boyfriend who has been very supportive through all my contemplations of actually doing this. My boyfriend's parents recommended the practice after using it on both of their children and I have a lot of other people speak highly of it. I was only in the waiting room for 5 minutes and I went back to the conference room to talk about what I was looking for. 

The ortho showed me the types of braces they offered and took a look in my mouth. He asked me if I was interested in Invisalign. I said I was not, I just didn't think it would be something I would like and if I did not like them and stopped wearing them it would be a waste of money. I told him I was interested in the ceramic braces since I am an adult and I am thinking of a career change so I would be doing interviews and such. He told me he could have me in and out of braces in less than a year. I asked him how soon the process could start because I look at it as the sooner I start the sooner I am done. He told me I can start whenever I wanted and he could possibly do it after they took the X-rays because they had two cancellations and I would not be needing the molar bands. He just wanted to check to make sure they had the ceramic braces on stock. I thought about it and figured I was there and this way I could not back out. I can be a chicken with this kind of stuff. I opted to start that day. 

After we took all the impressions (yuck) and the X-rays, we started the process. A million thoughts went through my head, what will everyone think? Will I regret this? I can't believe it. The whole brackets and wire application took about 20 minutes maybe 25. They asked if I had wanted them to go out and get my boyfriend so he could sit there and I declined -- let him be surprised. I didn't get to look into the mirror at that point because I had to go figure some other stuff out. I did get my boyfriend and he thought I was wearing something to show him what I would look like with them on. Boy, was he shocked!

Anyway, I went to work that night and some people didn't even notice and some thought I was wearing a retainer. My teeth were a bit sore for a few days and I was scared to eat and break them. It's been a month now and I am glad I did it. In a year I will have a great smile. I keep counting down the days.