My teeth are not that bad so people don't really understand why I am doing this. I never had braces as a teenager and I am currently 34. Where I grew up parents did not really focus on dental care. One day I realized there was no reason I could not have braces and get the beautiful smile that I deserve. This is a huge step for me and I am really nervous!!! My husband said he is not a huge fan of the braces but will support me, I think that is supportive??? Right? I just don't want to be 50 and thinking "I should have done it at 34." I stay home with my two young children and am in a pretty stable place in my life. Now is the perfect time to do this and I don't want to loose my opportunity.
Now after one year of thinking about braces and five ortho consults later I have decided to jump in! Yippee!!! I was told by 2 orthos that I needed surgical expansion for my overbite, class II and crossbite on the left. Two other orthos thought my palate looked narrower than it is due to my crossbite and could expand my palate without surgery. The fifth ortho was just a little nutty. Hopefully they can expand my palate without surgery.
In addition, due to my crossbite on the left, my face is slightly asymmetrical, something that should have been addressed as a teenager. My jaw bone formed a little longer on that side. Unfortunatley, this is now my bone structure and as as I get older it seems to be more apparent. I am told, without braces it will become more pronounced. Once again, my face is not super crooked, but I would like to stop it from getting worse.
So I am going to attempt a before photo and keep a log of my progress, wish me luck!!! Thanks for all the support and letting me know I am not crazy!
I am still figuring out how to post photos, sorry these are so big! Any advice? I used photo bucket and resized them to thumbnail?
