It won't correct my bite, but having braces on the top teeth only will straighten my smile. Which is plenty to make me happy for right now. (Perhaps at some later stage in life, we can revisit the bite/jaw situation.)
However, she wants my wisdoms out. I have all 4, and she's ordered the removal of 3 of those. And now I'm reading that, while a perfectly common procedure for youngsters and persons in their early 20's, the extraction of wisdom teeth becomes more fraught with peril the older the patient is.
I'm 32 and have strong bones. Should I worry about nerve damage or perforation of the sinus? Should I refuse all treatment because I'm petrified of needles/pain/sawing and crunching noises in my mouth? Or do we all have to steel ourselves, bite the proverbial bullet -but not the literal one- take a deep breath and be brave?
(It's tough!)
