I'm almost 28 and I've always had overcrowding at the bottom of my teeth. I had a removable brace when I was about 12 or 13 just for the top which straightened them out. However as I've got older they have moved again and 1 of my canines came though behind another tooth when I was about 20. Weird!!!
My dentists have always never been particularly good and I felt like I was getting nowhere and would just end up being like this forever.
I feel so self conscious about them and hate looking at photos of myself smiling. And being married to someone with super straight teeth totally annoys me!!
One other thing which spurred me on was my mum, she's in her 60's and is a very proud woman but has started losing her teeth. It's a very difficult thing to talk to her about but I didn't want my overcrowding to cause the same thing to me. I also want to show her the dentist is nothing to be afraid of and hope to help her think about her own situation.
So when i moved house to a new area i found an amazing dentist who was the first person to be totally honest and give me options about what i could do. I saw an Orthodontist who is next door to the dentist who work together and i had a consultation, xrays and photos and he was amazing. I've been working non stop saving and finally on July 2 and July 9 I will have a total of 4 teeth extractions. (2 on each date) and then my clear ceramics applied on July 24th and metal lowers.
So it's predicted I will wear them for 2 years and a retainer long term. But If everything goes to plan I will have them removed on my 30th Birthday and can finally have the smile I have always wanted
