I was hesitated about writing my stories , but I finally decided to do so , I though it might be useful for someone who is in same case of mine , and to get your feedback on my updates, I've been reading this forum for a month and like the way you people communicate and encourage each other
First of all , am 29 yrs old , I care about my appearance like how any lady does... and hate how braces look on the face , anyway, I think I have a nice smile , and to be honest I love my smile and how it looks on the photos I take. I had braces when I was arround 14 or 15 yrs old which was to fix some crowded teeth which was simple not that crowded , and I had them for almost a year and then I got my retainers. I hat braces
Why did I decide to have braces again ??
I hate braces , but it's at the end for a medical condition( I keep telling this to my self ). I suffer from a pain which called TMJ .
for 4 years nver thought that this killing pain is b/c of my misalignment in the jaw.
My teeth are perfectly aligned except :
1/The left side upper jaw is not aligned with lower jaw , means I have crossbite , so my upper jaw is inside the lower jaw which shouldn't be the case.
2/In my right side, I've a gap of an extracted teeth which is the first molar , and have always been afraid of getting an implant , and so the second molar has moved to this space when I finally decided to have an implant !!!
So my braces are to fix those two condition.
I've consulted two orthodontists , long story short : the first one decided to extract my two molars at the bottom. And apply a jaw expander cuz my upper jaw is smaller than the lower jaw.
The extraction it self made me not getting back to that orthodontist
Then I went to another orthodontist , whom tried to convince me with not getting brAces cuz I have a perfect smile and all the points as they consider from a beauty perspective are also perfect , and he wanted only to fix the leaning tooth as I name it
and then have the implant ,, and get used to the TMJ pain !!! but I decided to have a full braces cuz I want to kill that pain from the root.
He said I don't need to extract any molars , which was a relief but I was thinking how can both jaws be aligned then !! It's his job
so will go with it and see.My treatment will need to have the quad helix jaw expander for 3 months or more to expand the upper jaw.
And will fix what needs to be fixed on the lower jaw , the leaning second molar and one tooth on the left side which is close to the first molar. And basically have both jaw aligned.
I had my expander for 20 days now and the braces for 19 days ,,, will keep posting photos and update on my braces adjustment .
and most important I do floss them. Twice a day.
