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hi everyone...

so ive known that i need braces for years, and have had a few consultations with orthodontists and everytime i do i freak out and never go back to see them.

the sad truth is if they aren't invisible...i just dont see me getting them.

so, this thursday i have an appointment with an ortho to look into linguals, and im having my pre appointment freak out...you know...can i afford it? how long will i have to have them? what will they feel like? what will they look like? will i be able to talk? will people notice? how will they affect my life? etc etc

i'm worried i'll freak out and never go again.

i'll let you know how it goes...

Hi Moore01 - I can certainly identify with you. Took me years of hating my teeth and wondering if there was an easy way to sort it out before I bit the bullet and went for linguals. One of the major obstacles for me was that I knew I would need to have an op before the braces went in, and I have to admit about an hour before surgery I wondered why on earth I was putting myself through this! But now, on the other side of the surgery, everything healing up nicely and the braces well and truly in, I couldn't be happier and I'm really excited to start seeing all the changes. I'm sure I'll have bad days, but with the linguals I have (Incognito/iBraces), it seems to have had minimal impact on my speech and my mouth is getting more and more used to them as every day passes. First day I had them put in, I did wonder how on earth I would cope for 2 years - particularly with eating and cleaning them. But it gets easier every day and I certainly don't regret having taken the plunge. So good luck at your appointment, I hope you come to a decision that is right for you.

Hi mooret01,
I was the same - went to see tens of orthos for the past eight years, and would never go back to go ahead with the braces. Wasted all that time, could already be done with the treatment. Now that I started I feel much happier that before the treatment. I know, I will finally stop being self conscious. To me, it's really worth an effort.