Hi everyone!
I am so happy that I found this website and forum! It really help me to take this step, long awaited and feared at the same time. I am finally made up my mind: I am getting braces for two to three years!
Since I was a teenager (I am 29 now) I have been hating my smile. I used what I call "my fake smile" not because I didn't mean to smile, but because everytime I smiled I pushed my inferior jaw up front to hide a little my awful overjet. I have what somebody on this forum said to be "the mother of all overjets". I am scared to measure it but maybe I will post a picture if I dare!
So here I am, tomorrow is x-rays day and then to the orthodoncist...I am now in a strange emotional state between pure fear and excitement...
I want to thanks to everybody on this forum as well as the webmaster of this incredible and really supportive site.
I also have a question, I have to get two premolars (bicuspids) extracted from my upper jaw. My ortho said in a preliminary way they should be the first bicuspids. This is insolit, but I rather prefer to have my second premolars extracted, since one of them is a complete mess: a root canal that never quite worked well, I won't miss that tooth. But the first premolars are perfect and I really would like to keep them. I don't know if I should ask my ortho about it, is there a chance for him to consider this question?
Please excuse me if my english is not so good, I have to say I am not very good at english writing, please correct me, I am learning!!
Greetins from Argentina and thanks again!!!
Starting: excited and scared at the same time
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Welcome to the board! And congratulations on starting your braces journey!
Go ahead and ask your ortho about the teeth, but as I understand it, there is usually a good reason for the teeth that they choose to extract. It may be that it would be more difficult to move the remaining teeth. But, it doesn't hurt to ask!
Go ahead and ask your ortho about the teeth, but as I understand it, there is usually a good reason for the teeth that they choose to extract. It may be that it would be more difficult to move the remaining teeth. But, it doesn't hurt to ask!
Braced 5/11/05, BSSO with advancement 6/21/06, Debanded: 8/1/07. Click on www for my braces story.
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Thanks a lot!
I am sorry for the delay in answering your posts, but I didn't have access for this site for over a week! I don't know what happened, my internet service, perhaps? I was starting to get REALLY scared of not being able to talk to somebody about the new "braces time" that I am going to start.
It seems that "braces on" day is December 14th!!!!
And you were right, there is a reason (a really practical one) for extracting the first premolars (bicuspids): in cases of overjet like mine, is not the same to pull back 6 teeth than 8...
Thanks a lot for backing me up in this journey!
It seems that "braces on" day is December 14th!!!!
And you were right, there is a reason (a really practical one) for extracting the first premolars (bicuspids): in cases of overjet like mine, is not the same to pull back 6 teeth than 8...
Thanks a lot for backing me up in this journey!
ya casi esta lista para sus braces, no? suerte! ayer me fui para una cita y voy a tener los braces (como se dice 'braces' en espanol?) el 5 de enero. ya estoy nerviosa, pero tengo exito tambien!
four bicuspids removed 1/3/06
clear uppers and metal lowers placed 1/5/06
timeframe for braces: 24-30 months