Decision Time!
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:34 pm
Hey folks,
I was on here about a month ago trying to decide between invisalign (which would improve my smile) and ceramic uppers (which would improve smile and my crooked bite.)
My appointment for the moulds is tomorrow at 9am and while I think I've realised that I might as well get the ceramics and get them perfect (as most of you on here suggested), I am completely dreading going back into braces.
I hated having them as a teenager and also, because my smile isn't actually that crooked (only one tooth is up higher than the rest), people I've mentioned it to seem to think I'm mad, and don't really understand that part of the reason is to fix a crooked bite.
Luckily I'll only have to have them for 6 months - which I know isn't a long sentence compared to a lot of you, but at the moment I'm really daunted by people staring at my mouth all the time and the effect this will have on my confidence (I have a big smile so they'll show).
I guess I just need some reassurance that I'm making the right decision and this will be worth it! Someone said the waiting is the worst - and I'll still have to wait to actually get the braces put on. It's on my mind all the time so I guess I just need a bit of perspective!
This site is a lifesaver - without it I wouldn't even have considered braces.
Thanks x
PS. If you're interested, they look like this at the mo.... (hope this works)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p221 ... a085-1.jpg
I was on here about a month ago trying to decide between invisalign (which would improve my smile) and ceramic uppers (which would improve smile and my crooked bite.)
My appointment for the moulds is tomorrow at 9am and while I think I've realised that I might as well get the ceramics and get them perfect (as most of you on here suggested), I am completely dreading going back into braces.
I hated having them as a teenager and also, because my smile isn't actually that crooked (only one tooth is up higher than the rest), people I've mentioned it to seem to think I'm mad, and don't really understand that part of the reason is to fix a crooked bite.
Luckily I'll only have to have them for 6 months - which I know isn't a long sentence compared to a lot of you, but at the moment I'm really daunted by people staring at my mouth all the time and the effect this will have on my confidence (I have a big smile so they'll show).
I guess I just need some reassurance that I'm making the right decision and this will be worth it! Someone said the waiting is the worst - and I'll still have to wait to actually get the braces put on. It's on my mind all the time so I guess I just need a bit of perspective!
This site is a lifesaver - without it I wouldn't even have considered braces.
Thanks x
PS. If you're interested, they look like this at the mo.... (hope this works)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p221 ... a085-1.jpg