Finally on the road to straighter, better, brighter teeth...

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#1 Post by **Iceolated** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:22 pm

Hello everyone.

I go by the name of Iceolated online. It's a play on words because where I live is both very cold and quite remote. I also never use my real name on line, so it's simply Iceolated or Ice for short.

Today, I got started on what will be upper and lower braces and 24 months of treatment to straighten out what I think are my rather poorly aligned teeth. Although I have looked at some of the stories posted on here and I can see that I am not facing as great a challenge as some people have, nethertheless I wanted an improvement in my smile.

Today my ortho's staff did all my x-rays, impressions, photos and molds. They also placed some spacers between my upper rear molars to make some room. May 2 is when I get my hardware and arch wires installed...."hardwired" I like to call it.

I am very very excited about what this will do for my smile and also my self esteem. I have always had a closed lip smile because of the alignment and color of my teeth. I didn't see any point in whitening while they weren't straight and so I decided that as an adult now almost 31 years of age I would get braces.

Total price is almost $5100 and I'm sure it would have been much less to get these problems fixed before they 'occured' had I worn braces as a teenager. But like many families, mine didn't have the resources to do that and so I learned to hide what I saw as an unpretty smile.

But now that I am all grown up! I can get braces on my own. My wife has been very supportive of the decision both emotionally and financially as she and I are both aware that this is not a small purchase.

Hoping to get to know lots of other people who have also taken, are undertaking or contemplating what is sure to be an interesting journey.

Cheers,

Ice

#2 Post by **missingu** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:28 pm

Greenland?

#3 Post by **Iceolated** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:41 pm

Missingu, you trying to guess where I am at? Not Greenland, It's in North America, North Dakota to be exact. Perhaps not that remote compared so some places but definitely cold enough. First year we were hear (1997) the air temperature dipped to -60F! Brrrrr. Been a very mild winter this year though and looks like our summer is going to be a scorcher. 78F here yesterday - 20 degrees abover or normal temps and it's only April!

Cheers,

Ice.

#4 Post by **missingu** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:09 pm

FYI-

Greenland IS a part of North America. Most people think of North America as US/Mexico/Canada but it comprises 28 countries, from Central America to Greenland.

However, 78 degrees in North Dakota in April is pretty wild.

#5 Post by **Iceolated** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:48 pm

missingu wrote:FYI- Greenland IS a part of North America.

Of course it is! Rather embarrising comment on my part. My primary school geography teacher would not be proud.....

Cheers,

Ice.