Well, its now June and i'm due to get spacers on Monday the 5th, and then ceramics on the top on the 7th. I am really starting to panic now... reading the board really helps through all the questions, but what always brings me out in a cold sweat is reading timeframes! I am lucky, my ortho say 9-12 months for the top, which trips off the tongue easily, but seeing it written down... a year... a fricking year! scares the hell out of me.
Yes, i know, most people have to wear braces for longer and I really do repect you guys for that and taking the plunge. I think getting them on is the biggest step, cos once they're on you cant take them off!! i totaly relate to DecisionMade's user name, once the decision has been made you gotta stick to it!
I was really nervous about telling people about getting braced. I havent told many people yet, probably because once i tell them i know i cant back out... but one person I did tell was my girlfiend. I'm having a bit of a long distance relationship at the moment, and only really get to see her about one or two weekends per month. When she was with me last i sat her down and plucked up the courage to say something... and i was very serious about it coz i didnt know how she'd take it. once i told her she said... "so... your big piece of news is your getting a brace!?! Is that it?!" like it was no big deal and she gave me a big hug. brilliant!
she doesnt care one bit. Of course she said she'd take the mick at first, but because she knows its something i want to do she can accept it. we're now planning holidays together in the summer! woo yay!has anyone had any exerience of using a dental bridge to correct teeth? Instant Orthodontics? its maybe somthing that is unspoken of here, but i have one tooth majorly out of line on the bottom, and i would be much happier if i could get it extracted and the gap filled by a bridged tooth. I spoke to my dentist about this and he said that he wouldnt do it because, although crowded , my teeth are very healthy. ortho is the only route that he would recommend but my ortho says that it would be 3 years and i might need surgery... something i'm not prepared to do.
sorry for having a bit of a rant, just have to get things off my chest and hear the opinions of others....
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