I'm 25 years old and have been unhappy with my teeth for about 6years now. I had pretty good teeth until I went to university but then.... (cue big nasty drum roll) the wisdom teeth made an appearance!
![Evil or Very Mad :evil:](./images/smilies/icon_evil.gif)
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I had my first consultation on August 1st and then returned on Aug 31st to discuss the proposed treatment. This all came to £120 and I know I should have shopped around a bit but, aside from the extra cost this would have involved, I didn't really feel the need. The two orthos at this practice were both so patient and calm and honest about what they can achieve for me that I'm very happy to go ahead with them. I've also mentioned the treatment to my regular dentist who immediately said "They're fantastic there, they'll do a really excellent job for you". So I'm happy!
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Here we go - the moment of truth - this is what they're going to be dealing with (I'm blushing already over here! Argh, this is too scary!
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Front view (they're B&W because I always find photos look nicer that way - it's softening the blow of my huge embarassment right now!)
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Check out the upper left lateral incisor that's hidden round the back, the midline that's off to the left on the bottom and you can't really see properly but the two upper central incisors are kind of "splaying out" and twisting outwards.
And view from the left:
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You can see that pesky upper lateral incisor in his hiding place again
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And this is my bottom arch (sorry it's a bit fuzzy):
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Pretty messy huh?
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That's all my nerves can cope with for now! I'm going to be getting 4 premolars extracted, hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks and then InVu ceramics on top and traditional metal on bottom. Predicted sentence: 18 months.
Those are the essentials I guess, I always write far too much - sorry if I've bored anyone! I sometimes get easily discouraged in things so I know keeping this journal will help keep me focused in tracking my progress. The real moment of pure joy will come for me when that upper lateral incisor finally comes into line, it's all I see in photos and when I look in the mirror and I hate hate hate it!
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