Mara's Story
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:15 pm
Hey there guys!
My name is Mara. I'm a college student and am due to get my braces on March 5th. I had my records appointment on Friday morning and go on Tuesday to get my separators/have my final consultation before brace day!
I've never had braces, but my bite has gotten worse over the years and I'm glad that I am finally doing something about it. According to my ortho, I have a deepbite, lower crowding, narrow arches, and some overjet. My bite on both sides is incorrect and I show too much gum when I smile.
I am scheduled to get top and bottom metal braces and Friday. Later on in my treatment, I will be getting an expander and likely some kind of headgear/bite fixing appliance.
So here I go! Right now I am busy trying to pick which colors I want. Anyone have any suggestions? Also, do the separators hurt? I only have to wear them for 3 days so hopefully they're not too bad.
I'm attaching some pics of my teeth/smile to begin with and hopefully will have pictures of them in braces next weekend!
http://img683.imageshack.us/i/dsc02883a.jpg/
http://img651.imageshack.us/i/dsc02882l.jpg/
http://img16.imageshack.us/i/dsc02876cb.jpg/
http://img695.imageshack.us/i/dsc02873ei.jpg/
http://img231.imageshack.us/i/dsc02870k.jpg/
My name is Mara. I'm a college student and am due to get my braces on March 5th. I had my records appointment on Friday morning and go on Tuesday to get my separators/have my final consultation before brace day!
I've never had braces, but my bite has gotten worse over the years and I'm glad that I am finally doing something about it. According to my ortho, I have a deepbite, lower crowding, narrow arches, and some overjet. My bite on both sides is incorrect and I show too much gum when I smile.
I am scheduled to get top and bottom metal braces and Friday. Later on in my treatment, I will be getting an expander and likely some kind of headgear/bite fixing appliance.
So here I go! Right now I am busy trying to pick which colors I want. Anyone have any suggestions? Also, do the separators hurt? I only have to wear them for 3 days so hopefully they're not too bad.
I'm attaching some pics of my teeth/smile to begin with and hopefully will have pictures of them in braces next weekend!
http://img683.imageshack.us/i/dsc02883a.jpg/
http://img651.imageshack.us/i/dsc02882l.jpg/
http://img16.imageshack.us/i/dsc02876cb.jpg/
http://img695.imageshack.us/i/dsc02873ei.jpg/
http://img231.imageshack.us/i/dsc02870k.jpg/