Braces at 30?!
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:37 pm
A little about me...
I am 29 years old and will be 30 in a few months. I have a 5 year old daughter, a wonderful husband, whom has 2 great kids of his own from a previous marriage. My husband is an American and I am a Canadian. So we spend much of our time back and forth between the 2 countries. I am a Montessori teacher for children ages 3-6yrs and I absolutely love my job. Smile
Why braces?!
I've actually wanted braces since I was a teen. Sadly my parents refused to consider it because my dentist would always tell them that it was not a necessity and that when my wisdom teeth came in they would push my teeth together (or maybe that's just what my folks told me... idk). Needless to say... what a surprise... my wisdom teeth never came in to push my gaps together. Sad
In my early 20's I spent a lot of time obsessing over the gap in my front teeth. It was the only thing I would see when I looked back at photos of myself. When I would talk to others about the thought of braces I would get the same responses over and over... "I love your gap... it gives you character." or "Why fix your gap? Madonna has one!" Ugh (for the record, I don't like Madonna's gap either) and I found it extremely irritating that these comments would always come from people without a gap.
My consultation...
About a month ago I took the big step and decided to visit an orthodontist. During this visit we discussed my teeth and my treatment plan. I have class II malocclusion with moderate spacing, deep overbite and buccal crossbite of tooth #24. (<---- If anyone speaks that language and would like to break that down for me that would be great lol!) He also mentioned that my treatment time would take 2 years (20 months or so). All I could think was... Wow 2 years for a few gaps?! While that began to sink in he continued to go over the types of braces and my options. He also mentioned that following treatment I would have to be in a retainer for the rest of my life. A very minor detail, that was the least of my concerns. I figure there is no way I will ever take my retainer off considering this is all going to cost me $6000... no way will I ever do this over. One time deal for me. So with all that food for thought, I decide I don't really want to wait and think about it (I've been thinking for the past 15 years), I decided to book my next appointment.
Ceramic or Metal?!...
A month has gone by and after much stress over ceramic or metal, I have finally came to a decision... Metal. I figure I don't really want to hide the fact that I'm fixing my teeth. Simple as that.
Life with Braces...
I actually though the installation process of these Braces would hurt. I was quite surprised when it was short and painless. The aftermath... not so much. I'm on day 3 now and I can't even bite down on anything. My diet consist of smoothies and more smoothies.
Someone asked me the other day... Why braces at 30? I simply replied... I dread my 30's... now I can feel like I'm in my teens again lol. What better way to fight my 30's off then with braces eh?! My husband told me that these things have knocked 10 years off. Yay
On a more serious note, Why am I too old to get braces? I've wanted this for such a long time.
So please all you critics out there...let me have my perfect teeth and feel better about myself even if I am too old for it.
I am 29 years old and will be 30 in a few months. I have a 5 year old daughter, a wonderful husband, whom has 2 great kids of his own from a previous marriage. My husband is an American and I am a Canadian. So we spend much of our time back and forth between the 2 countries. I am a Montessori teacher for children ages 3-6yrs and I absolutely love my job. Smile
Why braces?!
I've actually wanted braces since I was a teen. Sadly my parents refused to consider it because my dentist would always tell them that it was not a necessity and that when my wisdom teeth came in they would push my teeth together (or maybe that's just what my folks told me... idk). Needless to say... what a surprise... my wisdom teeth never came in to push my gaps together. Sad
In my early 20's I spent a lot of time obsessing over the gap in my front teeth. It was the only thing I would see when I looked back at photos of myself. When I would talk to others about the thought of braces I would get the same responses over and over... "I love your gap... it gives you character." or "Why fix your gap? Madonna has one!" Ugh (for the record, I don't like Madonna's gap either) and I found it extremely irritating that these comments would always come from people without a gap.
My consultation...
About a month ago I took the big step and decided to visit an orthodontist. During this visit we discussed my teeth and my treatment plan. I have class II malocclusion with moderate spacing, deep overbite and buccal crossbite of tooth #24. (<---- If anyone speaks that language and would like to break that down for me that would be great lol!) He also mentioned that my treatment time would take 2 years (20 months or so). All I could think was... Wow 2 years for a few gaps?! While that began to sink in he continued to go over the types of braces and my options. He also mentioned that following treatment I would have to be in a retainer for the rest of my life. A very minor detail, that was the least of my concerns. I figure there is no way I will ever take my retainer off considering this is all going to cost me $6000... no way will I ever do this over. One time deal for me. So with all that food for thought, I decide I don't really want to wait and think about it (I've been thinking for the past 15 years), I decided to book my next appointment.
Ceramic or Metal?!...
A month has gone by and after much stress over ceramic or metal, I have finally came to a decision... Metal. I figure I don't really want to hide the fact that I'm fixing my teeth. Simple as that.
Life with Braces...
I actually though the installation process of these Braces would hurt. I was quite surprised when it was short and painless. The aftermath... not so much. I'm on day 3 now and I can't even bite down on anything. My diet consist of smoothies and more smoothies.
Someone asked me the other day... Why braces at 30? I simply replied... I dread my 30's... now I can feel like I'm in my teens again lol. What better way to fight my 30's off then with braces eh?! My husband told me that these things have knocked 10 years off. Yay
On a more serious note, Why am I too old to get braces? I've wanted this for such a long time.
So please all you critics out there...let me have my perfect teeth and feel better about myself even if I am too old for it.