sleater's story so far (pics)
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:39 pm
I got my braces today!!! They don't seem to hurt so far, but I am sure they will start to ache soon enough. I had upper and lowers put on, unfortunately they were unable to put one of my molar bands on. So they had to put spacers back in and then next Saturday I have to go back to have the last molar band put on. She even attached powerchains already to start closing the spaces from the extractions. Below are some pictures that I have taken so far along the way. My mouth is pretty messed up! I will post more pics before my next adjustment.
before extractions
after extractions
during - My girlfriend thought it would be funny to get this shot. She showed it to me after she took it and I laughed so hard I started to choke.
after
So here is a bit more info about me. I'm 29 and always wanted to get braces as my teeth have been messed up since I was about 10. I grew up in a single parent home and my mum could never afford to get my mouth fixed. Throughout my twenties I always thought yeah it would be great to be able to get braces but I always thought it would cost too much. It was always that thing that I would do if I won a lottery. My dentist who I have been going to for 10 years now always bugged me about how my teeth were going to fall out if I didn't get them fixed. My gums have gotten much worse over the years because of the crowding and in the past year I have been going for cleanings every 3 months. My partner and I talked about it and decided that I should go for a consult just to see if this would be an option. Then to our surprise we found out that my girlfriends work covers 50% up to $2000 of orthodontics. I was so excited; I couldn't believe I was going to finally get my mouth fixed. I went to two consults with Ortho’s. The first wanted to charge me $7000 (not including x rays or molds) plus he was determined for me to have jaw surgery, something I have decided against. The second consult was with the ortho I chose. She quoted me at $4600 including everything and said she would take my 10mm overbite down to 3-4mm without surgery. I had my 4 extractions of my first pre molars a week ago, spacers three days later and braces today. I have been told this could take 24 months but I am prepared if it takes longer...I'm not in a hurry to get them off...yet. I am just so happy to finally be doing something I never thought I'd ever be able to do.
before extractions
after extractions
during - My girlfriend thought it would be funny to get this shot. She showed it to me after she took it and I laughed so hard I started to choke.
after
So here is a bit more info about me. I'm 29 and always wanted to get braces as my teeth have been messed up since I was about 10. I grew up in a single parent home and my mum could never afford to get my mouth fixed. Throughout my twenties I always thought yeah it would be great to be able to get braces but I always thought it would cost too much. It was always that thing that I would do if I won a lottery. My dentist who I have been going to for 10 years now always bugged me about how my teeth were going to fall out if I didn't get them fixed. My gums have gotten much worse over the years because of the crowding and in the past year I have been going for cleanings every 3 months. My partner and I talked about it and decided that I should go for a consult just to see if this would be an option. Then to our surprise we found out that my girlfriends work covers 50% up to $2000 of orthodontics. I was so excited; I couldn't believe I was going to finally get my mouth fixed. I went to two consults with Ortho’s. The first wanted to charge me $7000 (not including x rays or molds) plus he was determined for me to have jaw surgery, something I have decided against. The second consult was with the ortho I chose. She quoted me at $4600 including everything and said she would take my 10mm overbite down to 3-4mm without surgery. I had my 4 extractions of my first pre molars a week ago, spacers three days later and braces today. I have been told this could take 24 months but I am prepared if it takes longer...I'm not in a hurry to get them off...yet. I am just so happy to finally be doing something I never thought I'd ever be able to do.
