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Crowded Teeth in my 30s - Austin, TX
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I had the opportunity to get braces in my teenage...
RoyalPancakeAugust 22, 2017
WORTH IT$7,000
I had the opportunity to get braces in my teenage years, but unfortunately didn't want to go through with it. I spent a better part of my 20s wishing I had straight teeth and wondering if I would ever feel confident in my smile. I liked my teeth and thought they had "character" but ultimately knew if I didn't get them fixed I would have problems down the line.
I researched getting braces for years. I made consultations for Invisalign and veneers and both had roughly the same quote. I was always hesitant on getting veneers because I wanted to fix the foundation of what was actually the problem. Invisalign was an option for my case, but ultimately I knew that I would not be persistent about keeping them in long enough to the have the desired effects and I wanted an orthodontist to have more control of the final outcome.
I made a consultation with a local ortho who I knew had proven results with lingual braces. I also watched a multitude of videos, read blogs, and did research so I would know what to expect before getting them.
I decided to go with lingual braces on the top and traditional "speed" metal braces on the bottom for cost and also because I knew the upper lingual braces would be painful enough. The staff both warned me that it would be a tough step and that Invisalign would probably be easier. But I knew that I wasn't going to be diligent enough with them and linguals would actually take much less time to correct my teeth.
I got them on roughly 2.5 months ago. The first week was a giant learning curve. I had never had braces before and was terrified to even eat because I thought I would break the brackets.
Yes the braces hurt. Yes I could not talk properly and my mouth was sore, dry and just painful for weeks. But, it does get better. The first few weeks I could barely eat just because I didn't want to break the brackets or wires and EVERYTHING gets stuck in the linguals. I made announcements at work that my speech would be impaired and people were really nice about it.
Overall, it does get better. It takes a good month or two for the pain, speech and just general adjustment of it all to wear off. I honestly barely notice them anymore and I'm really glad I went this direction. I don't have "brace" face and I also had constant pressure on my teeth to correct them with out worrying about taking out aligners, etc.
Bottom line if you are thinking about doing this. Research everything. Know your pain tolerance. Pick a great orthodontist who has experience with working with linguals before. I'm only 2.5 months in, but I am glad I did it. Crossing my fingers for the best outcome!!
The attached image is the progress from 2.5 months. Will post more as I am getting my first wire change in a few days...
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I researched getting braces for years. I made consultations for Invisalign and veneers and both had roughly the same quote. I was always hesitant on getting veneers because I wanted to fix the foundation of what was actually the problem. Invisalign was an option for my case, but ultimately I knew that I would not be persistent about keeping them in long enough to the have the desired effects and I wanted an orthodontist to have more control of the final outcome.
I made a consultation with a local ortho who I knew had proven results with lingual braces. I also watched a multitude of videos, read blogs, and did research so I would know what to expect before getting them.
I decided to go with lingual braces on the top and traditional "speed" metal braces on the bottom for cost and also because I knew the upper lingual braces would be painful enough. The staff both warned me that it would be a tough step and that Invisalign would probably be easier. But I knew that I wasn't going to be diligent enough with them and linguals would actually take much less time to correct my teeth.
I got them on roughly 2.5 months ago. The first week was a giant learning curve. I had never had braces before and was terrified to even eat because I thought I would break the brackets.
Yes the braces hurt. Yes I could not talk properly and my mouth was sore, dry and just painful for weeks. But, it does get better. The first few weeks I could barely eat just because I didn't want to break the brackets or wires and EVERYTHING gets stuck in the linguals. I made announcements at work that my speech would be impaired and people were really nice about it.
Overall, it does get better. It takes a good month or two for the pain, speech and just general adjustment of it all to wear off. I honestly barely notice them anymore and I'm really glad I went this direction. I don't have "brace" face and I also had constant pressure on my teeth to correct them with out worrying about taking out aligners, etc.
Bottom line if you are thinking about doing this. Research everything. Know your pain tolerance. Pick a great orthodontist who has experience with working with linguals before. I'm only 2.5 months in, but I am glad I did it. Crossing my fingers for the best outcome!!
The attached image is the progress from 2.5 months. Will post more as I am getting my first wire change in a few days...
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