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18 Year Old Who Was Looking for an Invisible Option - Well Worth It! - Toronto, ON
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This procedure (although costly which is the main...
K109765January 21, 2015
WORTH IT$13,000
This procedure (although costly which is the main con, almost double the cost of regular braces!) has been the best decision for me. I didn't think my teeth were too bad besides my two canine teeth which never fully came down but besides that fix I couldn't imagine wearing metal braces front and center for the world to see for nearly 3 years. I wasn't a candidate for invisalign because my teeth required too much movement that would need power chains to bring down but I didn't like the idea of taking the tray out to eat and brush my teeth. All I could imagine was going on a date and apologizing to my partner that be right back, I have to take my teeth out to eat. Yuck! So lingual braces became the only logical procedure for me. I have them on both my top and bottom teeth and it was the best idea. I was warned my speech would be an issue in the beginning and boy it was but I learned to laugh about it. After a while of talking (which I do a lot to begin with) the lisp began to vanish and only show up when I was tired and was lazy at pronouncing words. Now 7 months later into my 28 month procedure my teeth are perfectly straight and lisp is gone! My tongue doesn't even notice the braces anymore but at the beginning did get cut mildly along the sides. I eat almost every food I was told not too which my orthodontist would probably cry if he heard but there really is no limits to these braces. I have never broken a bracket or had any problems so far. Best of no one knew I had braces and now that my teeth are straight I can look forward too the next year and a half of showing off my pearly whites while they continue to straighten. Over all I would recommend these braces to just about anyone considering them!
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Replies (11)
March 2, 2015
Your teeth look gorgeous. I was told that I wasn't good candidate for lingual but I wish I'd had them
May 21, 2015
My Ortho said I have too narrow an arch on the bottom so they would really irritate my tongue. And I have a 90% overbite so may chip my bottom teeth with my top.
April 14, 2015
Just got these braces yesterday....hopefully this severe lisp will disappear! At what point will I Feel normal again? Can't eat or speak properly... (yet!)
November 27, 2015
How bad was your lisp? I conduct meetings several times a week and this is my biggest fear. I don't really care about the pain. My biggest fear is that I pay the money, get them on and then feel too embarrassed to even speak. I want to get the lingual because no one will be able to tell I am wearing braces, but if the speech is that bad then people will know anyway. I am afraid that what you don't see, you will hear.
I actually went for a consult with an ortho who provides this procedure on the danforth but haven't been able to commit yet.
I actually went for a consult with an ortho who provides this procedure on the danforth but haven't been able to commit yet.
December 19, 2015
Mine was about a week. I also present for a living and that was also my biggest hesitation. The first few days, my mouth was sore, my head hurt and I had a lot or f trouble speaking and eating. Within a week, I was 100% back to normal. I got them late November
August 10, 2018
Hi! I know this is an old post but i take a chance and post anyway. How did The rest of your treatment go, did they fix the overbite? I am going through The same treatment for The same problem and im worried it wont work.. And that i should have chosen invisalign.. Best regard
Your teeth look perfect! I don't understand why your treatment is continuing? Could you explain, please? :D
Ohhh, okay :D. Yeah, you can't see an overbite in a natural-smile shot like that. Maybe you can post a picture showing that? Or maybe they even have bite turbos on you so you can't close your mouth all the way and bite off your braces? My daughter has those.