Hi everyone
On Thursday I will be getting an [DLMURL="http://www.inmanaligner.com/images/whitebow.jpg"]Inman Aligner[/DLMURL] fitted to my top front teeth. I need to wear it 20 hours/day for 3-4 months... then the time is reduced over the following 12 months.
I have a couple of weeks of dull pain to look forward to, as well as dull pain whenever I remove and replace the aligner. Plus... fabulously (not)... I can look forward to speaking with a lisp for the first 3 weeks.
Has anyone had dental braces as an adult - even if you had the old train-track wire ones. I'd like to hear what people's experience of them are. How did it feel going to work, being around your boyfriend/spouse, eating out, talking, approaching strangers, dealing with the pain. I'd also like to hear what your expectations of what your teeth would look like at the end of treatment were?
Anything, really.
My dentist has taken before shots, and I've done the same. I'll post up the before and after shots in 3-4 months when the FT part of the treatment ends.
Ava x
Hi Ava,
I agree with sunanda.
My main op was 14 years ago and the inconvenience of it all is miniscule now compared to the final result and the positive effects it had for me.
You're lucky if you can take yours off. I had permanent braces for a year and a half to straighten my teeth. I think the lisp will be slight, and people will only notice it if you point it out. The only thing I would suggest is to do exactly as your dentist says, because mine took a really long time even following all the right directions.
One of my close friends did braces last year and recently she took that off. Her teeth is absolutely fine now..It just made her more beautiful. She did it with Dentzz dental in India and she has even posted her whole treatment experience with pics on Dentzz review blog.