Meeting the orthodontist

The First Appointment....

 

Every month the specialist orthodontist visits my regular dentist in Prague.  I made my consultation appointment to meet him and discuss my teeth, turns out he is Italian, perfect English, so I have no worries about communication.  I was ready to be prodded and poked, but all he did was make me smile, and then say yes I would benefit from braces!  It was that simple. 

 

I was shown 3 different types, firstly a see through tray that fit over the teeth, which would be removed for eating, this looked a good option, but unfortunately my teeth are too crooked.

 

The second option is the normal 'train track' brace, metal bits glue on the teeth with a metal wire, and the third option, not too dissimilar, is the ceramic bits glue on teeth with a metal wire.

 

Luckily I had to make no decisions there and then. 

 

I have been thinking about what to have and because I am still quite scared of the reaction that I am going to get from family and friends, I am going to go for the slightly less visible ceramic braces.

 

The only downside is that the treatment time has now increased from potentially 1 year to nearly 2, I know it should fly by, the last year defiantly has, but in the back of my mind it is still a very long time.

 

I am starting to feel a bit anxious, but I know that if I don't do it now I will regret it. 

 

Now I have to completely decide if this is for me, as the next appointment is where I have the moulds and x-rays done and they look if I have to have teeth out to make room.  The next appointment is where I feel as if I have actually committed 100% to this.