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AngelStar
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- Joined
- Apr 5, 2009
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- Somerset-U.K
Hi. I am 24 years old.
I was on here in 2009 plucking up the courage to visit the dentist, after not attending for 7 years
Fortunately I got there and just needed 3 fissure sealants, as opposed to fillings.
Nearly 3 years down the line and after years of being so conscious of my smile I am considering Orthodontics. However I have ALWAYS had a fear associated with all things along those lines.
As a child around the age of 10 I remember my dentist talking about braces, but at that point I was starting to become wary of visiting the dentist. The thought of all that big metal stuff on my teeth for a couple of years absolutely petrified me. I remember saying that how I hated them and that I didn't want them in the treatment room. I would have nightmares about them and just could not do it and it, I believeit is one of the main reasons/fears that I have.
I am now 24 years and am married and have an 8 month old son. He is teething and I think his top teeth are going to be through shortly-I think they look like mine from what I can see in the gums . I feel so devastated if that is the case. I feel that I have to do something about my smile, as I have never been able to open smile and people said why dont you ever smile in your photos, especially my wedding ones. I also feel that my son would probably have to go through treatment as a teen and I would feel hypercritical if I haven't.
I have a large gap between my two front teeth and at the time the thought of braces meant that I just couldn't undergo treatment. I have been thinking for a few years on and off about treatment and have seen the way that treatment is advancing with different types of brace and shorter timescales.
I plucked up the courage to make some enquiries, as I have seen something called "6 Month Smile" which interested me. I emailed my local dental practice who offer sopme orthodontic treatment and have plucked up the courage to attend an appointment-That appointment is in less than an hour today!
I have been so anxious I have been struggling to eat and feel so sick and tense with nerves since I booked the appointment on Tuesday.
I am determained to try and do this as I know I will actually have some confidence and a level of self esteem when treatment is complete and I am smiling away.
It's just the initial step and I am so worried. Has anyone overcome their initial dental phobia and possible brace phobia and gone ahead with treatment?
AngelStar
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I was on here in 2009 plucking up the courage to visit the dentist, after not attending for 7 years
Fortunately I got there and just needed 3 fissure sealants, as opposed to fillings.
Nearly 3 years down the line and after years of being so conscious of my smile I am considering Orthodontics. However I have ALWAYS had a fear associated with all things along those lines.
As a child around the age of 10 I remember my dentist talking about braces, but at that point I was starting to become wary of visiting the dentist. The thought of all that big metal stuff on my teeth for a couple of years absolutely petrified me. I remember saying that how I hated them and that I didn't want them in the treatment room. I would have nightmares about them and just could not do it and it, I believeit is one of the main reasons/fears that I have.
I am now 24 years and am married and have an 8 month old son. He is teething and I think his top teeth are going to be through shortly-I think they look like mine from what I can see in the gums . I feel so devastated if that is the case. I feel that I have to do something about my smile, as I have never been able to open smile and people said why dont you ever smile in your photos, especially my wedding ones. I also feel that my son would probably have to go through treatment as a teen and I would feel hypercritical if I haven't.
I have a large gap between my two front teeth and at the time the thought of braces meant that I just couldn't undergo treatment. I have been thinking for a few years on and off about treatment and have seen the way that treatment is advancing with different types of brace and shorter timescales.
I plucked up the courage to make some enquiries, as I have seen something called "6 Month Smile" which interested me. I emailed my local dental practice who offer sopme orthodontic treatment and have plucked up the courage to attend an appointment-That appointment is in less than an hour today!
I have been so anxious I have been struggling to eat and feel so sick and tense with nerves since I booked the appointment on Tuesday.
I am determained to try and do this as I know I will actually have some confidence and a level of self esteem when treatment is complete and I am smiling away.
It's just the initial step and I am so worried. Has anyone overcome their initial dental phobia and possible brace phobia and gone ahead with treatment?
AngelStar
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