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Just came back from the orthodontists, and had to hide my tears in the car with my family.
I have crowded teeth, and went about a baby one that wasn't coming down to allow the adult to come through. I had a few x-rays, a few of those putty teeth things, and I now have three options, which I'm not happy about.
Have an extraction for ANOTHER baby tooth, and just leave the one I came about to grow out. This would leave me with a prominent, obvious gap for the rest of my life (the adult one is dislodged, and won't come through).
Have braces for two and a half years. Train tracks. This would bring the adult one down.
Have an operation to bring the adult one through, take out four - five teeth from various points of the mouth, and to have braces for two & a half years.
I do NOT want braces. I don't NEED them, but when I was fourteen I decided against them, stupidly believing I'd have boyfriends, etc. Now sixteen, the idea of having braces until I'm nineteen - the key years when I learn confidence, etc - HORRIFIES me.
But so does having that gap there for the rest of my life. So does the operation.
I have to have ONE tooth extracted ANYWAY whichever option I choose.
I have low confidence anyway so braces or gap...it'll be much worse. I used to think that even if I put on weight, even if I had an ugly face, a nice smile would do me wonders...I just...I don't like any of the options.
Gah. Any opinions?
I have crowded teeth, and went about a baby one that wasn't coming down to allow the adult to come through. I had a few x-rays, a few of those putty teeth things, and I now have three options, which I'm not happy about.
I do NOT want braces. I don't NEED them, but when I was fourteen I decided against them, stupidly believing I'd have boyfriends, etc. Now sixteen, the idea of having braces until I'm nineteen - the key years when I learn confidence, etc - HORRIFIES me.
But so does having that gap there for the rest of my life. So does the operation.
I have to have ONE tooth extracted ANYWAY whichever option I choose.
I have low confidence anyway so braces or gap...it'll be much worse. I used to think that even if I put on weight, even if I had an ugly face, a nice smile would do me wonders...I just...I don't like any of the options.
Gah. Any opinions?