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Having built a business online through a website and via social media such as Instagram and Facebook, I have looked at and engaged with an endless stream of images with “perfect smiles” from Instagram influencers, models and celebrities and have been consciously and unconsciously comparing and contrasting my sadly lacking smile and gappy teeth which have been growing steadily worse over the years.
Looking at my less-than-perfect smile for the past 10 years whilst I was bringing up the children (2 girls ages 13 and 10) after putting myself to the bottom of the list, I decided that 2019 was going to be THE YEAR that I finally got to put “Me” at the top!
When I was a teenager (a long time ago), I was actually given braces for my gappy and protruding teeth, which consisted of a plastic palate, which I am now reliably informed was an Upper Removable Appliance – essentially a top palate made of pink plastic with two front metal hooks over which I placed (or “twanged”) an elastic band, which was thinner, shorter and wider than ordinary elastic bands – and whose purpose was to effectively pull my teeth back towards the hooks and into line. However, the problem with this type of brace was
I then had yellow teeth to contend with, on top of the usual teenage insecurities, so you can imagine that it wasn’t long before I came up with the solution of wrapping my URA palate in a tissue and placing it carefully in my handbag on a regular basis before going to the local cricket club disco.
Unfortunately, on one of these nights out, someone (it could have been me?) stood on my bag, which was sitting in the middle of the dance floor as we were dancing around it and in so doing, cracked the plastic palate of the braces and made the wire bit stand out at a different angle!!
I was too afraid to go back to the scary Orthodontist immediately after this had happened, so I carried on wearing the braces for around another one or two months before my usual Orthodontist progress appointment came up. My Mum came with me and sat in the room while I sat back in the dentist’s chair and “opened wide”.
The Orthodontist took out the braces and, once he looked at them in detail, asked me exactly what had happened to them. I retold the story as it had happened, and I am not sure what I expected him to say about this other than that he would perhaps arrange for the braces to be fixed and then go back to have them refitted.
What I didn’t expect was the Orthodontist quickly turning puce and shouting at me from above whilst I lay back in the chair, my mouth open wider this time, with horror and shame. I looked over at my Mum to get her reaction which was one of acceptance of the situation and agreement with the Orthodontist. (In her defence, in those days, you were taught to accept and comply with authority figures such as Doctors, Dentists, Teachers and the Police). Thankfully, now, we would not accept this behaviour, but I am sure that many other teenagers suffered the same fate as me, and this, in turn, is probably where my fear and hatred of visiting the Dentist was born.
I also have an unhappy memory of the Dentist saying:
“You should be thankful for how improved your teeth are from what you had before!”
“No, you can’t have a replacement, as you can’t be trusted with braces!”
As I left the Orthodontist that day, I was temporarily relieved that I could walk away from the unhappy situation at the Orthodontist’s and also pleased that I didn’t have a “banana smile” when I smiled at friends and potential suitors, but thinking back to it I am quite outraged that a grown man who was probably in his 40s could shout down at a 15-year-old girl and get away with it. And to be honest, I don’t know many teenagers (if any) who would not have behaved similarly in their teenage years. Who wouldn’t take their unsightly braces out before going out with their friends and possibly meeting a future boyfriend??
My, how times have changed!!
In those days, too, we were not given overnight retainers (which are the mouthpieces which help retain the teeth in the required position over time (as your teeth will naturally try to return to their original state) if not coerced to retain the new improved shape.
It was with this past experience (and fear of the Dentist) that I eventually got to a point in my life where I had the time, money and energy to research and address the situation.
Having braces as an adult is not possible on the overstretched NHS, so it is best to have a chat with friends and family in your local area to find out:
To arrange my initial Free Consultation at Sale Dental Spa, I explained what had happened with my teeth in the past and how I would love to improve my smile.
I then made an appointment for a Smile Makeover consultation where I would have my teeth looked at and discuss in detail what I didn’t like about my teeth and how they could be improved with the Treatment Co-ordinator there, Mandi Beesley.
I must say that in a very discreet way, she explored the ways that my teeth could be improved, such as “Would I possibly wear braces?” to which I replied, “Yes, definitely!”
I then explained that I didn’t like the front gap in my teeth on the left-hand side and also would like my teeth pushed back a bit as I was conscious that I had an “overbite” and my teeth were slowly moving back to their original position of years ago before I had braces…
(Part 2 coming soon!)
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Fellow Dentists, this one’s for you.
Our next South Manchester Study Club night is all about endo. The bits dental school skipped, taught by someone who does over 100+ root canals’ a year.
Thursday 14 May, 6 to 8pm at Sale Dental Spa.
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