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HeatherS
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Date Posted: 06:34:58 07/04/04 Sun
In reply to:
Melody
's message, "We cried together!!!" on 23:33:48 07/03/04 Sat
Thats wonderful!!! It sounds like you have chosen a wonderful ortho.
Heather
>Having heard a lot of negative feedback here regarding
>people's experiences with their ortho, I really wanted
>to share my experience. (I'll try to keep this short,
>lol) After 2 consultations, I chose the second doc
>because I just felt more care and concern from
>everyone on the staff, plus the ortho sat down with me
>after I expressed concern with being 35 in braces and
>showed me his teeth (which were movie-star gorgeous)
>and told me he didn't get his braces until he was
>nearly 40! He then asks if I think his teeth look
>good, and I of course tell him they look fabulous...to
>which he replied, "Well I only trust my teeth to the
>best...my colleagues!" Cheesy, maybe...but it somehow
>made me feel like this was the right choice.
>
>So I go get my records, and then the spacers, and
>finally the braces. My technician Karen was so kind
>and gentle. After I sat up and looked in the mirror
>at my mouth for the first time with braces, I had
>tears in my eyes. I told her how I had always been
>ashamed of my smile, how I had always been teased
>about my teeth and called names, and how I have waited
>my whole life for this. And I looked over and she was
>crying too!! How sweet is that...
>So then as I was leaving the office, she comes up and
>gives me a great big hug and tells me how happy she is
>for me, and how beautiful my smile will be. It really
>was a wonderful experience for me. I really feel that
>I made the right choice, and even with the pain and
>difficulty-it will pay off with a fantastic smile that
>I won't be ashamed of. Thanks and best wishes to all.
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