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Subject: Re: I can SO help you!! (more)

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Kim

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Date Posted: 13:14:31 08/18/04 Wed
In reply to: Amerie 's message, "Help me" on 21:22:21 08/16/04 Mon

I got lingual braces earlier this month. Last week I had to have a baby lateral pulled out in order for the other teeth to move over and fill in the space (I was born without the adult set of the laterals).
After having the tooth pulled the gap was SO big that I was horrified. I went back to my ortho. that same day and he ended up making a fake tooth completely out of bonding material. He bonded this to my front tooth. His plan is to file this down to make it smaller as my teeth realign, and eventually pull it out when the gap closes more so it doesn't look so glaring.
I am in my mid-30's and have always needed braces. I finally decided to go for it this year. I'll be honest with you, it's expensive (my insurance covers nothing) and annoying (eating is hell) but I am determined to stick it out because I know in the end I will be happier.
I am giving you the push you need to go out there and do this. If you have to, take out a loan and make payments. You will not believe how relieved you will feel once you take the first steps. It is like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders!
Good luck!!

>I have read your story and somehow wanted to write and
>tell you my story. I am a 29 year old who is
>concidered attractive, well that is till I smile. I
>have for way to long neglected my teeth and have taken
>steps in the near past to do something about it due to
>a request from the man that I was dating at the time
>who felt it was not attractive. I mean here he is with
>a nice white smile and there I am a pretty girl with
>messed up teeth.
>They are discolored (from smokingand cofee), I have no
>cavities, and have been told that I need braces but
>the dentist told me that they have to extract a baby
>tooth which is still there and let the other tooth
>come in.. which I am scared as hell to have the tooth
>extracted and be missing a tooth that would be clearly
>noticable at least for awhile.
>I am without that boyfriend and most likely others
>because this world being so superficial not to mention
>my own vanity about my own teeth. They are not white,
>not straight, and not even the same size. Some are
>worn down and others are splitting. I need help.
>I know I should be going to a orthodontist and
>correcting the problem but I am so scared. I hate to
>be this way and wish that I would of corrected this
>years ago but now I am just not ready to hide away in
>my house for the next 2 years.
>I play the lotto every so often hoping to win to get
>veneers and wish that was possible but I dont have
>$5,000-$6,000 laying around. I wish that I could wake
>up tommorow and have perfect teeth. My self esteem is
>lowering and I am so self conscience about the teeth.
>Maybe some courage would help. A " you can do this" or
>maybe just a hope that even though it may be so hard
>at first I will wake up one day and smile teeth and
>all. Id like to get married one day and would like to
>be able to smile in the pictures. I know it is fixable
>I just need some strength.

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