A Journey With Orthodontics: story of a young man waiting to smile

It's been over 17 years since I've smiled publicly with my teeth. I've always maintained my goal of getting braces in order to liberate myself socially and emerge from my cocoon of shyness into the world of social butterflies; a world that seems so foreign to me, yet a world I desire greatly. Well, after 17 years of waiting, I'm now ready to tackle the financial burden of orthodontic treatment. Come along and share the experiences with me as I embark on this lengthy journey.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Initial Pictures from the first week

I've posted some pictures of my teeth taken during the first week. If you are wondering why I have 'blue' in my mouth, the blue substance is used to prevent my bottom teeth from touching the brackets on my top teeth.

as evidenced by this photo you can see that I have a class III malocclusion: underbite combined with crossbite

side view showing how my bottom teeth fall outside my top teeth