Q.
Hello, I wonder if you could help me? I’m looking at the different treatments that are on this website and im not 100% sure what I should be going for. I have an underbite and because of this i had to had one of those braces that pushes your bottom jaw forward. I had this when i was in school and never really wore it due to peer pressure etc, i did wear it a few times but got bullied for it… even though i never really wore it at school the position of my teeth has moved slightly, even though my dentist at the time said the position of my jaw had improved and that i was ready for train tracks the lady at the hospital said otherwise and said i had to wear the jaw brace for another year or so. This is the point where i gave up on it as i figured if id worn it for the year already and it hadnt done enough then what was the point. I cant quite remember my age at the time. Also my right front tooth juts out and i am very self concious of it. I am quite scared of going to the dentist, i havnt been in a long time (since my jaw brace) . I do brush my teeth day and night and use mouth wash etc but still have a build up of plaque etc on the back of my lower front teeth. It gets me down quite a lot and people think im misserable as i never smile. I notice it all the time when i go out shopping etc as when i speak to someone instantly they look at my teeth. It makes me feel very unactractive and think that maybe having cosmetic dentistry is the way for me to go. I looked at the inman aligner and the six month smile and a couple of others but im not sure what to go for. I’m only 20 years old and i should be enjoying life but this really gets me down. I need this fixing, Iv started my new job up in London, so i feel like im actually starting to get somewhere but at the same time i feel like my apperance is holding me back. I haved lived in Essex all my life and have dreams and aspirations like everyone else but i just feel that with these teeth … im not going to get anywhere fast. Any information would be greatly appreciated. (sorry for ranting on but i had to tell you the whole story )