All About Damon Clear Braces!

Hi everyone!

I am just starting my braces journey, so there is not much that I can talk about right now. I will, however, talk a little bit about the cost and estimated treatment time of my braces, and basically how I've come to this point.

So, I've been teased my entire life for my teeth. They are very crooked, overcrowded, and I have an overbite. My parents couldn't afford braces when I was younger, and when I got into my 20's, I didn't want braces because I always thought of them as huge and terrible looking. I also just assumed that I would have to have them on for 3 or 4 years (maybe more). So I convinced myself that I could live with my crooked smile. But my smile has stopped me from so many things... anyone with bad teeth knows what it's like to meet people for the first time, trying to date is horrible, there were even some jobs I wouldn't apply for because I felt like I wouldn't be given a chance anyways because of my smile.

I am 28 years old now, married and I have a son. Thanks to a very supportive husband, we have agreed that I need to do this for my self-esteem. My insurance does not cover orthodontic treatment, so I will be paying for this all out of pocket I initially was seeking treatment with Invisalign, so I was very disappointed when my ortho told me that I would not be a good candidate for it. He told me a little bit about the Damon System and showed me the clears.

I have to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed before I can begin treatment, that is why I am not getting the braces until August 30. Other than my wisdom teeth, I do not need any other extractions. I am supposed to have them on for approximately 21 months, which is a lot less than I thought. My braces will be costing me $7215. I realize that is high, and it definitely shocked me when I heard it. My ortho is one of the only ones who is in my town, and he doesn't even practise regularly here, he comes here once a week from Halifax, NS Canada. That is one of the reasons that the cost is so high, but also because my teeth are quite crooked and I have a narrow jaw. He said I was a complicated case, but a perfect candidate for the Damon braces.

Right now I am half nervous and half excited. I am nervous about the way I will look with braces because I have a job in the public and I spend all day speaking to people. But I am also excited because I know this is the first step in the journey to having the beautiful smile I thought I'd never have.