MY MUM TREATED ME TO MAJOR ORTHODONTIC WORK AS MY 50TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT. YES I KNOW IT IS NOT EXACTLY A TRADITIONAL GIFT, BUT IT IS WHAT I REALLY WANTED. I WAS SO LUCKY TO FIND MR MICHAEL FENNELL, AN ORTHODONTIST OF OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AT WINNING SMILES, HARROLD WOOD, ESSEX, ENGLAND. www.winning-smiles.co.uk MY TREATMENT WAS NOT EASY AS I WAS AN OLDER PATIENT WITH VERY COMPLEX DENTAL PROBLEMS. MY TEETH WERE SO BADLY OVERCROWDED AND CROOKED, THAT I NEEDED 2 TEETH REMOVED FROM THE UPPER JAW AND 2 FROM THE LOWER JAW. I HAD A BAD OVERBITE AND A RECEEDING CHIN TO CORRECT. i HAD HONESTLY CONCIDERED HAVING A CHIN IMPLANT BEFORE, BUT MR FENNELL PROMISED HE WOULD GIVE ME MY CHIN BACK WITH HIS CLEVER WORK. I WON'T PRETEND IT HAS BEEN EASY TO GO THROUGH, BUT I AM OVERJOYED WITH THE RESULTS AT THE END OF MY 2 YEARS TREATMENT. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WITH THIS KIND OF WORK, BUT IT IS THE BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE. THE SERVICE, CARE AND ATTENTION I RECIEVE AT WINNING SMILES IS SECOND TO NONE. MR FENNELL HAS BUILT IN GOOD LIP SUPPORT, WHICH HAS GIVEN ME A REALLY NICE SHAPED MOUTH. MY SMILE HAS BEEN BROADENED AS I HAD A NARROW JAW BEFORE. MY WHOLE FACE SHAPE HAS IMPROVED AND ALL OF MY FEATURES ARE NOW BALANCED OUT CORRECTLY. FOR ME IT IS LIKE GETTING PLASTIC SURGERY ON MY FACE AS AN EXTRA BONUS. THIS IS ON TOP OF HAVING MY NOW PERFECT TEETH. MY CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM HAS IMPROVED IMESSURABLY. MY ORTHODONTIST TOLD ME THAT I WILL ACTUALLY LOOK YOUNGER AND GET MORE ATTRACTIVE, AS THE SOFT TISSUE CHANGES CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE. I DO STILL HAVE ONLY A VERY SMALL OVERBITE, BUT IT IS NOT NOTICEABLE. I CHOSE INVISALIGN AS I DID NOT WANT TO WEAR TRADITIONAL TRAIN TRACK BRACES AT MY AGE. I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOUNGSTERS ARE PROUD TO WEAR THEM, BUT I PREFER THE INVISABLE ONES FOR MYSELF. I WILL MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO AND PHOTO ALBUM FOR YOU TO SEE MY FACE AND TEETH CLOSE UP. FOR NOW YOU CAN SEE ME DANCING IN A VERY RECENT VIDEO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubKAu3dyCk I MADE THIS INVISALIGN VIDEO ON 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009. PRICES VARY ACCORDING TO COMPLEXITY, LENGTH OF TREATMENT, AND MANY OTHER FACTORS. THERE IS TONS OF INFORMATION ABOUT INVISALIGN ON YOUTUBE IN GENERAL. AS I AM JUST THE PATIENT, I CAN'T ANSWER ALL YOUR SPECIFIC TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
Did they remove some teeth?
TheRedAngel21 1 year ago
@TheRedAngel21 Hello, Yes they removed 4 teeth all together. 2 from the top and 2 from the bottom (1 from either side to make enough room to deal with the overcrowding.
PonytailRuth 1 year ago
I am just so happy now, feeling more attractive and confident at last. It's the best thing I ever done!
PonytailRuth 1 year ago