Ok, so I had the appointment this morning & he said that from his point of view, there is no actual dental necessity to have the braces & that's it an evolutionary thing in my life cycle for my teeth to drift forwards, but that my dentist in correct in telling me that over the years it will just progress. He also said my teeth seem to take on a 'V' kinda shape instead of a 'U' kind of shape & braces would open that up. He said if I went down the braces line I would have them on for around 12 months & then I'd have to wear the retainer every night from then. He cheekily told me to leave it off the 'nights I want a bit'!!!! How !!!

So now I have to decide what I want to do, he doesn't endorse the Invasalign or whatever brand or the ones that you put behind your teeth but he uses the Damon brand (I think), & they are realising their clear range in October so by the time I got all my records sorted, it would be October & he would put them on for me.

The cost is $5500 (roughly) & that's the part I'm struggling with. I feel so bad that Alan is working overseas so we can pay our mortgage off & here I am stacking $5500 worth of metal onto my teeth.

Decisions, decisions!

Jayne xx