Re: To do / NOT ??

[Guest guest]

WOW.. what a reponse.. thanks , Cammie & for the support.

Re Braces:

My Ortho is quite reluctant just to tidy up the upper teeth only – he

says it won't make me looks better. He suggest it to leave it alone –

reason is my lower teeth will be more prominent – and that's the last

thing I want !!. He also said, under bite CANNOT be corrected by the

braces alone.- Is it true ??

Re Cosmetic:

Well of course my ortho & surgeon won't call it cosmetic. It's only

me. Now later on I thought its part cosmetic, part functional. And

yes, for the last 10 years I've been unhappy with myself & tend not

to socialize.

Re Eating/Pain

I don't have any headache, TMJ & the like so far. But as

said – that's not to say I won't have it in next 10 yrs. Yep – of

course I can't eat small things like sandwich, slice of

tomato/cucumber, etc.. basically anything `thin'.

Re Insurance:

I'm based on Sydney, AUS. The ortho&surgeon & dentist will cost about

$18000-20000 AUD. I will get some back from Medicare & private cover.

So out of pocket will be at least 10-15k.

Re teeth wear:

I'm not sure ?? Although I have yellowish- colour teeth. But doc said

that's because I'm consuming too much antibiotics when I was little.

By the way, how would YOU know the surgeon is good? He's recommended

by my ortho.

It looks like now I'm going to embrace my self for starting this

journey. I hope that at least my family will understand me. I know

there's going to be risks involved – even death ?? Well hopefully I

will make the right decision.

Regards,

Jim