Hello, my name is Leanne and I am a 24 year old American who is currently living and studying in Dublin, Ireland. I go home every summer to spend my break with my family - and during the summer of 2012 I had a bit of extra money and randomly decided to do something about my crooked teeth.
I grew up 'loving' my sticky out tooth (I thought it made me very unique) and vehemently said no to braces every time my parents offered. Once I hit my twenties, however, I began to regret my refusing braces as a child/teenager.
I grew up 'loving' my sticky out tooth (I thought it made me very unique) and vehemently said no to braces every time my parents offered. Once I hit my twenties, however, I began to regret my refusing braces as a child/teenager.
I decided that metal braces were not an option for me, and I would rather keep my teeth how they are than have the hideous train tracks. I was willing to look into Invisalign, however, and went in for a consultation without thinking there were any other options other than tooth implants or veneers.
I was surprised to have my dentist recommend this thing called a DNA Appliance. I had never heard of it, and was rather taken aback ad I left a bit baffled on what decision to make. After about a week of thought, I decided to go along with my dentist's recommendation and chose the DNA Appliance over Invisalign.
He explained to me that there were so many more benefits to using the Appliance, including facial bone alignment/symmetry (which would help with venous eye pooling) and expansion of the jaw. He said that Invisalign would force for the teeth straight but the Appliance would entirely transform my jaw, expanding it to where it wants to be.
He said my molars measure at 32mm and would be optimal at 40mm... maybe a little more! Because I cannot go in for checkups during the year due to my being abroad, I will go slow with my Appliance than if I was at home. I was told I will be turning it half a turn every week, and then once I arrive back home in May, I will go to bi-weekly checkups.
I will take a picture of the Appliance once it arrives, and document my progress as often as I can with my busy college schedule. :)
I was surprised to have my dentist recommend this thing called a DNA Appliance. I had never heard of it, and was rather taken aback ad I left a bit baffled on what decision to make. After about a week of thought, I decided to go along with my dentist's recommendation and chose the DNA Appliance over Invisalign.
He explained to me that there were so many more benefits to using the Appliance, including facial bone alignment/symmetry (which would help with venous eye pooling) and expansion of the jaw. He said that Invisalign would force for the teeth straight but the Appliance would entirely transform my jaw, expanding it to where it wants to be.
He said my molars measure at 32mm and would be optimal at 40mm... maybe a little more! Because I cannot go in for checkups during the year due to my being abroad, I will go slow with my Appliance than if I was at home. I was told I will be turning it half a turn every week, and then once I arrive back home in May, I will go to bi-weekly checkups.
I will take a picture of the Appliance once it arrives, and document my progress as often as I can with my busy college schedule. :)
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