I’m someone who had orthodontic treatment for a whopping 5 years… That’s how bad my teeth were, and the doctor even said it was surprising that my jaw didn’t hurt. Even among people around me, when I asked how many teeth they had extracted, the highest was usually 4. But I had 5 extracted. I had 4 molars extracted, and one canine tooth was completely impossible to correct orthodontically, so it was removed. Two of my molars were growing completely sideways, so it took almost a year just to upright them. Besides brackets, I also had to wear two appliances each on the top and bottom, so my pronunciation leaked a lot, and honestly the first year of orthodontic treatment was pure hell ㅠㅠ The next thing that took a long time was my protruding mouth. I had a severe complex about my protruding mouth, so even though the doctor tried to stop me, I insisted and had it done excessively. To be honest, I regret this part a little because my already thin lips look even thinner… Overall, I’m satisfied with the orthodontic treatment. My teeth were really severe, but now they’re perfectly even without gaps. The one thing I still feel a bit disappointed about is that I didn’t wear my elastics often (ㅋㅋ ㅠㅠ), so my facial asymmetry wasn’t corrected much ㅠㅠ Everyone, please wear your elastics properly! I had orthodontic treatment for a long time, and I really tried everything that can be done with orthodontics.. If you have any questions about orthodontics, ask in the comments and I’ll answer!
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