"In recent photos, I noticed that my teeth were beginning to cross and it made me extremely self conscious. We were planning our wedding and I didn't want my smile to look awful as I do tend to smile a lot.
I went to see Paul Downes as he had been recommended to me. He made me feel at ease. He put my mind at rest that by having a social six fixed brace, he would quickly give me my smile back and I would feel more confident. We had a long discussion about all the options available, so I chose the fixed brace.
At first it was quite uncomfortable and I went back within a few hours to have the brace trimmed. By day three it felt OK. You definitely know that it is working. I didn't worry about my smile with a brace and to be truthful not many people noticed, unless they were being polite! I did change slightly the way I ate my food and always carried a tooth brush with me and tended to eat on my back teeth."
"Although I don't have a Hollywood smile, I have the perfect smile for me and it makes me feel happy. I use the retainer at night and I suppose its what you get used too. Its just part of my bedtime routine. I do however like the flexibility to not wear it at night; for those special occasions I wear it during the day instead.
Paul is a very patient and clever dentist, giving me my smile back.
Thank you Paul."
Photographs courtesy of Sean Hagell of S R Photography
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