Second Consultation.

April 9th, 2010 - So I went to my appointment yesterday. All I can say is WOW!!!!

I got to see my teeth before and after in 3d on a computer. I never realized how crooked my teeth were. It was very enlightening. (during the 1st consult , she took impressions of my teeth, that's how she got the 3d version of my teeth). Then I got to see what my teeth would look like after treatment.....CRAZY!!! My entire mouth changes. She would even fix my broken tooth and even out the edges of my teeth once they are straight (because they were worn down crooked, once they are straight they won't be the same length and will be pointy).

I swear I looked at the playback like 10 times from every angle; it was so interesting to see what the possibilities could be for me. The treatment would take 1 ½ . Afterwards I would wear a wire retainer. I'd have to wear the aligners for about 22 hours a day (the aligners are like a mouth-guard that will straighten my teeth). I can't wear them while eating, and have to brush my teeth after every meal before putting the aligners back in. I can drink whatever I want with the aligners in (thank god).

As far as cost goes, bleh, it would cost me $6200 for the entire treatment, including cosmetic fixes at the end and the wire retainer. There are 2 payment methods. #1. is directly through the clinic, $2500 upfront, then 10 equal payments for the next 10 months (which would be for me $370/month). With no interest charges. Choice #2. is with Banque Nationale, pay whatever type of payments I can afford, for a longer period of time, but their would be interest charges. Personally I would rather take option #1, because I can do the first payment over the phone AND, 2 weeks later my first set of aligners would be ready for me.

So now I am trying to decide whether to do it or not, I'm 80% sure I will do it, I just need to think about my finances. I'm looking into changing my health benefits at work, to include orthodontics, that way it would help me pay for it.