Love, do you care about aesthetic appearance, beauty? Do you think a smile is an important aspect of appearance?
I would think that a beautiful, healthy smile is better than any make-up, beautifying more than any accessory. After all, a person with a wide smile looks happy and enjoying life, full of love for the world, and most importantly, warm and kind. So yes, a smile is a very important aspect of appearance. I know quite a few people who are embarrassed to smile or laugh because the condition of their teeth does not satisfy them. Such people, who never smile, seem sad to me, and maybe even depressed. This is how I would like to tell all of them that you should not invest in jewelry or clothes, but in your smile. A smile adds not only beauty and aesthetics, but also health.
Present your orthodontic treatment case. Have you thought about straightening your teeth before? If so, why did you delay treatment? What prompted you to straighten your teeth?
Well, my teeth are not very crooked, at least I think so. It's just a genetic gap between the front teeth. And I can confidently say that it was not because of them that I started this treatment. My problem started when all four wisdom teeth erupted. There was little space in the lower jaw, so the teeth began to press together and crooked a little. From the outside, this change was not very visible, but I noticed it when I had a panoramic X-ray taken at the Denticija clinic. I could no longer ignore that fact. However, I confess, I delayed the start of the treatment for a long time, because I know that one way or another I will have to face the extraction of wisdom teeth, which I was very afraid of. Because I had a negative experience with wisdom tooth extraction, I was scared and did not want to experience that feeling again in my life. However, I was very lucky that when I decided to face my fear head on, I came across doctor Andrii Petrauskas. This surgeon is a true professional in his field, he performed everything gently, painlessly, calmed and encouraged me when needed and I kept thinking why I didn't go to him first. So that's where the treatment started. Of course, the fact that the wedding itself was approaching also encouraged me, so I wanted to be with a perfect smile on that day.
Have you considered treatment with a conventional brace system?
No, I didn't consider it. As far as I have heard from people around me, friends, acquaintances, braces make it very important to visit the orthodontist often, because something keeps breaking, unhooking, and so on. And after treatment with braces, it is usually necessary to do an aesthetic filling. I didn't want such a long commitment and frequent visits to dentists, and even more so when they offered a complete alternative to braces, I even chose tooth straightening without hesitation. And to this day, I am really happy with my choice, because it met all expectations.
How often do you need to visit an orthodontist for teeth straightening?
With Dr. dentist Jonas Pranckietis, we agreed that he would give me all the graves at once, and I would visit him every third time to change the graves. The graves need to be changed every 2 weeks, so I get those visits almost every month and a half. And anyway, those visits are quick and short, I don't need to lie in the dentist's chair for an hour, he just checks and makes sure the whole process is going smoothly. That inspection is like a preventive check. So such visits do not cause me any unnecessary inconvenience, especially in terms of time.
Has the grave affected your daily life in any way? What benefits have you noticed?
The only thing that has changed the daily routine is that now before eating or drinking, you need to take out the teeth, and after eating and drinking, brush your teeth and put them back in. I would single out that brushing as an advantage. Kapos "learned" to take better care of their oral hygiene. Another advantage, which I think most people would like, is the end of all snacking during the day. Since you have to remove the graves before eating and brush your teeth afterwards, you need to think carefully about whether that one cookie is really worth all the effort J
How did you get used to the graves? Did they affect speaking? Is it easy to put in/take out? Doesn't it hurt?
I got used to the graves in the first days. They didn't cause me any discomfort or unpleasant feeling, so it wasn't even something to get used to. For the first two days, I would say that my teeth were a little sore, but I wouldn't call it pain, I just felt them a little. Well, for the first week, I washed minimally, but it really didn't affect my daily routine and didn't make me feel uncomfortable. The graves are really easy to put in and take out, there's nothing to learn there, except maybe if you change them every two weeks, they don't take them out so much on the first day, but then again, it doesn't cause any problems.
How do those around you react to the graves? Do you notice that you have pitted teeth?
People around me don't even notice them until I tell them myself. When I first showed up to my mom (I hadn't told her I was going to straighten my teeth) she asked if I had whitened my teeth. He noticed some kind of change, but he didn't really see that anything was put on the teeth.
Why did you choose the Lithuanian-made kapa D Aligner?
Well, this is the first Lithuanian grave system, then I thought - why not? After all, the Lithuanians are far advanced with their technologies and laboratories, and I trust their work. Therefore, I can safely encourage others to support the Lithuanian product and choose it, because in my case it has met all expectations.
Would you recommend Dental Graves to friends and why?
Unequivocally - I would recommend it. You don't face any problems when straightening the teeth, there are no metals in the mouth, no wires come off (as happens when wearing braces), you are not required to visit the orthodontist for long visits, you don't need to have teeth straightened after straightening, which is always the case after braces, so that's all the advantages. Nowadays, technology is so advanced that after scanning the teeth and creating a treatment plan, it can show how the position of the teeth will change throughout the straightening process and what the final result will be. So why choose braces when there is a much more modern way and a simpler and painless straightening method. After all, beauty lies in simplicity 🙂