Neringa, do you care about aesthetic appearance, beauty? Do you think a smile is an important aspect of appearance?
I am a big esthete and for me it is very important not only to keep my environment neat, but also to look good, which is given a lot of added value by a beautiful smile.
Present your orthodontic treatment case. Have you thought about straightening your teeth before? If so, why did you delay treatment?
My long road to teeth straightening started at the age of 12. At that time, no one in Lithuania knew about the treatment with the brace system or with graves. I wore a plaque like all the kids of that time. The straightening was not successful and the desired result could not be achieved. At the age of 19, I decided to undergo braces treatment. After three years, the treatment was completed, and the result was really satisfying. However, in the long run, the teeth still returned to almost the stage they were in at the beginning of the treatment with braces. I had to put up with it, because I simply did not decide on another such treatment due to the duration, high costs and unpleasant sensations in the oral cavity, that is, pain and frequent damage to the oral mucosa due to the system.
What prompted you to straighten your teeth with Lithuanian-made D Aligner teeth straightening trays?
Grinding our teeth with graves manufactured in Lithuania was motivated by trust in specialists with many years of experience, who have accumulated useful experience in cooperation with the best manufacturers of graves abroad.
How often do you need to visit an orthodontist for teeth straightening?
The duration of my treatment with graves is 9 months. Incredibly, only four visits to the doctor are scheduled during this entire period. Of course, I was introduced to what to pay more attention to and, if necessary, to visit the orthodontist earlier than scheduled.
Has the grave affected your daily life in any way? What benefits have you noticed?
Yes, the routine has changed a bit. I started to brush my teeth more often and carefully, I got into the habit of flossing at least several times a day. And the funnest of all is that frequent snacking has disappeared from the agenda, because I'm simply too lazy to take out the graves often:)
How did you get used to the graves? Did they affect speaking? Is it easy to put in/take out? Doesn't it hurt? What would you say are the biggest advantages of graves?
I got used to the graves after a week. It took so long to learn how to take them off and put them on correctly. I change the sets of braces every two weeks, on the first day with the new braces, the teeth are a little loose, but incomparably less than when wearing the braces system. Speaking was very minimally affected by the caps, since they do not cover the entire palate, it was more difficult to speak for the first three days. After the adaptation period, only the sound "s" is pronounced differently.
How do those around you react to the graves? Do you notice that you have pitted teeth?
The fact that I am wearing graves is only noticed by those around me when they stand very close to me. Properly maintained graves do not lose their transparency, so they appear less noticeable, and if they remain noticed, they look aesthetically pleasing.
Would you recommend D Aligner dental aligners to a friend and why?
Not only to recommend it, but I have already recommended it to my brother, who has started the preparatory "homework" for treatment with braces:) As I mentioned above, the biggest advantages of teeth straightening with braces are the aesthetic appearance of braces, minimal effect on the articulation of sounds, lower costs than the braces system, quite short treatment period, small number of visits to the orthodontist, no unpleasant and painful sensations in the oral cavity.