How I Regained My Confidence With Invisalign® Teen

A good smile radiates health, vitality, joy, and confidence, but for that perfect smile, one got to have perfect teeth. Let me start this by saying I’ve always had crooked teeth. I never had that perfect Hollywood smile. As a child, my bad habit of sucking my thumb made my teeth visibly misaligned. As soon as I started to get my adult teeth, my mom thought I needed braces. My orthodontist had to widen my jaw and work with an oral surgeon to finally be able to get me braces so I could achieve that picture-perfect grin. Know more about Invisalign® Teen.

At that time, my mom wanted me to have regular braces because she didn’t trust me with the removable Invisalign® Teen aligners and I had no option but to wear braces as a teenager.

Invisalign® Teen

At first, I endured everything because who wouldn’t want nicely aligned teeth. But as time passed, my braces became my worst nightmare. I wanted to eat popcorn, sticky candies, hard foods like pizza crust and I couldn’t.

The metal wires and brackets gave me canker sores, and I couldn’t eat properly for days. Brushing my teeth was time-consuming and very difficult. I had to spend a reasonable amount of time brushing food that got stuck in my brackets every day. The worst of all was my shattering confidence. I already thought I had the ugliest smile, and braces made this even worse, I didn’t want to smile at school or for pictures because I thought the metal braces made my smile look uglier.

To my surprise, I was told I only had to wear them for two years, but my stubborn teeth took more time than that. I missed a lot of check-up appointments to adjust my braces so that delayed the treatment a lot. As a young girl, I must admit that always despised my metal braces. But everything changed for the better when my orthodontist told me I could switch to Invisalign® aligners.

My mom used to say that braces or not, I was a beautiful girl, but that wasn’t enough for me. So, I decided to get Invisalign® treatment by one of the most experienced orthodontists, Dr. Maria Yazji.

Luckily my orthodontist in Downtown Brickell was already one of the most prominent Invisalign® providers in the country. Yes, my orthodontist, Dr. Yazji, is an Invisalign® Diamond Plus Provider nationwide, so I couldn’t go wrong.

At first, I was nervous. My crooked teeth, surgeries, and then my braces had made me skeptical of any dental procedure. But my orthodontist, Maria Yazji, knew it was Invisalign® the solution I needed and she made me feel comfortable enough to tell her my concerns. She explained the whole process in detail and showed me a preview of my new smile.

Invisalign® aligners

She took a new x-ray, a 3D scan of my teeth, pictures, and in a couple of days, I got my Invisalign® aligners. After a week or so, she glued some ‘buttons’ on my teeth which helped guide the movement of the teeth towards the desired position. They were enamel color, almost unnoticeable.

My Invisalign® treatment was so much better and more comfortable than braces. I had no brackets, no wires rubbing my cheeks, and I could remove my trays to brush my teeth and eat whatever I wanted. That was the best part!

Yes, it did hurt a little bit when I moved to the next set of trays, but overall, it was a much more comfortable experience than wearing braces.

Soon I began to regain my confidence. My crooked smile was fixed, and now I can smile or laugh or grin without feeling ashamed of my teeth. You should see my Instagram feed now, showing off my smile in every post. I can’t stop smiling!

I would say my life changed after my Invisalign® treatment by Dr. Maria Yazji in Brickell.

If you are also concerned about your smile, Dr. Maria Yazji offers complimentary appointments. So, if you have any questions about getting Invisalign®, feel free to call her office at 305.780.6418 and book an appointment or fill out the contact form here.

She sees patients in Weston, Brickell, and West Miami. Believe me, it’s worth a shot.