My Life Behind "Bars", Part I

For the next two weeks, we will follow two adult patients from the start of their orthodontic adventure to its conclusion. Periodically, we’ll check in to see how they’re doing and even post some photos of their progress! Stay tuned for Nancy's story next week.


Cindy came into our office on February 23, 2010 for her free consultation to see what it would take to create the perfect smile. For her, deciding that our office was the right place for orthodontic treatment was both professional (she’s a nurse so understands first hand how patients like to be treated) and intuitive. For the past two years she’s been on a journey of self-improvement after spending almost 20 years taking care of everyone else. She did an assessment of her life and decided the first step in the process was to take better care of her physical body, to feel good, and to be happy. She joined a gym, changed her way of eating, allowed more restorative sleeping time, and most importantly – “upgraded” her thinking.

She knows a positive attitude is what keeps you moving forward with a smile on your face. (And you want that smile to be one you’re proud of!) Cindy feels that devoting two years of her life to straightening her teeth will add even more value to the self image she’s been working on.

We started Cindy’s upper braces on March 11th and she is amazed at the change she can already see. She said 40 years of crooked and tight fitting teeth have made for difficult flossing. Now, however, she can actually “breathe” through her front teeth! She opted for clear brackets and gets many comments on them (well, if people notice them, that is!) Some people think she’s having a mid-life crisis but she knows what she’s experiencing is a wonderful mid-life revival.

Creating a perfect smile fit perfectly into Cindy’s plan for self-improvement. Helping her achieve that goal gives us a perfect reason to smile, too.