Children's Choice Dental Care

i have been coming to this dentist for years, mainly just for cleanings. i was dealing with a TMJ for a very long time & decided to get braces for it. i initially did not really need braces because my teeth (except for TWO) were already pretty straight. obviously orthodontics will give you only a rough estimated amount of time to have braces. i was ORIGINALLY given a year/year & a half. i got my braces on in november of 2021. it is now april of 2024 (will be 3 years this year) & i still have not gotten my braces off. there have been a VARIETY of times where my ortho told me to stop wearing my bands & take breaks, but would not tell me why. these breaks would consist of 1-2 months AT A TIME of not wearing my bands, which has happened numerous times. also i had been asking since april of 2023 if i could be given a date of when the braces would come off & every appointment, they kept saying within the next appointment or 2. they have said that for the past 6 appointments & im still being told the same thing. ALSO, i had broken a bracket back in september 2023 & when i went into my appointment to get it fixed, the ortho REFUSED to put it back on because he said i was going to get my braces off soon. its april 2024 & i still dont have that bracket, so i feel that is also part of the reason my braces are being extended. now i wear my rubber bands all of the time now no matter what because im trying to speed up my process. the orthodontists do not communicate well enough with their braces patients or be very honest. ive had friends & family who had teeth WAY worse than i had & they got their braces on & off within a year & a half. luckily my braces have already been paid off in full, but use their orthodontics service with caution. i will be calling tomorrow to schedule about getting my braces off & will plan on getting invisalign (if i even need it) with another orthodontist in the future. first photo: early 2021, BEFORE I GOT BRACES second photo: nov. 2021, when i got braces on third photo: my teeth NOW, still being told i have to wait longer to get them off.
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