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My Invisalign Journey

2017 October 19
by Alex Team

During my school days and early working life I suffered from bullying, name calling and nasty remarks from my peers about the gap in my front teeth. When you are being called such things as “rabbit teeth” you start to feel self-conscious and lack self-esteem.

I always felt embarrassed in groups and when I smiled for photos. I always shied away from photos and in groups I would hide at the back.

I would not smile.

Even if I accidently caught myself in a car rear view mirror, whilst sat in the back seat, I would be disgusted at my teeth. But it was not something I could talk about, I kept all the pain and upset to myself.

After these years of wanting to change things, my dentist, Yogi Savania, to my surprise, suggested that I could be treated. My family, particularly my mother tried to tell me not to have the treatment as my teeth were fine, but I really wanted to improve the situation because only I knew how much it affected me day to day. But Yogi and his team listened to me and helped me decide on the treatment. The decision to have cosmetic dentistry was a difficult one but one of the best I have ever made. Yogi has helped me to achieve the look I always wanted.

Throughout the treatment he and the staff have been so kind and helpful. They were good at explaining each procedure and I felt confident each step of the way. His thoroughness, attention to detail and calming ways were fantastic and the way I was cared for by his kind nurse really was great. The receptionists were always very helpful in sorting my appointments and payments.

This procedure has required a lot of self-discipline and hard work from me but looking at the end result this has been all worthwhile. My job is dealing with members of the public and now I have so much more self-confidence.

I am smiling at everyone.

I am so happy with my new smile. I am so proud of it that I even carry photos of before and after in my handbag to show everyone. Even my mother, at the age of 81, has now been to see Yogi and had treatment to improve her smile. Her opinion totally changed after seeing my results.

A friend was so impressed it has inspired her to have the same work done. You can’t get a better compliment than that.

And only now do I feel confident to talk about my feelings and my lifetime of unhappiness because of my teeth. Even my friends are shocked to hear how upset I had always been but was unable to say so. And how lovely it is to be able to smile now.

I will always be grateful to Yogi and his team for the change that it has made in me and my life. I am so thrilled to be able to smile happily.

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