I already knew my teeth were in a bad way, with a large over jet, crowding and uneven bite. I read a lot of stories online especially archwired.com which really helped me.
I went to my appointment yesterday and the orthodontist said i have an 11mm over jet :-/ uneven bite and would need 3 teeth extracting, 2 from the top and one from the bottom. That part worried me the most... who wants healthy teeth out!! But i have to sacrifice them, it'll be worth it in the end. I will be having a removable top brace for 6 months, then a fixed metal brace along the bottom to sort my bite problem and fixed ceramic braces on the top, for a total of 2 years. At the end of the treatment he said i will have a permanent wire at the back of my teeth to keep them straight. He said the right side of my mouth would be text book perfect at the end of the 2 years but my left side wouldn't be as perfect due to the overbite. It's got to be better than how they look now.
My appointment for the impressions for the removable brace is in August so will update then.
This is what my teeth look like now before the braces, but not for much longer :).
