So I have a severe overbite, gaps between teeth as well as them being skew but my main issue is my recessive jaw which just amplifies the lack of facial development, puff ball appearance and protruding lips. I've come to be extremely insecure about my looks to the extent that I wear a hoody everytime I need to leave the house even when it's summer, I can't articulate due being insecure about my lips and teeth.
My family always complain I don't take photos and when they force me to they are annoyed I don't smile. I'm turning 19 this year and have requested for braces and jaw alignment appliance since I was 11. They said they didn't have the money at the time. Fine that's reasonable, later on my father gets his wisdom teeth extracted which caused me to question whether they really didn't have money but found out my dad switched to my step mom's medical aid and they said it covered the cost so I asked again but that medical aid said my overbite wasn't a issue at the time. Went to a dentist not orthodontist btw.
Fast forward 2 years later they buy a new house which they bought for over $100k and renovated the entire house, I suspect a loan was taken as well. Last year of primary school already being called things like "Fish lips, bunny teeth" so you can imagine what would happen once high school starts. I asked again but they said the dentist said it was too early and I should wait until all my teeth are out no x-ray tests just based on visuals.
Time passes they buy a mounted smart tv, genuine leather couches, tiled the fire place, home entertainment system, they have the latest phones, always had money for vacations, re-tiled their room twice. Then big news happens when I was 17 they decide to have another child on top of me having a little brother already, but have no money for my dental treatment I guess. Time goes again second last year of high school I request again but this time grandmother has to get a surgery for her leg costs around $8000-$10 000 fair enough can't be helped.
Finishing high school they have a anniversary in Paris not going to hold that against them. Current year they buy a new Audi SUV but I guess they still don't have money right. Three of my wisdom teeth are out already I don't know if I still have time before my jaw is fully developed to get braces and jaw alignment without surgery. I've also seen that an overbite can become worse and lead to more complications. So I plan to make a last ditch effort of asking them again but this time with a detailed presentation tomorrow as well as hopefully going to an orthodontist.
Am I really asking for too much? Maybe I come of as spoiled to you guys who knows. I don't have a good relationship with my parents it's quite suffocating at times,the 4 of them are doing well with me excluded. Sorry for going off on a tangent it's just really frustrating when I've come to hate myself because of my looks and the a part of the solution is in front of me but can't obtain it. Any advice on what to do is appreciated.
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