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Here’s the story…
1 crooked tooth has made me CRAZY for the last few months. This one tooth has given me awful headaches because it’s pushing on one of my front teeth & I decided to fix it…
With Smile Direct Club!
Back story:
I had braces in middle school (who didn’t? 🤣) and I wore my retainer for 5.5 years! It took my dog Jewels chewing it up twice for me to give up wearing it. 😱
I also have permanent braces on the back of my front two teeth. I grew up with a gap between my front two teeth & that gap desperately wanted to return once I got my braces off 😳. Twenty years later, I don’t even notice my permanent braces are back there! (Goodness…”twenty years later” makes me sound so old! Have mercy!)
My teeth have been beautifully straight until 3 years ago. Apparently, I’ve been taking stress out on my teeth. I grind them when I sleep (not good!). And when I’m stressed, I pinch the side of my cheek in between my teeth and apparentlyyyyyyy…
That’s pushing my teeth where I don’t want them to be.
A huge reality check was realizing I’m rarely in pictures with my family now 😬 My crooked tooth was all I could see in pictures and it bothered me so much. It was pushing my front tooth forward & causing a shadow. And more importantly: it was causing strain on my permanent braces!
Before you comment that my teeth are already straight- I know! But that one tooth drove me nuts. Also- Smile Direct Club is really for minor work like this. Have a little crowding? This would be great for you! Major orthodontic work needs to be done in person. Smile Direct Club will let you know if you qualify for their aligners and they will assign a virtual orthodontist to work with you. If you’re interested, talk to your dentist about it! Or reach out to Smile Direct Club directly!
Ok… back to the crooked tooth!
It was really starting to bother me, so Josh & I decided I would go ahead and do Smile Direct Club.
Back in April I ordered my impression kit (it was $29!) at 2am while nursing my baby because doesn’t every nursing mama make important financial decisions while feeding their baby at 2am?
The impression box came the next day…
I saw the price…
And I panicked.
I avoided every email & text message until finally I canceled everything. (Just being honest!)
Meanwhile, my tooth stayed crooked & I kept having headaches. And to be totally transparent, my smile didn’t always look like me & that bothered me so much! A little for vanity & a lot for my confidence.
In August, I had enough. I decided if I had gone through with it in April, I’d already have straight teeth & a happy smile, so I needed to do it for real this time!
I ordered the impression kit again & today, I still feel good about my decision!
Here’s the process:
1. You’ll receive your impression kit crazy fast! Mine came the next day!
2. Do your impressions! Giggle with your family & friends while you do them- this was HILARIOUS. 🤣
3. Send your impressions in ASAP! Why? You’ll get your aligners faster!
4. Your aligners will take 4-5 weeks to complete- this was brutal for me because my teeth continued to get worse in the waiting! I was grinding them so badly at night!
5. Read all of the emails you get from Smile Direct Club! They are hilarious & they make the process fun!
6. Check out this post to see my teeth & to read how things are going for me now!
7. Want $100 off your aligners? Click here to save $100!
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