Andrea is a tax accountant, originally from New Jersey. A radiant personality who you can’t help but smile around, her mother raised her to be a proud Black woman. That has always been a huge part of who she is.
And yet, Andrea spent most of her life hiding her smile.
It started in middle school. One of her top teeth grew in well behind the row of others, leaving a gap that made it look like she didn’t have a tooth there at all. Andrea felt so self conscious that she made sure to have a closed-mouth smile in her school pictures after that.
As she got older, social media use was becoming even more prevalent. Her friends and family frequently posted pictures, but Andrea was always hesitant. She found herself carefully analyzing her smile in each photo.
When she did get caught in a picture showing her full smile, she would feel too self conscious to share it on her social feeds—or share it with anyone at all.
Andrea went to college in Alabama, and that’s where she made herself a promise: When she finished her degree and found a job, she would get her teeth fixed.
Andrea moved to Decatur after college and started working. She also began researching local Atlanta metro area orthodontics practices to see which one she wanted to select to help with her teeth.
She chose Decatur Orthodontics after seeing pictures of Dr. Francis and his team online. She had planned to check out several practices before deciding who she’d like to work with, but when she arrived for her free initial consultation, Andrea says the Decatur Orthodontics team treated her like family from the start.
The orthodontics staff did scans of her teeth using the latest digital technology and brought her scans up on a large screen to review together with her. Andrea remembers the team looking at the misalignment of her teeth and she noticed with relief that not a single voice spoke up with anything other than support, putting her treatment decision completely in her hands.
Filled with a sense of trust and confidence, Andrea began her Invisalign treatment. And she loved the Decatur Orthodontics treatment team so much that she brought her 58-year-old mother in for care, as well! Mom chose braces!
Andrea’s Invisalign process began with some initial work aligning her bottom teeth. It was a gentle transition that only required her to come in for new aligners about once a month.
Then, once the top aligner was added to the treatment, Andrea was overjoyed to see that the one tooth that had been set so far back started to come into place within just three months!
Andrea’s top three Invisalign tips for those starting treatment?
The process was new, but it was exciting. What Andrea loved most was that you can actually see the changes as your treatment progresses.
You deserve a smile that makes you feel more like you. Schedule a free consultation with our team of Decatur Invisalign experts today and see for yourself why Decatur Orthodontics will naturally be your first choice.
