I would like to thank Dr. Priya Shobhna for not only her guidance, good dental skills but also for her support and patience with a person like me who has extravagant food habits. My braces were put in Feb 2015 at the age of 26 and they were off in Aug 2016. The treatment was also troublesome for me because of the social stigma over and above the pain one has to bear initially. She supported me throughout the course of the treatment by making me understand how my teeth are going to move and how my Jaw and teeth profile would look at each stage which prepared me for the worst and when after almost an year and a half I saw myself without the braces, I felt that it was certainly worth all the effort.
Also, I would like to mention that I was suggested to put fixed retainers from behind so that I don’t have to face any more stigma. But alas, my teeth relapsed a bit because I broke the retainers very first week because I tried to bite some dry fruits.:D
Now, as she had promised me that she would remove the braces by August 2016, after scolding me for breaking my retainers, she put the brackets from behind like bilingual braces so they were not visible. It was all done on an urgent basis, so she accommodated me in her lunch time for the fact that I was ready to travel a bit as she comes to west Delhi only in the month end.
As a result, my profile got corrected and gaps were closed again within two weeks. Now I have braces in the upper jaw acting as retainers for some months because retainers are brittle and she understands that I might break the retainers again and my teeth might relapse all over again. To be honest, she is brilliant as I can’t break the bilingual brackets that easily and nothing is visible in the front except my beautiful smile since September 2016.
I m happy that I chose Clove and I got such an understanding doctor who not only took care of the technical aspects of the treatment but also social, emotional and habitual aspects. Also would like to comment that my teeth and gums are healthy and smile beautiful. I hope my fixed retainers would be off within an year or two.
Lastly, I would say with treatments such as braces, one should have patience and be realistic and trust their dentist. And in case it’s Priya Shobhna, one can trust her absolutely blindly.
Thanku Clove and Dr. Priya Shobhna.