Emily Cheeseman's finally got adult teeth - after suffering with a rare dental condition
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by Katie Lamborn
klamborn@thekmgroup.co.uk
After years of dodging camera bulbs, a Kent woman can finally
flash her smile with confidence now she has a full set of adult
teeth.
Emily Cheeseman, of Blackhurst Lane, Tunbridge Wells, lived
with four baby teeth at the front of her month until she was
22.
She had a rare medical condition called hypodontia that meant
her adult teeth never grew in place of her baby ones.
The 28-year-old travel agent has now had her milk teeth replaced
with adult-sized implants.
"My new grin is fantastic - I actually don't mind smiling
in photos now," said Emily.
"Before, my baby teeth were so fragile and looked odd compared
to the rest of them."
In her early 20s one of Emily's teeth chipped and needed filing
down.
She said: "I knew then I had to do something about it.
"So I had four of them removed and started restorative work
to replace them."
Emily had two implant screws with crowns placed in 2002 and had
Invisalign clear braces fitted to open space in her mouth so new
adult teeth could be put in.
"It had a big impact on my life.
"Every time I wanted to eat I had to take the brace out and I
had to have it changed every 2 weeks - it was an epic
time.
"When I was wearing the brace I used to have an automatic
reaction of putting my hand up to my mouth when I was smiling and
eating.
"I also had horrible discoloured fake teeth in the gaps in my
mouth - there is no way I would want to go back to that."
Oliver Harman, lead clinician at The Harman Clinic in Tunbridge
Wells, fitted Emily with her new smile.
He said: "Finally she has beautiful natural smile lines and more
expression to her face.
"A welcoming smile is nature’s big hello in any language."
Tuesday, July 27 2010
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