Something that has been
bothering me a lot all these years is the fact that almost nobody seems to fully
understand their orthodontic treatment. You ask them why they had it done and
they say, “It was something with my bite,” or, “There wasn’t enough room for my
teeth”. However, peoples’ expectations of how the whole thing should be solved,
why the problem occurred in the first place and the final outcome seem very
vague. They put their entire fate and the responsibility in the hands of the
orthodontist. I am no exception myself. I trusted the
experts, I didn’t have to understand, or so I thought. They had been treating patients with these
methods since the beginning of time, of course they knew exactly what they were
doing! I have regretted having that kind of trust in them about a thousand
times since then. I don’t think I will ever stop asking myself: “Why didn’t I
ask more questions? How could I accept
that there weren’t any alternatives?”
In this clip, Dr. Hangtalks about all of
this. When he explains how the Biobloc treatment is going to turn out, he does
it carefully so that the patient and the parents will understand. When the
whole method makes sense to you, only then can you decide to have it done.
Otherwise you shouldn’t accept treatment. I quote: “The last reason in the
world to make the teeth straight is ‘because the doctor said so, we didn’t
really get why but he’s the doctor. He should know!’” Dr. Hang had teeth pulled
and braces himself as a kid but he never got the concept behind the treatment,
he doesn’t remember and neither does his mom. Everybody wore braces! He now
realizes that you have to ask yourself the big Question: “Why am I having this
done?” If you are smart, you try to understand, he says and I couldn’t agree
more. It doesn’t matter if you are an adult who are looking for braces
treatment or if you’re researching this on the behalf of your child. Understanding
is the key!
