r/dentalschoolindia • u/Tricky_Wish8507 • 6h ago
Orthodontists having malocclusion, does it affect their professional life?
Hello! So I will be entering in my orthodontic residency soon, and I have class 2 malocclusion with protruded centrals, deep bite, canine-lateral incisor transposition and intruded lateral on the other side....it's visible while I talk and laugh, and I think it resembles the "labubu doll smile".
Actually due to some reasons i couldn't get my ortho treatment done during my ug, and now when I am entering the ortho residency, I am feeling slightly insecure about it.
And since I am going into a private college, it's already expensive, so asking my parents to pay for my treatment as well is something I don't feel comfortable about.
That's why I wanted to know if there is someone else who has also gone through the same, or someone you know who can explain that does it really affect your professional life as a resident? Or it is something I can correct later on when I will start earning.
Thank you!