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| Luckily, I only have braces on the top row and only on those front teeth. And if you must know, my braces match my earrings and fingernails today. I swear it wasn't on purpose! |
How I left his office with a set of itty bitty railroad tracks running across my top row is beyond me.
Apparently I have the most obsessive dentist on the planet. He just wasn't satisfied with 98% straight. No, he gave me the "We've come all this way" speech and told me I could either wait the 4-6 weeks to get new Invisalign trays made (which might equal several more months of twisting after that) OR he could slap on some conventional braces. Immediately. As in that very minute in his chair. And they'd be off in a couple months.
Then it became a question of vanity v. impatience.
When I got him to promise I'd be out of wires and brackets by graduation, impatience won out. And here I am a partial metal mouth in my 30s. How on earth?
The good news? At least now I can linger over my coffee and meals without feeling guilty for having my trays out. It's the little things I suppose.
xoxo,
shawna
P.S. Please note that Mr. T is BEYOND thrilled that I am experiencing the "joys" of metal mouth braces.
The Braceface Chronicles:
Help, I have tooth nubs now
Invisalign lifestyle issues
Conveniently spaced appointments rock
The joys of public teeth brushing and discovering the Colgate "Wisp"
The teeth shaving terror that wasn't
Mid-course corrections and tooth nub removal
I know exactly how you feel about your braces. I had mine down way back when I was in high school, and they were in there for two years. They were painful at times, and I didn’t always like the way they look (Invisalign wasn’t popular yet at the time). But when all was said and done, my teeth were aligned the way they were supposed to. Using retainers was much easier after having already been through the braces. Just hang in there! Your dentist is just looking out for you, and is just making sure that there won’t be complications once the braces come off.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Having never had braces in high school, I now feel empathy for teenagers around the world. I'm more than a little surprised how self-conscious I feel about these things!
DeleteMy dad and bro are both orthodontists, and they'd be so proud of you! I am, too! And you're one of those unfair peeps who can rock braces. The toofers are lookin' good, chica. Grad's gonna be that much more fun. Congrats! OXO
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