Teeth fences... that's what I call orthodontic braces as a joke. When I was in high school, I wore them to correct the position of my upper two front teeth. I endured it during my entire high school days and I can say that I have suffered all the discomfort known for wearing braces during those times. Back then, I thanked God that my lower teeth turned out okay.
At the age of 20, the dreaded wisdom teeth began to grow... I experienced having a fever, headache, and numbing pain on my jaw a couple of times because as people would joke around and say, im growing "wisdom" in me (and I am still waiting for 2 wisdom teeth to fully sprout out of my gums yet... so that does mean im not wise yet? Heck no!). Geez, I hope that being wise with age doesn't have to be this painful a process I have to (and will still) endure.
December '08 when I noticed that one of my teeth on my lower jaw is out of its neat, aligned place. In my mind I thought Uh oh better get this checked after the Christmas Season. I had my dental appointment yesterday, the dentist confirmed my suspicions - I need to wear braces... again. The dentist scheduled an immediate appointment for today where my mother agreed. I promised to pay half of the expenses once my monthly checkup starts. Time for me to look for a job... fast lol.
A couple of hours ago at exactly 11:00am, I went to the dentist to have my braces fitted. It was a short procedure that I went home after an hour. From what I can remember back then, the process was longer and painful at the same time. Maybe when I was younger, my level of tolerance to pain is not that high yet compared today. I was able to each congee from North Park Banawe branch after an hour.
Some people think that having orthodontic braces is being "sosyal" or feeding someone's vanity at times. For me, after enduring the pain, monthly dental checkups, expences, it will give a person a boost of self-confidence especially when they smile. :)
Teeth fences? I have endured it and is willing to endure it again... this time, I know that after this, I will smile more brightly than before. ;)
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