Inside My Mouth

Life is a great thing, and tomorrow mine will get better, because my braces are coming off! No more will I require my tongue to be used as a removal tool after lunch while we drive back to school, no longer will I eat caramel or taffy to find myself in a sticky disaster, and never again should I go to the orthodontist to leave in pain and agony because they decided this tooth should be here, or that tooth should be there, etc. No, I won't show you a before or after, That's only fun for you. Think about me tomorrow (wednesday 19th) between the hours of 10 and 12, then I will have random tools and devices entering my mouth, and the ridiculous metallic high-school terrors we call braces will leave. (Honestly, how many juniors still have braces.)  The best part? My gums have become swollen since the day after my braces went on, and several methods to help this have failed. I cannot wait to get the braces off and watch my gummy smile start to show some teeth. Others complications included my habit of grinding teeth at night, which has created a chip in one tooth. NEXT UP: That chip gets filled by the dentist, and some serious whitening will occur. (see "Ode To Coke" post below)