So, I got a retainer today... well, actually it is called a Spring Aligner.
Now let me explain why I had to get one (or chose to, I guess).
See... about two or three months ago, I was at home, hanging with the fam. And, well, our dog is kinda crazy. And she ate my retainer. Now, this was NOT my fault. It was in its container, in my bag... so the dog actually had to go searching for it. Nonetheless, the dog found it and ate it.
Fast forward some and I go to the orthodontist... and she says that she can make me a new retainer and have my teeth stay the way they had shifted to (to say that i wore my retainer even semi regularly may be an overstatement). OR, they could give me spring aligners.
Spring Aligners are actually alot like retainers, except they are made from a mold of your teeth as they are and make it as if your teeth were straight. And I know own a pair. The orthodontist says I should only have to wear them for six months and then my teeth will be like new... or well, like they were when I got my braces off in 8th grade.
But, until then... I have to wear my aligners everyday all day unless I am eating (or she said I could take them out if I have a hot date... wink, wink... yea right!). Anyway... here I am, wearing them... feeling like I am in early high school all over again. And, I have a lisp, so I sound like I am two. And until my teeth get used to this... my mouth KILLS.
Oh well... it will all be worth it in about six months.
Harry Potter way soon!
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