Let's see, my fiance isn't in the U.S. right now, so I emailed him excitedly and showed him some pictures of my braces. He told me he thought they were cute, but he might just be doing the obligatory-fiance thing. But even if he doesn't like them very much, it's alright because *I* think they're awesomely shiny and purple.
Anyway, my jaw bones are a bit sore from my teeth being tugged by the wire, and because my top jaw is so small, the button on the inside of my back bracket is bruising my tongue. No lacerations, since it's well-waxed, but having a bruised tongue is the weirdest feeling ever. I'm using "healthy gums" by some company called "the natural dentist," and I find I like this better than salt water. It's a natural demulcent, or so the package informs me.
Let's see... flossing isn't that hard, which I'm glad. I was expecting an ordeal, but the threaders work marvelously. Rather like threading a sewing machine.
Yesterday, I cut up an apple in to small pieces so I would do some chewing. It was a little odd feeling, kind of like when you have a loose tooth as a kid, and you just want to keep pushing on it till it cracks and comes out and you get a free buck, and you're all like, "sweet, free dollar." Except on all of my teeth, and I don't want them to crack, and no one gave me a dollar. Jerks.
Anyway, I've got some pictures:
Here's the excited "LOOKIT MAH TEEF!" pic that I sent to my fiance:
Here's a closer pic that's more appropriate for the forum:
Right side:
Left side:
my mouth at rest (my lips don't meet):
And here's my roommate destroying Tokyo:
