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Anyway, I've been thinking about getting braces for a few months and I decided to go for it. I didn't get them when I was 12-13 like everyone else because my teeth didn't bother me back then. I think I wanted braces to be like everyone else and that made me feel stupid so when my mom took me to the ortho I said I didn't want them.
So now almost everyone I know has straight teeth and since I'm a pretty vain person (I'll admit it) there is no way I'm going to sit around with crooked teeth looking at everyones pretty straight ones when I could fix mine. Also, this site gave me a big kick in the butt because I don't want to be really old (like 25 haha) and get braces.
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Once Upon A Time...
Mackenzie and her 13 year old brother JT went to the ortho. She is really nice and said I will need braces for 18 months. I cried because I want them off by my senior pictures next summer. She said I could make appointments every 4 weeks instead of every 6-7 and that would cut my time down to 12 months. Now I'm wondering why everyone doesn't go every 4 weeks. Maybe it is to make you have more time to pay. (You have to have paid all of the treatment cost before your braces come off.)
JT has to have a palate expander for a few months then braces for about 2 years. It is funny, his teeth look so much nicer than mine but he needs way more work done. I'm glad to have him doing this with me.
Our mom came with us and she signed the contracts because I want to get things started ASAP. JT gets 3 spacers and we make an appointment to come back then next day.
Next morning I drive JT to the ortho where he gets impressions for his expander (his spacers out now) and I get spacers. They don't hurt too bad that day, just some pressure and my bite is a little funny because my top and bottom spacers hit each other. It is fun because it makes my mouth sort of "bounce" open from the rubber hitting.
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Thursday I wake up and OWW my teeth hurt. It's not unbearable but I take some Aleve and make oatmeal. It takes me 20 minutes to eat it. I'm going to a water park today so I take a quick shower and go to my boyfriend Brandons house to meet up with a friend and her boyfriend. We head off to the waterpark and it's fun and it keeps my mind off my ouchy mouth. I have to eat soft food all day and even that hurts. Brandon keeps forgetting and a few times he's watching me eat and says something like "Actually bite into it this will take fore--oh sorry I forgot." (Because I give him a dirty look.)
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Today is Friday and I woke up with no pain just a little pressure. Yay! I haven't eaten yet but I think it will go well. Also, I can tell my teeth are moving since they're a little more crowded. I'm supposed to get top metal braces Sept. 6 but I'm going to call and try to get in sooner because I want to get the show on the road. The sooner on, the sooner off.
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