Weird title, I know but I begun wearing aligners today.
It doesn’t hurt, but it’s a tad uncomfortable.
Life is filled with uncomfortable moments. Why have I willingly chosen to add to it for the next 5 months?
I have one tooth shooting to God knows where and I can’t let that happen.
I grew up with what bullies called “rabbit teeth”. The two canine( I hope that’s what they’re called), protruded more than they should have. Because my parents didn’t have the money for luxuries like braces, I didn’t get one. Instead I grew to love my smile.
For years, I sucked in my lips when I took pictures because I didn’t believe my mom that I had a great smile.
Thankfully, adult me had some sense and learned to love my smile.
The aligners I have gotten would fix the protruded teeth. Many years later, because I can, and not because I’m insecure. Thankful for that.
Now, back to the experience.
I have to wear it 22 hours everyday. I’m hungry right now, but can’t take it off because I’m stepping out and I plan to eat in a few hours.
I snack a lot (on real food… lol) so this is sort of a good thing to develop better habits. But it’s also really stressful. Like how you can do without eating all day but once it’s called fasting, your mind starts messing with you.
I’m licking my teeth all the time. I’m more conscious of every time I swallow my saliva.
There’s a bit too much focus on my mouth right now and I cannot wait for the “I’ve gotten used to this phase”.
I am tempted to drop off, but I can’t because in order to push that tooth in, they created space between my teeth so looks weird.
I’m stuck, and I have to do this thing.
So this is me writing about it because I’m committed to it.
See you in 5 months or earlier, hopefully with a better smile!
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