Teeth

When I was in high school, I had braces. I hated them when I had them, but I really can’t complain. I only had to wear them for 1 ½ years – compared to my sister who wore hers for at least 800 years.

Over the past few months I have started noticing a shift in some of my top teeth. I know that this is because I stopped wearing my retainer, but that was pretty much around the time when we got married – about 7 years ago.

Being inspired by my sister in law who just got braces, I decided to give the ole retainer another try. I took it out, cleaned it exceptionally well, and popped her back in. I learned VERY quickly just how much my teeth had shifted, because that thing didn’t fit at all like it use to. Nevertheless, I was determined to tough it out. I took some Advil and went on to bed, being laughed at on the way by my dearest husband.

This morning when I woke up, the whole top of my mouth was sore from all the shifting, but I could tell it had worked. A few more nights of this pain and I just may be back to normal – at least as far as my teeth are concerned!!