after years of trying to persuade various dentists in several states to remove the permanent retainer attached to my bottom teeth, i am happy to report that victory is mine. (i also learned that the magic words are “it interferes with my ability to properly floss.” turns out that a dentist’s fear of destroying a colleague’s work is surpassed only by their love of flossing)
so this morning, after 14.5 years together, that tiny piece of bonded metal and i parted ways. it took several high powered drills and about 15 minutes but i can now feel the back of my lower teeth. unfortunately, my mouth feels like it belongs to a stranger and my tongue doesn’t quite sit properly in it’s new space, resulting in a slight speech impetiment situation. (hey, i said slight!)
jessie:1, orthodontia: 1



