I wish it were as simple as plucking the things off and walking out the door with straight teeth...but of course not...this is MY mouth we're talking about and it seems like nothing in my mouth is "normal" so I'll try and explain to the best of my ability how it's going to go and why my situation will be a little different.
You may or may not know this, but one of the teeth in my mouth is not real. There is actually a fake tooth wired on my braces.....guess which one...haha. You see, I was born missing a tooth, so when my baby tooth SHOULD have fallen out, instead the adult just said "hey baby, I'll just come on down next to you and we can hang out together forever!" and that's what they did. For 30 years. So when I got the braces put on, my orthodontist thought 30 years was long enough, and it was best for me to say goodbye to the baby tooth and move that adult over where it should be....but that left me with a tooth vacancy....which leads me to the fake tooth being wired on the braces. It has been lovely really, and I've kind of gotten used to it. All the girls at the orthodontist's office are so understanding, and its pretty much just a joke now when they have to take out my "tooth" to change my wire. The best is when I get a new girl, and she takes my wire out, and a tooth is attached. I can only imagine what she is thinking. Not to mention, I literally look like a redneck so its real fun when you brush your teeth next to a 10 year old and smiling can make them jump.
So anyways, about a month ago I got put to sleep and got a surgical implant installed in my jaw which a tooth will be screwed into in about another month from now, when the bone is done healing. Now you are probably wondering.... if the braces come off TODAY, and I don't get a tooth screwed in for a month, what am I going to do in the meantime? right? were you wondering that? Well.... I guess I'm going to find out who my real friends are and who aren't. haha jk. Back to the amazing world of fake teeth... who here has seen Toddlers and Tiara's? It's a guilty pleasure. If you have ever turned to it by accident, it's like a car crash, it will suck you in. Anyways, the 2 years olds are forced to wear things called "flippers" which are these plastic teeth which look ridiculous. So I will have a "flipper retainer" or basically a retainer with a tooth on it. And NO I will not take it out for you.
So I guess that sums up what I will be doing today...braces come off, flipper goes in. Wham bam.
Also, are some updated before and afters which will be the last photos of me with braces on.....
Other things you can take note of from the pictures:
1. in the past 2 years I have learned how to pluck my eyebrows. Yay for me.
2. I have found a great hair stylist.
3. And I have apparantly either changed skin care, or learned how to use the camera settings on my camera to make me not look like I have rosacea.
Pretty good couple years over all.
