in which I rant about orthodontics????
 

So. Orthodontics.
I hate when dentists and orthodontists say something won't hurt that bad. Oh, excuse me, but do you have a chain LITERALLY UNDER YOUR GUMS PHYSICALLY YANKING A TOOTH DOWN FROM A SIDEWAYS POSITION? DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE ORTHODONTISTS EVERY TWO WEEKS TO HAVE THEM LITERALLY PULL ON A TOOTH THAT'S VERY VERY STUCK IN A VERY VERY PAINFUL POSITION? DIDN'T THINK SO. And braces? Shit man, don't even get me started. They physically rip your gums, lips, and cheeks apart and make you wish you didn't even have teeth in the first place. And then they put the lil color bands on them to make you feel less absolutely terrible like that makes all the difference in the world when in reality it just looks like you permanently have food stuck in your teeth. Speaking of food stuck in your teeth, brushing and flossing is disgusting. There's literally chunks of food in your tooth brush that you don't even remember eating. No one in my family gets it. whenever I complain about the braces they ask if they should call the orthodontist. Literally 90% of having braces and an exposure is pain and can't be fixed by them poking and prodding for a few minutes while in reality changing nothing. AND WAX. As much as dental wax is my best friend right now and takes away a lot of pain, it freakin crumbles and tastes and feels like silly putty in your mouth. AHHHHAHDHAKSJCDOANDOD I'M SO FIRED UP ABOUT ORTHODONTICS OH MY FREAKIN GOD

...so sorry that this was really weird and gross. Also sorry if you're getting braces soon and I just scared you.

as someone who recently got their braces taken off, i can confirm theyre really not that bad. you get used to it really quickly

I've had braces for a few months actually and they're really not that bad I was slightly exaggerating. It's really the exposure thing that hurts like hell. I have a tooth that's stuck sideways in my gum and they're basically pulling it down by force over a few months and it's AGONY.

I just got my braces off yesterday and everyone's like OH GETTING YOUR BRACES OFF IS JUST WONDERFUL, YES, IT'S ALL WORTH IT, IT'S A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE AND ALL YOUR PAIN AND ANGUISH WILL PAY OFF

I mean yes, my teeth look way better but I can't even eat anything hard without feeling like my mouth is bruised and don't even get me started on the retainer (I'm going to start on the retainer anyway tho because I NEED TO RANT ABOUT THIS) IT IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON MY TEETH AT ALL TIMES AND YOU CAN'T BITE DOWN ALL THE WAY AND YOU JUST WANT TO EAT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR EXCUSE TO TAKE IT OFF AND YOUR SMILE'S ALL SCREWED UP BECAUSE YOUR BACK TEETH WON'T GET TOGETHER AND SO THERE'S AN AWKWARD CENTIMETER OF SPACE BETWEEN YOUR ROWS OF TEETH AND GAAAAAAH

ok i'm sorry but I'm having a lot of anguish over this and I need to rant XD getting your braces off isn't that bad I'm just being angry over the freaking retainer which is uncomfortable and I only have to wear it for a month but I'm already dying so you guys just got to hear my vent, lucky you cx

Yeah I have to get permanent retainers when this is all over. I don't really know what to expect from that. But I guess now I do so thanks. :D

omg wow that really sounded like the beginning of my vent was targeted at you, I'm sorry XD braces really aren't that bad, it's just the retainer (do you have one?) it's killing me right now as you can see by that rant

i had one but now i only wear it at night, it's also not that bad
i broke two consecutive retainers omg

what kind of retainers are you getting, the plastic ones? (well you probably are I just said that in my long speech :D) anyway i'm basically exaggerating, I'm already getting used to them, they just feel really awkward right now XD I'm guessing it's like braces, which is that they totally suck at first and then they start feeling normal and it's all good c: (I don't actually know this but I'm hoping) (plus that's what everyone says so there's a good chance) (I hope I didn't just totally ruin your future experience with retainers) (and Meera just confirmed that they're not that bad so yeah you should be fine)

omg really? I'm a swimmer and I'm so worried I'm going to lose mine in the pool and never find it again XD how did you break them?

I actually don't know what kind they are. That's years away and at this point I'm kind of looking forward to it because it's something other than braces. I'm not too worried about it at this point.