Although the extraction sites were numb, I still could feel the excruciating pressure he was exercising unto my teeth. I swear I heard the teeh "breaking" as he rotated the roots of the tooth.
After that I proceeded to the Orthodontist to get my wires in.
It was pretty quick and civilized, nothing like horror movies, and so I gracefully walked out of the place and after an hour devoured a burger from McDonald. Little did I know, that night all my tooth were so fragile I could not even think of biting anything. Still today, almost a week after, everything I eat needs to be butchered first so I don't have to bite.
The pain escalated from the teeth extraction to the fact that I got the wires attached to my brackets.
It's weird, it scratches the inside of your mouth, it causes sores, it itches, etc, etc, etc...
Thankfully, each day the pain and irritation decreases - or maybe it's my mouth getting used to it.
I find it fascinating how your body is able to adapt to circumstances. When I first got the brackets on, my mouth wouldn't even close! Now, with the wires, my mouth closes naturally!
It's still hard to speak, plus the fact that I extracted 4 teeth means that when I speak there's open space for saliva to run free!
I was so worries about getting braces and staying toothless, specially because I will be starting college this monday and all that was on my mind was "I'll be that loser with braces at university", but really, there are so many people that no one cares. Ain't nobody got time for that!
My decision is to smile my way through it and enjoy (if possible) every stage of the treatment.. after all, it's a priviledge that I get to fix my teeth and by the end of this, I'll have such a perfect smile I will want to share it with the world! (how philosophical..)
And now, non existent ladies and gents, a picture of my teeth:
