Good news. After serving 1 1/2 year sentence of wearing the dental braces, I was finally told by my orthodontist last week that the braces will be taken off on April 12. I can't wait. Wearing dental braces can be unbearably uncomfortable and annoying. I have always been photo-phobic but my fear of picture taking intensified after I had the dental braces put on. I dared not open my lips whenever I have my picture taken. But this is trivial compared to the annoyance of getting food scraps stuck in the braces - perhaps one of the most vexing experience. But the most painful experience is having my 4 perfectly functioning teeth removed a month prior to putting on the braces. I am one of these people with huge teeth but tiny jaw - the wonders of heredity. The teeth were getting overcrowded and started to protrude. So 4 molars have to be removed to make room for the front teeth to move to the back of the jaw. I remember that my first visit to the oral surgeon wasn't too bad since I really didn't know what to expect. I was hoping that the oral surgeon could removed all 4 teeth in a day so that I didn't have to come back again; but no such luck as he said that I need at least 1 side of my mouth to chew. Knowing what to expect, there was a lot more hesitance on the second visit a week later. The sensation of getting my teeth pulled still haunts me to this day.

So why did I put on dental bracers? One word: vanity. Yep, that was price I pay for vanity... The good news is that I am finally taking it out.

3/27/2006 10:32:03 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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