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Braces: A Short Story

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I had an arch expander when I was in the 5th grade and beginning of 6th. Then, I had to wear a retainer at night for 7th and first couple months of the summer. Then, at the beginning of 8th grade, I got a permanent retainer. Then, I get BRACES. Braces! Cause everyone LOVES braces don’t they? Um……….Yeah, Sure. Also, cause braces Are the BEST THINGS IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE, that’s all. So I got the arch expander, wore the retainer at night, Is wearing the permanent retainer, and then I get braces.It was crazy! There are some people that have told me (for braces) that “THEY HURT FOR LIKE THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF YOUR LIFE.” Then there are the people that are like, “Yeah, they hurt for like the first 2 days, but then it’s just the tightening that hurts.” So, I don’t know what it's going to be like. When I was getting my permanent retainer in, It hurt like someone was pushing up with a hammer it hurt so bad. They had to push it up really tight so it …show more content…

It was just you sitting there, in the chair, gaging from all the gross paste that was trying to shove it’s way down your throat. Also, the dentist is standing there, holding the past in your mouth waiting and waiting till the paste is done drying. She keeps telling you “it’s almost done, your doing good…”. And you just keep waiting until you can spit the excess paste off and out of your mouth. My brother and my sister had the permanent retainer before and I have seen them with it on, and it did not look too exciting. I remember every time they get done turning, they look down at me and give me one of those MY-MOUTH-HURTS-SO-MUCH-I-HOPE-YOU-NEVER-HAVE-TO-GET-ONE-OF-THESE looks. I have to turn it with a special key twice a day, and brush 3 times a day. Therefore, I have no idea of what is going to happen. In conclusion, I have Had many things in my mouth (And have more to come) That I had/will be getting used

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