Brace Yourself!

Okay, so everyone knows that I have braces.  I haven't had them for very long...applied March 1st of this year to be exact, so I still have a substantial amount of torture to endure. 

I went to the orthodontist this past Wednesday and I just can't believe how much I hate having these brackets on my teeth.  In fact, if I had it to do over again, I don't know if I would actually choose this route of treatment.  My smile was actually not that crooked, but I was having trouble grinding my teeth at night and I kept chipping and cracking my teeth...OUCH!  Anyway, after yet another fun appointment this week, I just wonder if I should have kept my $5000 and invested in a $30 mouth guard instead.  

I have spoken to so many people who have had braces and they have all assured me that I should, "just hang in there because it gets better."  Okay, enough with the lying.  It does not get better, but perhaps even more and more frustrating by the day.  

My orthodontist actually scolded me like a child for eating the wrong things and breaking yet another bracket this past Wednesday.  He said to me, "The next time you feel like chomping on raw vegetables or chewing gum, why don't you think about keeping your eye on the prize?"  Was he serious?  First of all, I don't chew gum, and second, aren't vegetables good for you?  I was especially aggravated because he was making these rude comments while he was working in my mouth.  I couldn't really defend myself with his fingers and pliers eliminating my ability to speak.  Maybe I should have bit him. 

So I have decided that it was not several "brilliant" dentists who collaborated to invent braces as we know them today, but rather Satan who cooked up the recipe.  Just happy I am doing my time now!   ;)