Braces
I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was 10. Getting braces. But now I’m dreading it. Why? Because of my best friend. “It won’t hurt as bad as the time you got hit in the face with a baseball in 5th grade though” my mom told me, “you’ll be fine, trust me” and I did. I thought nothing could hurt worse than that. It was horrible. But a week later when I asked my friend she said, “Oh it hurt alright, it was like that for a whole week. But on the bright side you can eat ice cream for a whole week.”
I never wanted to hear that . Well, maybe the ice cream thing, but not the hurting part. I quickly realised I didn’t want braces anymore after that. I begged my mom and dad to cancel the appointment. They said no and shushed me every …show more content…
He smiled and told me to put various things in my mouth so he could put them on. There were several things to put in my mouth including some tongue holder and something to keep my mouth open.
Once everything was put into place he walked me through all the steps and once I heard that I felt way better.
He started by putting something gooey onto my teeth. He said it would help the glue. Next he washed my teeth and it felt like a car wash inside my mouth. After that, he put glue on my teeth then he put the base of the braces on. I was told to wash my teeth because the stuff that was on my teeth needed to get out.
I went to the sink and at first I felt like if I brushed them I would just move them around or even take one off. So at first I started to brush lightly and then a little more harder, just how I regularly brush my teeth. As soon as I was done I went back and Dr. Johnson told me he was going to start putting my wires in.
I laid back down and he started to put them in. They didn’t hurt when he was putting them in. I just laid there watching Despicable Me. After he put the wires in, he asked me which color i wanted my braces to be. I chose the colors teal and
I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was 10. Getting braces. But now I’m dreading it. Why? Because of my best friend. “It won’t hurt as bad as the time you got hit in the face with a baseball in 5th grade though” my mom told me, “you’ll be fine, trust me” and I did. I thought nothing could hurt worse than that. It was horrible. But a week later when I asked my friend she said, “Oh it hurt alright, it was like that for a whole week. But on the bright side you can eat ice cream for a whole week.”
I never wanted to hear that . Well, maybe the ice cream thing, but not the hurting part. I quickly realised I didn’t want braces anymore after that. I begged my mom and dad to cancel the appointment. They said no and shushed me every …show more content…
He smiled and told me to put various things in my mouth so he could put them on. There were several things to put in my mouth including some tongue holder and something to keep my mouth open.
Once everything was put into place he walked me through all the steps and once I heard that I felt way better.
He started by putting something gooey onto my teeth. He said it would help the glue. Next he washed my teeth and it felt like a car wash inside my mouth. After that, he put glue on my teeth then he put the base of the braces on. I was told to wash my teeth because the stuff that was on my teeth needed to get out.
I went to the sink and at first I felt like if I brushed them I would just move them around or even take one off. So at first I started to brush lightly and then a little more harder, just how I regularly brush my teeth. As soon as I was done I went back and Dr. Johnson told me he was going to start putting my wires in.
I laid back down and he started to put them in. They didn’t hurt when he was putting them in. I just laid there watching Despicable Me. After he put the wires in, he asked me which color i wanted my braces to be. I chose the colors teal and