Anticipation! De-Banding Day
After 2 ½ years (and a few weeks but who is counting?) De-Banding Day is upon me. The braces on my teeth are coming off! Jan.29 (TODAY) is the day. So this last week, I have neon lime green bands on my upper teeth and deep tomato red bands on my lower teeth. Honestly it looks like I ate a salad and some got stuck in my teeth. That often happens by the way! I’ve had unexciting silver bands for 2 ½ years. At 65, having braces calls more than enough attention to my mouth and not necessarily in a good way. The young man who put these lovely colors in my mouth explained that the current rule was: The visit before you de-band requires that you use colored bands. “Ok, you choose.” And he did! 2 ½ years is a very long time to have discomfort in your mouth….until you talk to someone who has had braces for 4 years. “OMG!” I say, “How can you stand it for that long?” and thank all the stars above that mine have only required this ...