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CITY●BUSINESS EDITOR, STACEYTHIDRICKSON 204-697-7292 CITY.DESK@FREEPRESS.MB.CA WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM B1 MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2022 SECTION Breakingup with a bad hard to do the universe sends me a sign when need most. Or perhaps I’m the kind person who likes look for signs and meaning in ordinary Last weekend, broke a bracket on my braces. It was on my snaggletooth — tooth has the bane my smile for long as can remembecause it was out of place and made insecure. The reason bit bullet and opted adult braces. (The left lateral incisor, for anyone who The bracket popped off the tooth as I was brushing, and was no big deal. teeth have straightened out so much since got the braces in summer. I’ve questioned (with admitted lack of orthodontic experience) why have to wear them for another months. My teeth are nearly straight. Within hours of the bracket popping off, my incisor and the tooth beside it started to ache. If you’ve had braces, you know this ache. It’s the feeling of teeth shifting. pain is not like regular toothache that hurts deep nerves is unbearable. less than that, but still painful. The feeling is usually isolated one spot in your mouth — a tooth, maybe two, and it like tooth is was surprised at this. While affixed the bracket, my tooth felt fine. After few hours free, was hurting, and was when get my braces tightened — that feeling of shifting and pain. When made it the orthodontist few days later, she confirmed the tooth had shifted, and wasn’t as straight as it was at my appointtime frame my home. don’t know where my alcohol rates any sort of scale. am also in no way equating my situation to anyone else’s or trying to make light what really serious issue for many people. The only thing I truly know for myself is that this daily habit far too easy for me keep and getting harder for me to break. only been few weeks since I’ve switched the for tea. 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