I must say, a lot of effort is indeed required to maintain a good beautiful set of teeth. It’s no wonder people pay so much to visit their dentist especially those celebrities. And of course, if you have excess cash to spend every month, you can pay a visit to your dentist more regularly.
I also finally understood the work needed to maintain my teeth and it certainly didn’t end after removal of my braces. I wore my braces for 2+ years. Took the top off for about 4 months for my photo shoot and wedding. And although my teeth is not completely ready for the braces removal, I had to get them removed since I was going off to the States. I would say my teeth are 98% complete but that’s where more hard work is required just when I thought I could relax.
I took my retainers this afternoon and although I’m amazed at the gadgets available just to maintain the straightness of the teeth, I can’t help but also sigh at the effort I have to continually put in by wearing the retainers constantly and also cleaning them. The retainers aren’t that difficult to wear but they are a little uncomfortable though to the plasticky area which rests at the top and bottom of the mouth.
Also I would have to wash the retainers daily; not just with water but brushing them with toothpaste as I would for my teeth. Right before I was leaving the dental clinic, I was informed that the patient before me had some infection as he didn’t clean his retainers thoroughly and the retainers got moldy and infected his mouth.
My my... that sounded scary. I guess I should also be thanking my lucky stars that I would be working from home as otherwise that means having to wake up 1/2 hour earlier so that I can do the necessary before going to work.
No wonder there’s this saying in Mandarin, “There are no ugly women in the world, just lazy women”.
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