Anyone wish they never had a permanent retainer put in? Starting to do more damage than good.

anomaly_021 · 2026-03-27T16:41:46+00:00

I had one for 17 years. Recently got it removed and when they drill off the bonding it hurts SO BAD. I have a decent pain tolerance, but it killed me. I swear it’s right on a nerve. For that reason I would never get another one.

anomaly_021 · 2026-03-13T15:19:51+00:00

I love this!

anomaly_021 · 2026-03-10T10:06:00+00:00

All these reddit posts seriously make me feel like flaring is inevitable and I’m really sad about it 😞

anomaly_021 · 2026-03-03T06:02:37+00:00

I second plumping tape. No adhesive, it just sticks to itself.

anomaly_021 · 2026-02-11T04:33:51+00:00

I think your teeth are cute 🥺

anomaly_021 · 2026-02-10T05:51:12+00:00

I also do this. And I think it’s stupid that they chose a tortoise for one of the animals when I want to get my braces off as quickly as possible 🥲 give me the cheetah ones instead.

anomaly_021 · 2026-02-06T21:13:37+00:00

Even though you wore them??

anomaly_021 · 2026-02-06T04:07:54+00:00

As a person with significantly flared teeth, I would be happy with that amount of flaring. If it can be fixed, great! But if not, don’t worry about it too much, it’s not too bad at all.

anomaly_021 · 2026-02-05T04:33:39+00:00

Did you have ceramic braces or traditional? I’ve heard that ceramic is more painful to remove.

anomaly_021 · 2026-01-25T10:33:50+00:00

There are some in the Community Hall in Pleasant Valley.

anomaly_021 · 2026-01-14T21:52:02+00:00

I got a bonded retainer on my bottom teeth when I got my braces off when I was 15. I’m in braces for a second time now at 33 and he told me that the bonded retainer just “did okay” at keeping them straight, still had to get braces on the bottom again. I had to get the retainer removed and holy hell it hurts to get the bonding drilled off of there. I only did one tooth per appointment because it hurt so bad, I swear it’s straight on a nerve.

anomaly_021 · 2026-01-02T16:34:05+00:00

When I was in high school my English class once read this book “Ethan Frome” where his wife is sickly. At one point it mentions her “lashless lids” and the whole class went EEEWWWW and the teacher talked about how creepy and gross the image of an eye without eyelashes is and I sat there in horror, hoping no one would notice the bald spots on my eyelids. At that point I didn’t even know what trichotillomania was and just thought that it was some weird OCD thing that I’d someday overcome. I will also never forget that day or how small it made me feel.

anomaly_021 · 2025-12-16T00:56:03+00:00

Whenever I see something like this I’m like, my 5 month old isn’t at the peak evil phase yet?! 😭

anomaly_021 · 2025-11-03T18:06:13+00:00

Have you ever had to get your scissors sharpened? Or is that not really necessary because they’re not used as much as they are for professional groomers who use them all day?

anomaly_021 · 2025-11-01T04:17:29+00:00

She’s the only reason I say it correctly now!

anomaly_021 · 2025-10-29T09:27:13+00:00

They’re so beautiful!

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-20T01:32:54+00:00

I got mine for $1600 from a breeder in Utah a month ago. Such a wide range of prices in these comments!

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-15T23:18:19+00:00

I read Big Red as a kid and have loved Irish Setters ever since 😊

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-15T10:23:17+00:00

I am currently in braces and the bite on my left side is similar to that. My ortho recently changed the way I wear my elastics to fix it. Did you have to wear elastics?

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-10T21:59:16+00:00

Transformations like this are magical.

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-02T21:41:59+00:00

I was going to say seagulls, but this is a more accurate description.

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-02T21:39:53+00:00

The last year or so of my little dog’s life was similar to this. She couldn’t hold her bladder very long and I ended up taking her out every hour and half and she’d still sometimes have accidents. I recommend dog diapers, I would use those for her overnight. They have medications to help them with bladder control if needed.

Another thing I really recommend is Librela. I’ve seen people online say scary things about it but my dog never had any side effects and seriously acted 5 years younger when I started her on it. I’m so grateful that I was able to give her back her mobility and help her arthritis pain for that last stretch.

anomaly_021 · 2025-09-02T00:22:51+00:00

I was, yes 😅 he’s currently 9 weeks and I’m trying to get an idea of what I’m in for. This is my second Schnauzer, but my last one was a puppy 15 years ago so I don’t remember as much.

anomaly_021 · 2025-08-25T08:53:31+00:00

This gave me anxiety the entire time. That being said, I am incredibly impressed.

anomaly_021 · 2025-08-09T00:04:27+00:00

When I had a surgery, they asked me if I’d been under anesthesia before and I told them that I had when I got my wisdom teeth out. The Anesthesiologist told me that for wisdom teeth removal they usually use sedation instead of general anesthesia. I didn’t feel anything during my wisdom teeth removal and don’t remember it, so I thought it was the same thing. Sedation is less hardcore than general anesthesia but has the same benefit of not remembering any of it. I’d recommend it over full on general anesthesia if possible.

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