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I had my teeth filed today.

Which is to say, I had 0.2mm of tooth enamel sanded off two teeth to make room for one tooth that is being crowded out.

Having had braces twice so far now, and having had to go back into orthodontia to correct misaligned teeth also twice now, I am determined that this be the last time I have to adjust my teeth. The first time I wore my retainer out. The second time, the dog ate my retainer. This time, I'm going with retainer backups: when something disastrous happens to my retainers, I'll have another to use while I have a backup made. Dammit.

Yeah, so, to make room for the ever-shrinking puny head's jaw, I had two teeth filed down. The dentist started with the 0.2mm saw and a lot of pressure, and let's just say that didn't go very well.

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