Technology and the Orthodontist

Well last week I had a small problem, let me explain.....I have been wearing a permenant retainer behind my bottom teeth since I had my braces removed (the second time) which was what I guess to be around 8 years. Last week while I was busy at work one side of this lovely contraption decided to just pop off of my tooth! I wasn't eating or anything, just working! The retainer is only attached to 2 teeth in the back so that you can floss in between it. So, thinking it was just going to be alright, I called Jeremy (he was out flying) and told him, but it didn't really hurt, it was really just annoying. The next morning I woke up and it was still rather annoying, but didn't hurt. I continued my morning routine which included a cup of coffee and a bagel, then realized that it kinda hurt to eat. See it was still attached on one side, so when I went to eat something, it was like a torque effect on the attached side, causing a lot of pressure. I tried to call the orthodontist that put it there in the first place, and they were very difficult to work with, and rude to me over the phone, basically they didn't want to go out of their way to help me so that I could actually eat! So, between my mom and I, we found a really super nice orthodontist that would get me in right away. Turns out I needed a whole new retainer made, they took the old one out and made the mold for the new one last Wednesday. I know 8 years is a while, but the advancements that have been made since last time I went through this are incredible! I even got root beer flavored putty for the mold!! I know, it is a little weird to be excited, but it was really cool. Today I went in to have the new one put back in, the whole procedure took a matter of 5 minutes, and the new one is lighter and smaller than the old one!! Maybe it was a good thing that the old one broke! I know I must be boring you with my orthodontist story, but it really amazed me how much better things are now than they used to be! I wish I could have been going through my braces now rather than 10 years ago!! (wait....no....I'm glad that chapter is over!)