Bill HangDental Practitioner, Lecturer at OrthO2Health

Glennine's Story Pt 2

24 Nov 2021 · 1 min

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In this personal narrative, Glennine recounts her teenage dental experiences, describing the staged removal of four bicuspid teeth followed by four wisdom teeth. She recalls the wisdom tooth extraction as one of the worst days of her life due to severe side effects from pain medication. She also mentions getting braces at age 14‑15, noting a gradual shift toward a forward‑head posture, chronic headaches, and persistent neck and shoulder pain. Throughout high school she describes herself as emotionally volatile, thin, and constantly in pain, linking these physical and psychological challenges to her dental and orthodontic history.

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So we did, and, you know, I didn't get all 8 teeth out in one day, but I got the 4 bicuspids and then the 4 wisdom later. And I can remember when I got the wisdom teeth out, I thought it was the worst day of my life because I was on pain medications and I was really sick. And I just, I didn't realize at the time, but it was probably one of the worst things I could have done. So no big deal, you know, got the braces on like everybody else at 14 or 15 and just started to notice that my— I was always upset. I was always emotional. And I started to notice my head coming forward. So when I look back on pictures in high school, I see myself super thin. Forward head posture, and I was always in pain. I always had headaches. I would wake up with headaches, I'd go to bed with headaches constantly, and my neck and shoulders always hurt.