Perspective: New teeth, new me? Not exactly.
I floss religiously now. I flossed before, but regularly — which means I flossed once a day, with some skips. Now I floss at least three times a day, every day. Sometimes as many as five. It’s a necessity with Invisalign. The trays need to be removed when you eat. When the trays are reapplied, food residue creates an imperfect fit and makes your teeth feel like you’re chewing on a sponge.
And then there’s my teeth, which are noticeably straighter. The gaps that had developed, settled, and squatted in my mouth over decades are mostly gone. My teeth are not perfect. Without actual surgery — or The Post deciding to pay me enough to comfortably afford veneers — they will never be. But perfection was not my goal. Satisfaction was, and I am mostly satisfied with them. That “mostly” qualifier, though, is a linger. And a riddle, because I’m not sure why it exists, or how to solve it.
I was unprepared for what happened instead. I started Invisalign in 2021, but I’d already begun the process of being less self-conscious about my teeth. In 2019, I was on the road, in front of large crowds, for much of the year to promote my book. And in most of the footage captured at those events, you will see me smiling, uncharacteristically, but happily. My book was such a naked ventilation of my vulnerabilities and neuroses that still possessing a sheepishness about my teeth felt inane.
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