A fellow student made a comment the other day about what perfectly straight teeth I had.  She was surprised, she said, that anyone’s teeth could naturally be that straight.  I chuckled to myself, knowing what she didn’t.

The secret was that I didn’t have naturally straight teeth.  I wore braces for four years to get the perfect smile.  She did no know this because I wore Invisalign braces.

These are clear braces and cannot be seen by anyone unless they know that they are there and if they are looking for them.  It is technically a large series of ever-changing retainers that are only taken out to eat.  Sure the price is at least twice as much as traditional braces, but without the social awkwardness that traditional braces come with.

So, yes, I have nice teeth, but they came at a price.  I wasn’t about to share this bit of information with my classmate though.  After all, it’s hard to be perfect - but someone has to do it.