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View from the North 40: Reality check, right in the chompers

I broke a significantly sized corner off a front tooth when I was 10 years old.

Sorry to make you cringe right out of the gate.

I was at the public swimming pool and as I was getting out of the water my hands slipped off the gutter. I slammed my mouth into the cement.

It could have been worse, but I still remember looking in the mirror, choking back tears and the sickness in my gut. I was sure I was going to look wretched and stupid for the rest of my life.

I was 10.

I didn’t know about filling material that looked just like tooth enamel. I could only believe I was doomed to a life...

 

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