An Open Thank You To The Orthodontist Who Fixed My Mouth For Free

 

Two weeks ago I bit into an apple and the permanent retainer I’d had in my mouth for 16 years busted loose. I held it in my hand. It was a thin wire, and now that it was no longer fixed to the backside of my bottom teeth, my mouth felt slimy and strange. And like most fathers do, the first thought I had was, “How much is this going to cost me?”

I hav…