GoKawiilFirst-person essay recounts teen dental procedure that worsened jaw pain
A personal essay describes a 17-year-old visiting a dentist for jaw pain, only to be told his face was asymmetrical and his bite slightly misaligned. The dentist performed same-day tooth reshaping, which the narrator says left his teeth shorter and worsened the jaw impingement rather than fixing it. The essay continues with the narrator, now 20, describing another dental visit involving an old x-ray machine in Florida.