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Dental Woes

Emma T Capps

on Nov. 21, 2011

This comic is inspired by my own dental problems. I’m missing a tooth so my dental plan includes braces, retainers, and surgeries. I had my wisdom teeth removed this summer, so that’s one surgery down, one to go. It’s not fun but they tell me I’m going to have perfect movie star teeth when I’m done! In only five years! That’s the plan, anyway.
I wanted Chapel to be reading a book that had something to do with braces so I chose “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier.  It’s a memoir-coming-of-age story about the author’s dental misadventures during her preteen and teenage years. Check it out!
I’ve started a tumblr! If you’re not familiar with it, tumblr is a blog platform that focuses on more casual, user-friendly blogging. So far I’ve been using the tumblr blog as a place to post my sketches, fanart, and personal doodles! If you click on the “ASK!” button at the top of the blog, you can ask me a question that I’ll answer on the blog or maybe even with a sketch. Please go check it out and ask me a question – I’m excited to hear from you!