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For this comic, I took a small kernal of inspiration from 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!

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@C-rad me too! I love that book. Now I want to read it again!
6/23/12 reply
 
I read the WHOLE book SEVEN OR EIGHT times. I love it, and I'm a guy!
5/9/12 reply
 
Oooh! I love Smile.
4/20/12 reply
I love it too :)
8/17/12 reply
 
Heheh, saw this on Stone Soup. Nice work Emma. :)
11/11/11 reply
Thanks so much! I'm glad to see a lot of people have come here from Stone Soup. I hope you keep reading! A new comic will be posted later today, so check back!
11/11/11 reply
when? when? when? sorry i just can't wait
11/12/11 reply
It's up now! Hope you like it & leave a comment!
11/12/11 reply
I came from stone soup too
1/16/12 reply
 
good god, i had braces too when i was younger. back then, they SUCKED and i had them on for 2 years. grrr....
Dr. Taxil Necrobane 11/8/11 reply
I've already had them for an 18-month span, and I'll get Phase 2 when I'm 16. Augh.
11/8/11 reply
it still sounds much nicer than what i got. the horror... the horror...
11/8/11 reply
That's too bad.
11/8/11 reply
 
Honestly, it seems to me that whenever I read something it then comes up somewhere else. I read 'Smile' like, last Monday.
11/6/11 reply
One of my teachers has a saying that whenever you learn a new word, you'll hear it 5 times the next day. Guess that applies here! :)
11/6/11 reply
Er.... Maybe it's like that because you know the story/meaning of it...?
1/16/12 reply
I suppose so! :D
1/16/12 reply
 
Just pray you're not one of the "special" cases like me.

I'm in that group of one in a few million who actually ended having a second full set of wisdom teeth grow in. My dentist calls me a shark.

I only discovered your comic yesterday and have been loving it. Chapel reminds me of my middle niece who takes after me far more than my sister likes.
11/5/11 reply
Jeez, I had no idea such a thing existed! I really hope that won't happen to me, it would screw up my already convoluted dental plan. I'm glad you're enjoying my comic and thanks for reading & commenting!
11/5/11 reply
 
poor chapel!
11/5/11 reply
I know, poor her!
11/5/11 reply
well at least she can get it over with soon
11/6/11 reply
Yeah.
11/14/11 reply
 
Ha, I got five teeth removed and got my braces on the same day.
Needless to say, that was a painful experience.
11/5/11 reply
Jeez, that's pretty awful! Hopefully you were at least doped up on painkillers....
11/5/11 reply
 
I love this cartoon Emma! I am also missing a tooth AND I also read that same book! Keep drawing!
11/5/11 reply
Thanks for reading & commenting! It's nice to know there are others out there with missing teeth, and "Smile" is great, isn't it?
11/5/11 reply
Yes, smile is great.
11/5/11 reply
yes, yes it is.
11/5/11 reply
I love how my readers like the same books as I do! :)
11/6/11 reply
I know right?!?!?
11/9/11 reply
who knows anything about a face mask?
great strip, emma!
11/13/11 reply
A face mask? Huh? Anyway, thank you!
11/14/11 reply
i think it has these bands that pull your front teeth forward and u have 2 wear it reading, typing, watching TV!!! UGH!!! also, you're welcome.
11/14/11 reply
Oh, those bands. Some of my friends have them, but I didn't.
11/14/11 reply
what do they say about them? is it painful? ugly? are you good at biting apples, btw? like, when you bite them, is it a perfect little oval?
11/14/11 reply
My best friend said they were really painful at first, but then they got better! And they're not that noticeable. With regard to apples...um, I guess I eat them sliced more than I bite them! I actually don't eat apples very often, so I'm not sure, sorry!
11/14/11 reply
it's fine...oh, thanks 4 the information on the face mask. :D
11/15/11 reply
No problem!
11/15/11 reply
do you live in a city?
11/15/11 reply
 
Im HO-OME! Man, what a great day! No homework, aced my chem test, AND I finally got SMILE from the library! SMILE: a story of . . . dental drama? Im sure glad I dont have braces – CHAPEL! Weve gotta rush to the dentists office NOW to talk about braces! I forgot to tell you! 2 hours later. . . How lucky is it that the surgeon can fit you in to get your molars pulled tomorrow, huh? And then we can start planning your braces! This is all your fault, SMILE.
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