AARRGGHHH

[mztasia]

Today I had to take Kidling M for her orthodontist evaluation. It has been a forgone conclusion that she was going to need braces and that we were going to have to have a couple of teeth extracted. The appointment was scheduled for the traditional 45 minute consultation complete with a panoramic xray of her mouth. 2 1/2 hours later, and three

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[chrisyub]

oh sister. let's talk braces, shall we?

UMHB had them forever, even going through that whole palate expansion torture, only to 'lose' her retainers forever, without telling anyone, leaving it all for nought.

The Senior's poor little teeth were so bad that her phase I braces went on when she was in 4th grade. She had a brief respite between phases and was braces-free for junior high, only to start phase II when she started high school. Phase II has included a particularly torturous device called a Herbst Appliance. Google it and hope your Kidling doesn't ever need one. Let's just say it is hydraulics that keep constant pressure on the bottom/top jaw...like headgear 24/7. She needed this because her bottom jaw was so much smaller than her top.

Did I mention that she still has braces? I am beginning to think she will go to college with them, though she swears if they don't come off before then, she's taking them off herself before she leaves.

I'm pretty sure we have put at least 3 of Dr. Stewart's kids through college at this point.

[mztasia]

Yeah we know Kidling L is going to have to have braces too with the palate expanders, headgear etc. But we cant get them until we get 16 years of dental neglect (we didnt get custody/guardianship of her until she was 16, she is actually our foster daughter)is taken care of (worst case of periodontal disease I have seen in a long time. several sessions of debridment and scaling before we can do any fillings and extractions that need to be done before the braces can be done).

And Kidling D needs braces too but her's wont involve extractions and all that mess. Thankfully!