Yes, the moment we knew was inevitable . . . Daniel got braces! He was a little nervous going in, and asked a lot of questions about what it feels like. I told him what I could remember, but it is all different now--much faster, no bands around the molars, getting to watch a movie during the process, picking your colors (blue and gold for him (mom vetoed the pink and black idea) I think I had little wires wrapped around my brackets!), and virtually no pain until later that night. : ) Poor kid--he got one rubber band that went around his front two teeth to pull them together, and we saw results that night! That means one big dose of Advil, one sore mouth, and high hopes to get them off this May.
Hmmmm, that last one might not work, buddy.
Some documentation of the process:
Hmmmm, that last one might not work, buddy.
Some documentation of the process:
The black stuff you see here cleans the teeth off, even the tiny pores. Then they dry the teeth and are ready for gluing! Gotta love the contraption that keeps the mouth open, the tongue out of the way, and the saliva sucked out . . . not to mention the cool glasses that keep any splashing away from those gorgeous eyes!
gluing the brackets on:
(note the "seriously, mom? how many pictures are you going to take?" face)
all done! You can see the blue tie here on the front teeth--and the tiny gap that was closed by dinner!
admiring oneself . . .
learning how to put in the elastics
ready to go home! ("that wasn't so bad, mom")
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