In June, Benton had an expander placed in his mouth to help correct his moderate cross bite (phase 1 of the whole correction process). He was a very good sport about the whole ordeal. He abruptly wasn't allowed to eat any chewy foods and had to follow the same rules as for braces. He really missed gum and chewy treats. He did love his orthodontist and playing video games at his appointments :) But now celebrate! The cross bite is gone and now we wait a few more years for the braces to come on. Enjoy gum, carmels and taffy while you can Benton this "freedom" won't last long :)
L.I.F.E.
12 years ago
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Rachel got braces this summer and has been missing all those foods as well...not to mention chewing ice, eating chips, pretzles...really there's not much left for a pre-teen. She broke a bracket off and is now even more careful than before.
Enjoy the break.
Those expander's are a pain! Tatum had one ..it will be worth it though. She has had her braces on 21/2 years and gets them off next month! I dont know who is more excited me or her!! Yippee no more payments
Cole just had a spacer put on because he had a decayed baby tooth extracted and they put it on to prevent the teeth growing close together until the permanent one comes in which is in two more years. It's kind of like a retainer glued in so he can no longer eat chewy candy either. He is bummed and it will probably be like that for 2 years and then we have been told that he will probably need braces at some point too. No fun!
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