"Metal Mouth" has moved in
When the dentist told me it was time to take Jackson in to
the orthodontist to have things checked out I was a bit caught off guard.
In my day, (I sound like I am old stating it that way) you
waited until you had all of your permanent teeth and then went through the pain
and astigmatism of having braces for years.
I was told that this isn’t the way it is done today. They like to take a preventative approach now
and start early.
I can understand this.
It makes sense that you would want to try to do the least invasive
procedures and start with correcting the foundation before correcting the
appearance. We are hopeful that by
putting in an expander now Jackson’s jaw will be widened allowing for his teeth
to go in the correct positions and eliminating the need for braces later
on. That would be nice for him and for
the pocket book!
At any rate, we have gone into the office four times. The first time Jackson had a brief exam and
we saw a slide show explaining what the plan would be. We were then ushered into a room with the
lady who handles the bills. The cost and
payment plan was discussed and we signed up!
The next three visits consisted of pictures, x-rays, molds,
spacers, and finally the actual device.
I think Jackson is happy you can’t see it, but I know it is going to be
annoying when he has to eat and clean it!
We were given a water pick to clean it.
I can predict who is going to want to have their hands on that right
away and the mess that will follow!
Now for the next three weeks I have to put a teeny tiny
little pin in the device in the roof of Jackson’s mouth and turn it twice a
day! This is going to take
discipline! I will have to remember to
turn it and will have to capture a busy 9 year old to do it! Oh joy!!
Because we don’t have enough going on in our home right now! At least we only have to do it for three
weeks! If all looks good we will just
keep the expander in for another 3 months to keep the teeth in the right
position. From there who knows….. It almost seems as if we have signed over his
mouth for the next 5-6 years to do with what they want! Good bye sandy beach vacation – Hello sore
mouthed pre-teen! An even trade if I
ever heard of one!
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