Today was the day for Ali! She now has a mouthful of braces!
Here's the before pic:
And here's the after pic:
Isn't she cute? I'm surprised at how good they look!
She did a great job! So far, I'm very impressed with our orthodontist's office. They were very kind and very thorough. She only has brackets on her front 4 teeth, top and bottom. She is expected to have those for about a year, then she'll wear retainers until she loses all of her baby teeth. After that she'll do one more year of braces, followed by more retainers.
She isn't hurting yet, but I remember the pain . . . vividly! We're headed to the store for a supply of soft foods and Motrin to get her through the next week.

1 comment:
she does look cute!
i, too, vividly remember the pain of braces. to this day i frequently have dreams that my retainer is stuck to the roof of my mouth!
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