OT: Big day for shorty!!

[snapdragen]

Chewing gum... aaahhhhhh I loved being able to do that again!!!!

I haven't been able to chew gum since I had braces a zillion years ago.

Oops, forgot to add Congrats to shorty!

[Running Mommy]

Tell her I said CONGRATS!
That's interesting though that she's only 10 and is already getting them off. My son will be nine on Monday and the dentist said we are still a few years away from the braces discussion... hmmm...
But yeah, I bet she's STOKED! Cool on her!!

[maillotpois]

Tell her I said CONGRATS!
That's interesting though that she's only 10 and is already getting them off. My son will be nine on Monday and the dentist said we are still a few years away from the braces discussion... hmmm...
But yeah, I bet she's STOKED! Cool on her!!

Her teeth literally overlapped in front on top, so she needed the early intervention. She may need a second round of braces when more of her permanent teeth come in. But all of the front permanents are straight now! There are like 2 rounds of braces now for kids, so your son probably falls into the luckier category of being able to wait til he's got more of his permanent teeth in.

[RoadRaven]

Fab that she has them off... like Running Mommy child, my son was much older before he even got them on - all his baby teeth had to be gone before he could have braces.

Nearly two years later and he was free of them - a year and a bit later, he still wears the retainer at night, but he remembers that himself... he's 17 this August.

I think it must be a wonderful feeling to be rid of them - I know its a great feeling to not have to be taking him for all those check-ups...