August 2015:
I had put off Zekers getting braces as long as I could. When the top teeth came in so high I knew it was time, regardless of how young he was.
October 2015:
Phase One commenced
An expander on top and bottom
Expanders in place, but you can't tell just by looking.
November 2015:
Braces on top
Viola!
This boy was an absolute champ. Very rarely did he ever complain about them hurting after being put on, or adjusted every 6 weeks, or what he could't eat.
December 2015:
braces round 2
The patient patient.
We were very curious observers.
Finally those top teeth came down enough to put brackets on. Bryan (our orthodontist) told us it would be a matter of days for those two teeth to move down.
Daggum if he wasn't right!
January 2016
March 2016:
bottom braces
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016
July 2016:
the dreaded head gear :/
Once again, Zeke was a rock star. He wore this faithfully every night without (much) complaining. That's a whole lot of hardware in his mouth--top and bottom braces, expander and head gear.
August 2016
October 2016
December 2016
January 2017:
Removal day!
That expander on the roof of his mouth is about to come out, too.
If you look closely you can see the 'permanent' retainer behind his teeth.
Look at that gorgeous smile!
That expander on the roof of his mouth is about to come out, too.
Phase One complete
While waiting for his nighttime retainer to be made we celebrated by going out for pizza since he is finally able to eat the crust again. We also had chocolate drizzled popcorn when we got home. I think popcorn is what he missed eating the most.
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