Today Evyn and Amber had a trip to the orthodontist in Tacoma. Evyn was having a follow up and had pictures taken. He's been really slow in losing his baby teeth. Looks like his dental work is put off for yet another year until his baby teeth fall out and his secondary teeth come in ... so summer 2011. Looks like he'll be getting a
Herbst appliance like Ian.
Amber was in the chair a while today.
They upgraded her wire and added two tubes (for the wires to pass through) and four springs. Her one top tooth still hasn't erupted enough for them to put a bracket on it yet. Doctor
Yorek also talked about removing her bottom expander, but is leaving it until her July visit.
The technician had trouble getting the wire through the new tubes and found out the cement used to put them on her teeth covered a part of the hole. She had to grind some of the cement away. Also, there were problems getting the wires placed in the far back portions in the last brackets/holes. Seems they were plugged, too. Dr.
Yorek performed some of his magic and got the holes opened in the back an the technician finished up the work. Because Amber's mouth is so small, she had to "screw" on the springs rather than insert the wires through the springs and then the wire into the holes where they belonged. We were there much longer than expected, 10:30 until after 12.
Today Evyn and Amber had a trip to the orthodontist in Tacoma. Evyn was having a follow up and had pictures taken. He's been really slow in losing his baby teeth. Looks like his dental work is put off for yet another year until his baby teeth fall out and his secondary teeth come in ... so summer 2011. Looks like he'll be getting a Herbst appliance like Ian.
Amber was in the chair a while today.
They upgraded her wire and added two tubes (for the wires to pass through) and four springs. Her one top tooth still hasn't erupted enough for them to put a bracket on it yet. Doctor Yorek also talked about removing her bottom expander, but is leaving it until her July visit.
The technician had trouble getting the wire through the new tubes and found out the cement used to put them on her teeth covered a part of the hole. She had to grind some of the cement away. Also, there were problems getting the wires placed in the far back portions in the last brackets/holes. Seems they were plugged, too. Dr. Yorek performed some of his magic and got the holes opened in the back an the technician finished up the work. Because Amber's mouth is so small, she had to "screw" on the springs rather than insert the wires through the springs and then the wire into the holes where they belonged. We were there much longer than expected, 10:30 until after 12.
Oy vey! Graphic photos! Makes my orthodonture seems like a cakewalk by comparison! My hat off to the kids for taking it all so well!
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