Both my daughters have had the unfortunate need for braces on their teeth. The first had them for about 6 years, the palate expander, the head gear, elastics everything. And now a beautiful smile. It was before but you know what I mean. The youngest just got hers off today. She only needed them for about 18 months, no head gear or elastics, she just needed a bit of straightening. Another beautiful smile.
Being biased of course I think my daughters are beautiful anyway.... inside and out. I know I have written otherwise about them but despite them being teens they are good kids and I have a lot to be thankful for. They are both talented and now stunning with their beautiful smiles. It may sound shallow but I think a nice smile is very important and nice teeth are essential. I am not necessarily saying go to extreme measures but something like braces are simple enough, except for the extractions the older one needed that was barbaric, but over all braces are simple enough.
The hard part for some, I am sure, is paying for it. I am lucky enough to have the flex pay plan at work and they match some of the money, and my dental also took care of some of it as well. But the final bill everything together for both girls was around $10k. They will not be playing any contact sports. :-) I think it is money well spent.
I hope the battle to wear the retainer is minimal, she only needs to wear it at night so it shouldn't interfere with her social life.
The orthodontist, is a nice guy, and very busy. He just opened his third office and be looking for one near you. He is going to need it, he is having his 9th, yes 9th child on Monday. They are cute blonds and out of 9 only 2 are boys. He just laughs about it, what else is there to do. The new baby will be a girl as well. I see long days in the office for this "poor" guy, paying for prom dresses and wedding dresses. Good luck Dr. It has been fun... and thanks for the beautiful smiles.
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