Orthodontist

The day after our spring break getaway I had to take the boys to the orthodontist to get some hardware put in their mouth – OUCH!! Stephon got a retainer for now. It’s glued in so he doesn’t have to worry about taking it in & out. He’s still got 2 more teeth to lose before they will put his braces on. This retainer is just holding the space he has so there is no more movement than need be. We go back in June to check his progress.

Ashton on the other hand got a mouth full!! He got a turn-key contraption on the top with 3 pieces of acrylic holding 3 teeth on each side. The acrylic is covering his teeth. Makes it very difficult for him to chew! It’s like having rubber on 6 of your top teeth – you have to either use the front 4 to chew or the few he has uncovered. He was already VERY slow to eat before and this has only magnified it!! UGH!! On the bottom he has a wire that is glued in. Both of these pieces are put in to expand his mouth. Once they get the jaw to the width they need them to be to fit all his teeth in then they’ll take them out and put braces on. Hopefully if everything moves like it’s supposed to then he’ll only wear the stuff he has now for 6 months. He’s done very good brushing his teeth 2 – 3 times a day (he has a toothbrush and toothpaste at school for after lunch) and using fluoride every night and then giving me the tool to turn his key. He hasn’t complained one time. I will say this…….he was 63 lbs for an entire year. He was up to 64 lbs the week before he got his mouth pieces on and it was a celebration in our house!! Last week he was down to 62 lbs but last night he was back to 63 lbs so thankfully he’s not losing too much weight!!! He doesn’t eat much but he’s been drinking Ensure shakes to get his proteins and vitamins! One month down and 5 more to go!!