braces

It finally happened.

For a few years, Maddux's dentist had been hinting that once she lost all of her baby teeth, we would likely be referred to an orthodontist. When the last tooth proved to be stubborn, the dentist pulled it and sent us along.

While Maddux wasn't excited about it, she had been aware it was a likely possibility. And once the dentist indicated that her treatment would last 18months, she did some quick math and told us that we needed to put them on NOW so that she could have them removed the summer before she starts high school.

The process took about two hours, and it was relatively painless (according to Maddux). She has 'bumpers' on the back teeth to prevent her from closing her jaw all of the way (thus knocking the front bottom brackets off), but those should come off when she goes for her next appointment. She will likely have bands to help with an overbite, but the process should be straight forward and Maddux is on schedule to have her mouth metal-free for high school.