Matthew has been going to the orthodontist for x-rays and such about once a year for the past 5 years, ever since his dentist noticed a cross bite on some of his back teeth. They kept an eye on things, but said he didn’t need any immediate treatment. When we went in last summer, they said he needed his last two baby teeth (upper canines) extracted, since they weren’t budging, and the adult teeth were trying to come in in front of them. So we had his dentist do that, gave those teeth some time to start coming in, and then took him back in to the ortho today. Now that all his baby teeth are gone, and things are settling in, they gave us the news that he will be ready to start braces in about 6 months, and presented us with a statement of what it will cost and our payment options. {gulp} It’s nice to have the info up front, and it gives us a chance to brace ourselves for the impact to our bank account. ;)
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