Round Two

Today I will take Gracie to the orthodontist to have impressions made.  She is going to have an expander placed in her mouth in a few weeks-similar to what her sister had before her braces.  It sounds like Gracie's will have more to hers though, including some springs in the back of her mouth.   I hate that she has to go through this, but the orthodontist actually talked directly to her and gave her the choice of the expander or headgear, and she chose the expander.  I like the orthodontist a lot.  It is not the same one our dentist here recommnded.  We went to him first and I did not have a good feeling when we met with him.  He wanted Gracie to have two teeth pulled and he never talked directly to her, only to me.  The office was cramped with lots of chairs close to each other.  I was glad I followed my mother's intuition and got a second opinion.

Gracie is nervous about having the impressions made.  She watched Ellie go through it and it made a lasting impression on her.  Get it??  Ellie survived, but didn't enjoy it.  I'm sure it will be the same for Gracie today.   She's mostly looking forward to getting lunch out with Mom before going back to school.

Comments

[Katherine]

Ugh, I feel your pain. Emily went through an expander WITH headgear, and now has braces AND headgear. She gets two nights off per week. Jason is all done, just has retainers fixed inside top and bottom. May it all work swiftly and excellently for Gracie.