Train tracks

I thought we were going for a consultation on his mildly crooked teeth.  Didn't think I'd be leaving with a bill for the downpayment on a car.   But it is what it is.

I was more concerned with him getting cuts on the inside of his mouth from the hardware.  But they have new stuff that is less prone for that sort of occurrence.  We were going to go for that but the scanner that is used to map his mouth was acting flakey so we just went with the standard metal James Bond JAWS villain type.

His teeth are mildly crooked.  Mostly the bottom front.  The top goes on first.  His mouth was a bit achey for 2 days and he took some advil or tylenol.  Then it was okay.    I didn't realize that the wire changes from smaller to bigger as they need to be stiffer as time goes on.  They basically glue the mounts on to his teeth and set the wire in that.  Takes about 90mins for everything and out the door.  Well that's what I set on my Green-P app for parking.  So it was less than that for the actual procedure.

He goes in end of Sept for the bottom.   At least adjustments are free.  But replacement for parts are not.  It's like a repair schedule at a car dealership.

Many of Kieran's friends have braces.  I guess this is the age since they are growing so much that everyone seems to have it and it's not a big deal.  At least for boys.  They all have it and food stuck to their braces and spitting out food everywhere is the norm.  Luckily for boys, they find this stuff humorous.  And less self deprecating. It's less so for girls, i would think.  So Kieran didn't care what we got him for braces.  He was okay with the less expensive version.

We did get a handy waterpik type cleaner to help him with the maintenance of the braces.  I got it off Amazon for $30 bucks so we all use it.  Beats flossing.  Except water goes everywhere.  Feels like i should use it in the shower.