We went to the dentist this morning for the bi-yearly cleaning and check-ups. I have finally learned my lesson about taking all four of your kids at the same time (only took me like 4 years). They actually did pretty well - it was just me who was tired at the end from keeping everyone in line! LOL
Anyway, Michael and Nicholas already have a consultation with an orthodontist set for mid-August. Michael has some severe crowding going on, and absolutely NO room left for all of his adult teeth to come in. He loses his teeth late, so he is behind in the # of adult teeth in, and there's not a millimeter left in there for more. He will probably have to have a couple of teeth pulled soon (that was the dentist's prediction). Luckily, our Stake President is an oral surgeon, so maybe he will be nice and let us make payments for eternity...cuz Michael isn't the only one who will need surgery. Michael will also need a palate expander and braces at some point, and we'll find out more from the orthodontist as to when that will all happen.
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Nicholas has overcrowding in his mouth as well, especially on the bottom. He also has one incisor that has been trying to come in for over a year and a half, but it can't descend at all. So he may very well have to have a tooth pulled and have the incisor pulled down...and then the braces, eventually.
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Emily had her first panoramic x-ray done today. The dental assistant took one look at it, and turned to me and said "Oh, no...". She'd already been through the boys' "good news" with me. It appears that Emily never even grew adult incisors (upper), on either side. They just aren't there. She has canines, but no incisors. So, the dentist explained that it could go a couple of ways - when her canines come in, if they are close enough to the front teeth, they can reshape them to look more like incisors. If they come in with too much space around them, they will make her a retainer with two teeth attached that she will wear until the rest of her adult teeth come in. Once she's got all of her teeth, they will put in implants. This would be in addition to straightening everything else with braces first - it looks pretty certain that she will need them also, as her palate is really narrow like the boys.
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So here's the deal. We will NEVER be able to afford all of that, so we thought that we will just auction off the kids to the highest bidder, and take the proceeds and get nice porcelain veneers for ourselves!
Starting the bidding at $1.00...............any takers?
Cash donations will also be accepted, and you can drop off checks at any local Wells Fargo - just ask for the "We's Po" fund.
Haven't we paid our dues (and enough of the medical community) with our ears and throat stuff? Gimme a break!
Ok, done ranting.....off to sell my soul to the devil!LOL
2 comments:
I'll give you $1.00 for each kid - but you have to take Jonathan. And his birds.
Allison C. in our ward has the same problem Emily has with her teeth. Natalie told me - I never noticed. You should talk to her. I think they made her canines look like incisors. She has a nice smile.
You are so funny, really. I love reading your blog!
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