It all started with a referral a year ago from the dentist. He thought Brady might have a bit of a crossbite and thought we might end up with a palate expander. Well, that certainly would have been too easy!
The first orthodontist recommended multiple procedures, including two oral surgeries requiring general anesthesia. The second orthodontist recommended doing nothing, with a wait-and-see approach. As tempting as that was, it still didn't sound right. The third guy finally addressed some of the overarching history and, in partnership with an oral surgeon, recommended immediate removal of EIGHT teeth and then seeing where we are in a few months.
That was just before Christmas, and no one was very excited about Brady being on a soft foods diet during the holidays. At his request, we waited until after his birthday and finally scheduled the procedure for mid-January. Brady was a great patient. I think he secretly enjoyed a chance to be home from school for three days with nothing to do but work on Rainbow Loom bracelets and watch Harry Potter. I think the EIGHT gold dollars and a $5 spot from the Tooth Fairy helped ease the pain too.
He did have a bit of a setback 5 days after the surgery, when we let the pain get ahead of us. We made a Sunday night run to the doctors office for two Novocain injections and stronger meds. Thankfully, Monday was already a school holiday and Tuesday and Wednesday wound up being snow days. He was fully recovered and ready to get back to school a week and a day after the surgery.
The first orthodontist recommended multiple procedures, including two oral surgeries requiring general anesthesia. The second orthodontist recommended doing nothing, with a wait-and-see approach. As tempting as that was, it still didn't sound right. The third guy finally addressed some of the overarching history and, in partnership with an oral surgeon, recommended immediate removal of EIGHT teeth and then seeing where we are in a few months.
That was just before Christmas, and no one was very excited about Brady being on a soft foods diet during the holidays. At his request, we waited until after his birthday and finally scheduled the procedure for mid-January. Brady was a great patient. I think he secretly enjoyed a chance to be home from school for three days with nothing to do but work on Rainbow Loom bracelets and watch Harry Potter. I think the EIGHT gold dollars and a $5 spot from the Tooth Fairy helped ease the pain too.
He did have a bit of a setback 5 days after the surgery, when we let the pain get ahead of us. We made a Sunday night run to the doctors office for two Novocain injections and stronger meds. Thankfully, Monday was already a school holiday and Tuesday and Wednesday wound up being snow days. He was fully recovered and ready to get back to school a week and a day after the surgery.
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