Zoe's overbite will soon be a thing of the past.
In a mere 18-20 months -- and several thousand dollars of payments later -- she will be the proud owner of a beautiful set of straight choppers, courtesy of the fine folks at Carmel Orthodontics.
We went for "installation" yesterday morning. There was two weeks worth of pent up anxiety and fear and dread brewing in my short co-hort, and as she plopped down in the orthodontist's chair to begin her transformation, the big, fat, wet tears finally fell.
It's scary stuff for an 11-year-old girl nearing puberty to think about a 20-month commitment like braces. But she eventually dried her eyes and settled in for the two hours it took for bracket fitting.
She even let me document the process by taking some photos that, a year or so from now, I'm sure she'll regret having posed for. But nonetheless, here they are.
Before:
In a mere 18-20 months -- and several thousand dollars of payments later -- she will be the proud owner of a beautiful set of straight choppers, courtesy of the fine folks at Carmel Orthodontics.
We went for "installation" yesterday morning. There was two weeks worth of pent up anxiety and fear and dread brewing in my short co-hort, and as she plopped down in the orthodontist's chair to begin her transformation, the big, fat, wet tears finally fell.
It's scary stuff for an 11-year-old girl nearing puberty to think about a 20-month commitment like braces. But she eventually dried her eyes and settled in for the two hours it took for bracket fitting.
She even let me document the process by taking some photos that, a year or so from now, I'm sure she'll regret having posed for. But nonetheless, here they are.
Before:
During:
After:
I think they look beautiful.
Braces have come a long way. No fun colors when I had mine. She looks great!
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