Marissa Gets her Braces OFF

Tuesday was a super fantastic morning for Marissa.  Today she - after waiting a few months - gets her braces off.  She's had them on since May of her 8th grade year.  FINALLY!!!

Her appointment was at 8:45 am so that she didn't miss seminary, but could start school missing as little as possible. 

She is so happy!

She had to go back at 2:00 pm to be fitted for her retainer.

She's so happy!!!!

Marissa's Tooth Repair

Tuesday:  On Tuesday Betsy had to pick up Marissa from school at 11:30 to be at the Orthodontist by 11:45 to have her wires and brackets removed so the dentist could do some tooth construction.

At 12:10 Marissa had to be at the dentist.  Luckily the dentist is just down the road from the Orthodontist.  Marissa has a tooth called a "peg lateral".  The lateral tooth came in 1/2 the size it was supposed to, probably because the canine tooth next to it was resting on it's roots, shorting out it's development.  Today Marissa had to have a veneer / tooth construction done to build up that tooth to a natural tooth size.  Luckily it wasn't painful and really didn't take too long.  She was able to return to school around 1:30.  The bad news was that the Orthodontist office is closed from 1 - 2:00 for lunch so Marissa couldn't get her wires or brackets put back on today.  She said her mouth felt so funny.

Wednesday:  Today I took Marissa back to the Orthodontist.  It was at 2:00 so that she wouldn't miss AP Euro (lunch times were already taken).  She wasn't happy with the time because she had an Algebra exam at that time.  UGH!  I can't win.  The appointment took about an hour.  She was back for the last 25 minutes of school - back for track practice.

This should be her last month in braces!  She is so excited!

Marissa has braces

For the longest time Marissa has wanted braces.  I guess because all the other kids at school have them.  Well, Devon started in braces a few months back (February).  We were happy with his orthodontist, Michelle Mitchell of Mitchell Ortho so we had Marissa come in for an evaluation.  We were so blessed that Jessica never needed braces, but have know FOREVER that Marissa would need them.  Ironically, yes she needed them to straighten her teeth, but she had a much more serious condition that we would not have know about had we not taken her in and had the panoramic x-ray.  

The orthodontist found that her canine tooth came in sideways - missing the baby canine completely.  She now needs to have the permanent canine brought down - every so gently - and the baby canine removed.  The moving of the roots are the scary thing.  In a few months Marissa will go in for oral surgery.

We are so grateful to have learned about her condition so we can help her mouth stay healthy.  She is so excited to have braces.