We knew it was coming. For years we have known it was the inevitable choice. Crowded teeth, cross bites, deep bites, overbites......they had it all. So on a chilly January morning....we made our way to the orthodontist in preparation of what was to come. Of course, being prepared to cover it all financially, I'm not sure there is ever a good way to do that. It's pretty shocking! We have been blessed with relatively healthy children so our health care spending account has had some time to build up a balance. That we wiped in one fell swoop.
To the tune of nearly $8600 once the sibling discount and paying in full discount had been applied, our boys are the proud owners of tinsel teeth for 18-24 months! The good thing is we love our orthodontist, the staff, and the office is close to home!
Gregory is pretty anti-photo these days, so Jacob was my smiling subject for the event. Before:
During (he's not going to be very happy about this one, but it's for posterity! Yes, strictly for posterity!) That gadget was pretty funny.......
And these days, they have a palette of colors to choose from when it comes to the elastics around the brackets. I think the only choice I got was boring old gray!
After: What? What's that flash of ivory and silver? Oh, it's just a forced smile from Gregory.
The even better news is that after only 4 plus months in braces, Jacob has already moved out of cross bite and perhaps shaved a few months of his sentence! It's the small things we rejoice in!
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