Saturday, December 18, 2010

Asher's teeth...years of progress

Baseball injury July '08
Asher has all his baby teeth including an extra one

Sept '08
goodies from Holland...last picture we have with
Asher having all his teeth
Nov '08
missing (R) central incisor
Nov '09
still missing same incisor and left and right cuspid
and left lateral finally coming down but not really noticeable beside
that HUGE central!
May '10- very nice progress already
braces and left lateral down nicely proportioned to the central
(thank you orthodontist)
June '10
surgery to open his gum, attach a bracket and chain to his central incisor, and extract 2 extra teeth. He handled the surgery quite well. His central incisor was way up high, almost in his nasal cavity, and projecting straight out. So surgery was our only option. The orthodontist later attached the chain to a bracket and gradually started pulling his tooth down. His monthly visits were very painful.

Sept '10
tooth coming down

Dec '10
tooth down and lined up properly!

It's been a journey. It's been a long time since we've seen Asher with 2 front teeth! We really can't believe how different he looks now. It's amazing what all the payments have done!! He's always had his dimples...what a cutie pie!