Yes, that is correct! Adriana is already going to see a orthodontist. We went a couple of months ago because she keeps using her tongue to push her front teeth out. The dentist gave her some exercises to help her and although it did help it from getting worse, it wasn't enough to make it better. If she continues then her teeth will be so far out that she will no longer be able to eat correctly. So we had two options. The first is to get a tongue crib which will prevent her tongue from pushing forward anymore. The second option would be to wait and see how it does and maybe have to get a first round of braces. The first option is only costing me $400, however, the second option would cost me in the thousands if she needed braces. She will already have to have braces when she is older so I decided to do the tongue crib so we won't have to do two phases of braces.
Anyway, here she is getting pictures done and getting ready to start the process....
As painful as it looks, she was actually trying to laugh in the picture. She was a trooper and the ortho office was great and had someone sit down and explain everything to Adriana about what was going to happen. The next part won't be until the end of January so I will update with new pictures when we get it done.









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