When my mom was visiting us at the end of May, she mentioned that Lily might need to see an orthodontist. Since my mom's a dental hygienist, I decided to take that advice seriously and we had Lily go in for an assessment. It turns out that her upper bite is too narrow, and that she has a slight under bite.
We opted for early treatment to hopefully prevent any major problems down the road. Lily got outfitted with a rapid palatal expander a little over a month ago, and is getting ready to start wearing her reverse-pull headgear.
She has been great about everything so far, even though parts of it has been really tough and painful. Some of the biggest changes we've noticed have involved her eating habits. Lily has been great about not eating those things which she knows she shouldn't, like popcorn, gum, certain candies, but we have also noticed that it is just much harder for her to eat now! It takes her so much longer and she eats far less than she used to. I think my favorite change, however, is in the way she talks. Lily now has a cute little lisp, and when she gets talking really fast it becomes rather difficult to even understand her! But we love it and it is cute to watch her experience this
Let's just hope this does the trick and gets everything on the right track for her
Good spaces--making progress!
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I hope it works out! I think it is much easier to get these problems fixed early! Not that I am bitter about it:)
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