The first week of August, it was Canyon's turn to put on braces. He is a little luckier than Bladen this time around because he gets to use Invisalign instead of metal bracket braces. This is just phase 1 of braces for him. The purpose of this phase is to bring down his top front teeth that are growing out rather than down. If he were to have an accident & hit or land on his face, he has a bigger chance of breaking his jaw because of the direction his teeth are growing. Since Canyon is my known accident prone kiddo, we figured we'd play it safe & bring those teeth into proper position now to avoid problems in the future.
The Invisalign are great. They are clear so you don't see them & you can take them out when you eat so you're not restricted on anything like candy, chips, nuts, etc. Each week, he throws away his current set of retainers & puts on the next one (they are numbered so we know what number we are on). They are REALLY tight that first day & he says they hurt a little bit, but then his teeth move into position & he's great the rest of the week until it's time to put the next new one on.
He's very excited to see what these do for his teeth. He's been SO good & SO responsible so far with his braces. He takes very good care of them & of his teeth. His smile has always brought me joy so I'm glad it is now bringing him joy too.
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