tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post2725699855512129985..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Braces? Ya Think?Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-15370989477015771612012-04-02T13:46:10.857+01:002012-04-02T13:46:10.857+01:00Ha ha ha. That's funny. (Not really, I feel yo...Ha ha ha. That's funny. (Not really, I feel your pain.) Yes, you could have heard me jumping for joy when told that the eldest would only need a retainer instead of braces. Literally the difference between hundreds of dollars versus thousands. <br />leemikcee - no way? I was kidding! Gosh, I hope it doesn't get to that, he's very dramatic and we'd never hear the end of it!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-2477385728940766422012-04-02T07:10:43.185+01:002012-04-02T07:10:43.185+01:00I can remember my bemusement when after our first ...I can remember my bemusement when after our first visit to the paediatric orthodontist in America, the orthodontist sent me a Happy Mother's Day card. Little did I realise I was going to be linked by credit card and three monthly visits to orthodontists in both the US and Australia for the next ten years with a set of braces about to go on DQ no.3 ensuring the relationship continues unbroken.Just Another Day in Sydneyhttp://catrionaling.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42177308459963564602012-04-02T03:40:55.773+01:002012-04-02T03:40:55.773+01:00As scary and weird as it sounds, there is actually...As scary and weird as it sounds, there is actually a process for gently tugging a reluctant tooth out of the gum into position. My daughter had it done as part of her orthodontic work. And yes, it involved chains (albeit teeny ones).<br /><br />I had braces in college (I paid for them). One of the best things I've ever done for myself.leemikceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556230429959451810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-2859533679618686802012-04-01T20:25:49.308+01:002012-04-01T20:25:49.308+01:00My son's 15 and has an upper canine tooth that...My son's 15 and has an upper canine tooth that's only halfway down - for ages we were worried that there wasn't actually one in there! The braces discussion is still ongoing - his teeth are pretty good but not perfect. Which is also true of mine, and I wish I'd had braces.<br /><br />At least in the States, pretty much everyone has them so it's seen as pretty normal.Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-87519328127798148612012-03-30T19:45:47.441+01:002012-03-30T19:45:47.441+01:00Hes gorgeous. Lovely cheeky look.
Wish there were ...Hes gorgeous. Lovely cheeky look.<br />Wish there were such things as orthodontists when I was a child.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-15579156877027753742012-03-30T17:25:07.825+01:002012-03-30T17:25:07.825+01:00Aw bless him... thank god for orthodontists...at l...Aw bless him... thank god for orthodontists...at least they'll straighten the wayward ones out..my son's got a few that are trying to make a break for freedom so he'll be in traintracks next week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com