Austen Gets His Braces Off

Austen has something to smile about these days. His braces finally came off last week after 2.5 years and he can eat corn on the cob without having to cut it off the cob! 

He definitely was counting down the months and then the days until getting them off and was noticing all the other people who got their braces off this year and had really nice teeth. His was a longer road than probably most as he was missing a tooth and instead of doing an implant needed to push some teeth forward and do some reshaping. Peyton has the same issue but will need an implant (because girls' face shape are not as forgiving for a canine substitution). She will actually be going to a different ortho for her braces as we consulted four until we were happy with a suitable plan for a teenager until she can get her implant in her 20s. 

Anyway, Austen was happy. His teeth look good. One down, two more kids in braces to go! 

Before

After