[tri-med] Re: orthodontics

i have two kids that had braces and i'm with you kaen i told and told aaron 
to brush his teeth. and at first he did very well. but just before he got 
them off he got 3 . and after paying 5000.00 for his braces. i can say this 
yes he has a nice smaile but did he take care of them after NO. he went in 
wed and came back with 5. ashleigh did take care of her teeth and it was 
the best money i spent on her. rj is next for braces and i'm still thinking 
about clear ones for taylor. my insurnce pays the first 1000,.00. so i'm 
thinking i will but he HATES to go to the denists. kicks and bits so i'm 
going to wait and see on him. gina son taylor triosmy 8 mosaic p.s to this 
daY aaron still hears me say brush your teeth please.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 7:13 PM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: orthodontics



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M H MC*CORMICK"
>>  She said, "I think kids with special needs deserve to have nice teeth,
>> nice smiles, too."

I agree with this as well. In fact I would venture to go so far as to say
its more important.

People react to what they see, especially first impressions. Often its not
even conscious. I think that its this that makes it important for them to
have nice teeth.

Stop and think about how you see people and what your reaction is to people
who have discolured teeth, gaps etc. Its unconscious but we do react.

The other reason is to correct bite. Orthodontics is going to help Alex be
able to chew. Anything that will help that is a plus in my book!!

So the master will be getting the orthodontics done, and I know he will
whine greatly about it. But sometimes we all have to do things we don't like
for the long term gains. One day he wont be cute and those physical
impressions will be important, whether we like it or not. It may make the
difference between people wanting to spend time with him or them avoiding
him.

As for not being able to take care of their teeth well enough with braces -
phooey. Anyone who has typical kids of teen and pre teen age will tell you
its almost impossible to make sure they brush and brush properly, with or
without braces. Our kids will probably get better brushing than they do
believe me, even if they fight us.

I remember when my daughter had braces, the orthodontist warned her, I
warned her, I nagged her and just about drove us both insane about brushing
because of the cavity risk. In the end I gave up and she rarely brushed. Did
she end up with cavities - yep one, so small that you could barely see it.
Would she have gotten it if she didn't have braces, probably.

Everyone has to weigh this one up for themselves. But for me the only
consideration for saying no to braces would be the pain and discomfort. (And
the latex issue at the dentist - a BIG deal here) For Alex its not going to
be the pain, its going to be the discomfort and the relatively short term
discomfort of braces versus a life time of people not wanting to look at him
and only seeing crooked / discoloured teeth makes it worth while. He can add
that to the list of things he hates me for :-))

BTW Alex wants a new mum, he hates me because I made him clean up his room
yesterday. Anyone up for the job? :-))))) Why do we have to deal with the
teen angst as well as the trisomy? If I had a choice I would choose the
trisomy over the hormones any day!!!!

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
                                            -- Josh Billings

Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
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