Today was Chase's 3rd opinion from an orthodontist. Looks like we really don't have a choice. He needs braces. This guy actually explained things a little more, which really helped. Basically, Chase has a couple of upper and lower teeth that are crossed. So basically his upper tooth is back too far and his bottom tooth is too far forward, while is other teeth line up when he closes his mouth. This will eventually cause one tooth to wear down the other tooth until it needs a crown...YIKES! So, the estimate on this? $5,000 if we begin in 2012. I don't know that we'll be able to do that, so we may have to wait. She said it's safe to wait as long as we don't get to the point it starts to damage. She said we can watch and the dentist can watch for that. I'll talk to our dentist next week when we have our annual there. Also, his two canine's have nowhere to come into. One is coming out the side already and won't drop down. She said it will probably hover between his gum and the actual spot it's supposed to come into. The other one, on the other side, may never come in, which isn't good either. Chase also needs to work on keeping his teeth cleaner. I'm glad he talked to him about it, so maybe he'll take it more seriously.
So, there you have it. Unless we manage to sell our state tax credit, it will be hard to be for. If we manage to sell the credit, then we'll, in essence, get that money next summer and be able to start on his teeth.
Fun, fun!
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