DD has a couple of teeth that need sorting out - they are not horrendous, one has come through quite high up on the right had side of her smile and that means we are covered under the NHS. Dentists have said she has a very slight overbite which they want to correct first (personally I didn't think there was much wrong with that - but hey ho), and then two teeth out and fixed brace to move everything into place and bring the tooth down.
DD doesn't seem overly keen. She says she doesn't mind it - she is 13 and my thinking is that we need to crack on with this now - it will be 2 years and that will mean it will be done and dusted by the end of year 10 - ready for GCSE year and Prom year to be brace free.
Poor DD though is getting quite emotional about them and says she thinks people will think she is ugly and that she will get picked on. Her friends may not like her anymore etc.
Should I just tell her to suck it up princess and crack on .
I really think that if I leave it, when she is an adult she will regret not having it done, but feel quite mean........
Any advice? Do the kids still pick on the kids with braces?
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DD is getting very upset about having braces
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vilamoura2003 · 18/06/2018 11:22
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