OK so we have always been amazingly proud of DDs (13)amazingly straight teeth. All her friends have been to the orthadontist and had braces gleaming in lurid colours from their teeth from year 6 onwards.
"Oh no she'll never need braces, straightest teeth I've ever seen!" claimed the dentist.
Oh hang on, she still has a baby canine, I'll just xray.
Turns out her adult canine is in her palate and would never make its way into the correct place.
Orthadontist told us yesterday that there is a very simple proceddure to take out the baby tooth, attach a chain to the adult tooth and pull it into position.
Lovely, except there is not enough room for the tooth to fit in the gap where her baby tooth is so all her top teeth will need to be pulled back to make room using a head brace for at least 6 months (thankfully when she is in bedor at very least when she is at home) Oh and so that her bottom teeth will fit with the top teeth and not be ground down, they will need a brace too.
6 months after the torture device in bed she will need a small op to get the baby tooth out and release the canine from her palate it will then take 2 years of braces to pull it into place!
Apparently this is a not uncommon occurance.
The orthodontist put no pressure on her to have it done stating that her was presently treating a 45 year old who had a baby canine that had finally crumbled.
After an intitial "No way!" from DD (who I secretly agreed with) she has come round to the idea and is now begging me to call back the orthadontist to set it all up!
Anyone have any experience with this.
It seems such a palaver for one tooth!