Yesterday Calob got his Herbst off ... Yay!!! As you may (or may not) know, Calob was born with his lower jaw quite a bit back which affected his teeth, eating, etc. His orthodontist suggested using the Herbst appliance. I have to say, it was SO difficult in the beginning. He was in TONS of pain but seeing him now, it was TOTALLY worth it!!! His jaw looks normal and that's great. He even commented yesterday that he can't stick any fingers between his top & bottom teeth (he used to be able to fit 2 fingers in there). He'll have full braces for probably another year or so and then (fingers crossed) he'll be finished. Callie is next. Her mouth is definitely worse than Calob's ... poor thing. I see the Herbst in her future. :(
Here are some pictures (not mine) of the appliance.
5 comments:
Calob is so brave to have endured the Herbst, but thank goodness, he did. Good job, Calob!!!
I'm thankful that my kids won't have to do the Herbst ~ I think!!
Congratulations Calob!
I'm glad you explained what all that meant, because I was a little bit afraid at first. Whew!
Congrats to Calob for enduring that without planning a full assault on his orthodontist. Well, maybe he did plan it, but kudos for not carrying out the plan! I'm not sure I would have been able to restrain myself.
Congrats for finally being done Calob! Way to brave it for a handsome smile!
Yay it is finally off...I am glad that he will have an easier time with the whole toothbrushing thing! :)
And, thank you for the non-gross pictures...I appreciate it.
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