Yes, a tooth.
Each of the kids has been born with something different or missing. Brandon's claim to fame is that he was born with out a lateral incisor( baby or permanent) on the right side and only a baby one on the left. The orthodontist has attempted over the last six months to create a space big enough to put a tooth in.....
...and he did! A full toothy smile.
It is just a fake tooth that has a bracket on and is wired to the wire across his brackets. When he is finished with braces he will get a retainer with a tooth on it, and then in his twenties, once his jaw has stopped growing, they will do an implant. But it is fun to see him smile!
2 comments:
Funny, this must be some sort of Teuscher gene defect b/c one of Eric's teeth never grew in either and they had to shift the rest forward or something then shave them down to match. (I'm obviously fuzzy on the details)
I didn't realize he was missing those permanent teeth...Cadie has the same problem. We'll have to compare orthodontist notes. =)
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