Braces

Haley got her braces today. It was pretty cool, though probably a lot more interesting from my point of view than from hers... A nice assistant was in charge of Haley on this visit.

First she pulled Haley's lips away from her teeth to help keep them dry.


Then she glued the little brackets onto her teeth, one at a time.


Once the brackets were all in place, she used a cool blue light to harden the glue.


Once that was done, she freed Haley's lips. Yay! Then she laid a wire over the brackets, and hooked neat colored rubber bands over each one, holding the wire in place.


Here is the final result!


Haley picked heart shaped brackets for her two front teeth, and pink and red bands, so she's in good shape for Valentine's Day. Every time she goes in for a checkup, she'll have the opportunity to pick different colors of bands, so she can get a new look every couple of months :)