It has been a loooooong three years with braces for Kristen.
When she first met with the orthodontist, she told her she won the lottery in our family for needing the most orthodontia.
And thus began three years of pain. Kristen had the braces applied to her teeth, and not long after that, she went to the oral surgeon for jaw surgery and to have her wisdom teeth removed.
From there, she had appliances and gizmos in her mouth that made me want to cry. It made her cry for sure and she endured lots of pain and discomfort.
Not to mention that her original orthodontist had to quickly retire due to health problems and the new orthodontist said she would need these piston-like gizmos to move her jaw. Not fun! And he added about 9 extra months of torture.
Hallelujah! The angels sang today as Kristen finally is brace-free (though she does have retainers to wear 24/7 for the next eight weeks and then probably at night forever more).
Before Before
Before
Doesn't she look amazing? And happy?