Phase One of Ezra’s braces ended this week, a much-anticipated event that we’ve been counting down to for weeks. I took one last picture of his mouth full of metal right before they came off.
They’d told me it would take about an hour and a half, so I dropped Ezra off and ran to Trader Joe’s to get my shopping done. When I came back an hour later, thinking I’d be pretty early, he was already done and happily playing on one of the iPads they have for patients. I got the quick rundown from the orthodontist. Things look good except for the one wonky adult tooth on the bottom that’s headed the wrong direction; they’ve made room for the adult teeth to come in; we’ll visit in September to see about starting Phase Two.
I’d picked up some of Ezra’s favorite treats that had been forbidden for the last year — Abba Zaba candy bars, caramel popcorn, gum — and he enjoyed a few things before I took him to school. Here he is with his loot and newly smooth teeth.
He had a celebratory play date that afternoon and pretty much ate his weight in chewy candy over the next couple of days.