Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Don't Look if You're Squeamish

All three of my poor children have inherited their mom's much-too-small mouth. Thus, part of the leap into orthodontia includes having to pull a bunch of permanent teeth for which there is simply not enough room. I had permanent teeth pulled when I was a kid. Jordan had permanent teeth pulled during his time in braces. Recently it was Alyssa's turn...

Yikes, huh? They look a lot different when they don't fall out naturally. Thank goodness the tooth fairy leaves a little extra for traumatic cases like this.

7 comments:

Stephanie said...

Yikes! Emily has had to have 12 teeth pulled. Luckily non permanent. I hope the Tooth Fairy was very generous! The results will be amazing in the end. Hang in there Alyssa!

The Salinas Family said...

Oh WOW!!! Gross but had to laugh at the same time.

Kelli Brewer said...

Holy cow!

Sally said...

If I was Alyssa I would skip the tooth fairy and make them into a necklace! With hamburger still attached!

Jeanine said...

Yikes! I need to call the dentist regarding our 2nd daughter's 2 teeth that just came in but won't drop, most likely due to THAT problem; not enough room.

Joel and Chelsey said...

With a title like that how could I NOT look? Hope she's feeling better, and more spacious!

Emma said...

are you sure those things are real? They look like gummy teeth :).