Dental Bands

A2 now has rubber bands that hook onto her braces. The dentitst put them on last Thursday, and let us know that A2 has to wear them for a year, 24/7.

"My teeth hurt." "This Motrin stuff doesn't work." "I can't eat!" "Can I just not wear them and tell the dentist that I did?" "I look like a vampire!" "Why do I have to wear these things?" "Don't they come in colors?"

That's just a short list of comments. My response? It'll only hurt a couple of days; let's try Tylenol; put them back on! Yes, you HAVE to wear them. No, you can't "triple up" the night before the appointment and make the dentist believe that you've worn them regularly. I can't find them in colors - no one sees them anyway. You do NOT look like a vampire - and if you did, then you'd be a very pretty vampiress.

Just another day.