Mary and her braces...

Mary's before picture

She watched Sponge Bob majority of the time, but claimed what they did was creepy.

Mary's after picture.

I was trying to make her laugh and smile like normal. As many of you know when Mary was 14 months old she fell and shoved what teeth she had back up into her gums like they had never come out. Her gymnast injuries began then as she was on the playground when it happened. She severely damaged her two front teeth and chipped them. She was able to keep them until sometime during her kindergarten years amazingly enough. But then they absessed over night. So she was without her front teeth for a couple of years after having to have them removed. She was able to enjoy them for 4 years and continue eating apples and such. So it is exciting to see her get her braces and see her beautiful smile. Her permanent teeth came in and looked good, but I still believe they also sustained some trauma, or her mouth did as they did not come in very straight. So there wasn't ever much hope for her teeth, but now we are doing the final procedure on her front teeth,
which will last around 9 months.
Her smile is beautiful and will be that much more beautiful when she is done.