Did you know the piece of skin that connects your lip to your gums is called the frenulum? Neither did I til I looked it up. I feel bad, stupid, and like an inattentive mom that I never noticed before that both Shelby and Joey have this and that is what is causing the large gap in their teeth. I always just assumed that because Jeremy and I both had gaps in our front teeth that that is why they did. Anyway, so I was reading that they will likely need to have a frenectomy, or have the skin clipped a little bit.
One site I read said that the younger they have this done, the better. However, another site I read said it is better to wait until they are older, and the permanent teeth have already been moved (braces, retainer, etc.) and then do the frenectomy.
Anyway, I guess we will talk to the doctor at their appointments next month and see what he says. Here is a picture of Joey so you can get up close and personal with her gap. Haha! It's not the most flattering picture of her, but hey, she did a good job opening wide so I could get a shot of her teeth!
P.S. Joey needs a haircut.
2 comments:
Poor Joey! Lilly had a frenectomy when she was a day old because she was tongue tied and couldn't nurse. He said that usually kids will have to have it done when they are like 5 because it develops speech problems or something. Hope she feels better!
Both my kids have hurt that too... Brycen did it today, he fell in his crib and when I went in there there was blood everywhere. It looked like a little puncture wound on both of them right on the piece of skin.
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