Bling Queens One Year Anniversary!

We just got back from the orthodontist and according to their records it has almost been exactly a year since we began this process of putting braces on them. We started in the summer of 2010 with a thing called a MARA, it is basically a replacement for head gear. They won't have to wear head gear but they had this contraption put in their mouth....

It broadens their mouth. They had a severe over bite that caused their mouth to have a V shape as opposed to a broad U shape. We had to crank it every other day for a period of a couple months; the pressure over time broadens their smile. Kaitlynn's over bite was so severe it took a few times of taking this contraption out and in until we could get it in the ideal place. So, lets take a look at almost exactly a year ago at what their teeth looked like.......

These were taken on their birthday September 10 and they had the actual braces put on right before Halloween. Here is a picture of them the day they got their braces..........

Kaitlynn is on the left, Cheyenne on the right. Kaitlynn got her MARA  put in finally and we had to do some lasering on both of their gums. Their gums were extremely puffy from all the years of not being able to properly close their mouth because of their overbite so they laser the gums to give them the proper appearance. I had to take pictures of them getting their gums lasered because it is hilarious looking and they will make good black mail pictures for the future....

 So here we are almost a year later and this is the progress that has been made.....Here is Kaity Bug.....(She just had her gums lasered today).......

And Cheyenne...she had her MARA partially removed today and the rest will be removed in 6 weeks....

AMAZING progress! They have awhile to go still but the dramatic difference in just a year has been remarkable! They will have amazing smiles when this is all  done..............