Going Through Braces Together: Why It Might Be A Good Experience
A family dentist can help you, as an adult, get braces to straighten your teeth. He or she may also be able to get braces on your children's teeth or refer you to a children's orthodontist if children's braces are not done in-house. Regardless of how the braces are done and by whom, you may want to get braces right along with your kids. Here are some good reasons why this might be a helpful experience for you and your children.
Your Kids Will Not Think You Are Torturing Them
Many children who get braces tend to think that their parents are torturing them with these painful mouth devices. Initially, the braces can be painful, but your family dentist will recommend ways in which to alleviate the pain and related headaches. However, if you have braces too, you can empathize, and then your kids will not feel like you are torturing them by forcing them to straighten their teeth.
You Can Be More Sympathetic to How They Are Feeling
By wearing braces yourself, you can be more sympathetic to how your kids are feeling; physically, socially, and emotionally. You may feel some of the same pain in your jaws, cheeks, and teeth that they do. You may feel some of the same social awkwardness of smiling at someone and having them stare at your braces or stare while you are trying to talk to them. You may even feel embarrassed about how you look, uncomfortable in public, or sad about this temporary situation (even though you chose to have your teeth straightened but your kids did not). By straightening your own teeth with braces at the same time your children are going through this, you are going through a type of sensitivity training that may even earn your children's respect.
You Can All Celebrate Together When the Braces Are Removed
When your family dentist or orthodontist removes the braces, and you and your children all have your braces removed at or around the same time, you can celebrate together. It creates an instant bonding experience like no other. Because all of you now have perfect smiles and can eat many things that were banned while you had braces, you can spend a day eating those foods and posing for professional family photos to mark the occasion. It is a very unifying thing to go through something with your children (as a family) and come out of it together.
For more information, contact a professional in your area or visit a website like http://www.cresthillfamilydental.com.
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