her dental age makes the decisions. her mouth is ready he told me.
so, we made the appointment and then sat in the car for a long time. she asked me question after question. she was curious about my braces, and her dad’s experience as well. she wanted to know why i thought it was so good to have them off before 6th grade. she told me she was scared, which i said was normal. she asked me why everything was happening at once. why was her body growing so much, why is she ready for braces, why can’t she just take a rest? she understands really, she always does. but 