Ashlee had her visit in Iowa City yesterday and this is what we found out....
New X-rays show that she will have to have 2 teeth removed. One of them is a
tooth not in yet, but too far down in the cleft area. The other one is a baby
tooth that is just in the way right now. Doc said the bone graft can be done on
Bone and Bone but not on the root of a tooth. So our next trip to Iowa City
will be a meeting with the Oral Surgeon, then he will set us up for the removal
of the 2 two teeth. She has to heal for 6 weeks then we take her back for the
Bone Graft, they are looking at around the first part of Aug. now for the Bone
surgery. She will heal another 6 weeks then we take her back to her
Orthodontist in Iowa City on Dec.3 for new X-rays to make sure the bone has
healed right. Long process,that SHOULD have been done in Omaha.IF they had done
this back when she was 6 or 7 the adult tooth they are having to remove now
would not have to be removed cause it would not be in the defected area.
When she is 18 or so,, then she will need a faux tooth put in the place where
this one is being remove. Doc says her eye tooth will help fill in some of the
gap she will have till all her adult teeth are in and then she will have braces
for just the top 6 teeth. Gonna be a long year for her. At least she will be
able to play ball this Summer,, but Soccer will be out for her. When they do
the Bone Graft in Aug. They take it from her pelvis bone,which is why 6 weeks
of healing is needed. For now I need all the Prayers of strength for Ashlee she
is so scared. I pray it gets easier for her as she gets older.
HUGS JANET
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