Orthodontist Visit

Meg was supposed to visit Dr. Delliner's office on March 23rd for her orthodontist appointment.  It was an important one as they were to decide if she could stop wearing her rubber bands and also what to do about the gaps in her mouth from the removal of her baby teeth.  When they called on March 20th to cancel the appointment, Meg and I were both disappointed that she was so close to going, but had to wait.  Her orthodontal work had already been delayed a month last summer due to an infection in her gums.

We were impressed, however, that the orthodontist's office called during the stay at home order to follow up with Meg through a virtual appointment.  We had to take pictures of her mouth and send them to the doctor so he could evaluate her progress.  It was a little hard to get the pictures as Meg had to put spoons in her mouth to spread apart her cheeks so he could see if her overbite had been corrected.  Meg was thrilled when they called several days later to let her know that she could stop wearing her rubber bands until her next appointment.

We weren't sure when that would be, but once the governor lifted the restrictions on elective procedures the office called immediately to set up an appointment for Meg.  I was incredibly pleased that they made her orthodontal work a priority and we agreed to get her there today at 3:10.  I was going to go with Meg, but I wasn't allowed in the office and would only be sitting in the car waiting on her.  Thus, Meg drove over on her on.  She did text me to let me know when she was in their parking lot.  I replied to the receptionist's text informing them that she was there.  Within three minutes they texted back to let Meg know that she could come into the office.  Once she walked in they immediately took her temperature.  When that was determined to be normal, she then had to use mouthwash before they worked on her braces.  She told me that everyone was wearing protective facial gear and the chairs were all stationed six feet apart.  Meg was completely comfortable with their response to working under COVID-19 restrictions.

Meg called me as soon as she got out of her appointment.  She was thrilled to be done with rubber bands.  They placed springs where her gaps were in order to close them.  Dr.  Dellinger said that at her next appointment in June they will change the springs and put in a new wire to continue the process of closing the gaps.  From that point on, Meg will be on track to be done with her braces in the two year time frame that they promised her when she started this process in January of 2019.  She was very happy to hear that as was I.