Cross bite photo history...

I thought it would be helpful to show a few pictures of how Emmeline has always had a little crooked smile. I'll do another post with photos of her tongue thrust next week.

This is Summer 2012. Emmeline is almost 3 in this picture.
She was just learning to smile for photos,
and this was what we usually got - crooked, but cute smiles!

This is Emmeline's 4th Birthday - July 7, 2013.
More natural smile, but the cross bite is still evident.

Here's Emmeline, a few days before her 5th birthday.
In this photo, I can really see how her
top jaw and bottom jaw are right on top of each other.

Emmeline lost her first tooth at 5 1/2 years old.
In this photo, I can see how her top and bottom teeth line up,
instead of fitting together like a shoe box.

Emmeline lost a bunch more teeth from December 2014 to August 2015.
Here she is, with a pretty evident cross bit, but missing those two front teeth.

Here she is at age 6, sporting that classic snaggletooth smile!

A year later, her front permanent teeth have come in.
She still had one small incisor in this photo (top right),
which we call "Wiggler." That tooth wouldn't come out, which is what
made her dentist see that we should go for our orthodontic consult.

I'm going to keep an eye on
George and Arthur to see how they are progressing.

I hope this post is helpful. I know hindsight is 20/20, but looking back now, I can see all of the symptoms that our orthodontist pointed out at our consultation. Perhaps these photos will help any of you who are wondering if your child might need to be evaluated for a palate expander.SaveSaveSaveSave

~Mama