Oral Surgeon

Nathan had his appointment with the oral surgeon. We both really liked him. I found the visit very interesting. The orthodontist had only sent over x-rays. He looked at Nathan's mouth and almost immediately started talking about jaw surgery. We told him the orthodontist sent him in for the wisdom teeth.

He looked at Nath's x-ray and said it was a perfect time too. The haven't descended and the roots haven't finished growing. Nathan doesn't want to miss school and so we have it scheduled for Christmas vacation. No fun, but necessary.

The doctor talked to us about the jaw surgery quite a bit. He said that it looks like his bottom jaw is normal, but his top just didn't grow enough. I told him that we were told that they wouldn't consider doing it until he stops growing. He said with the bottom that was true. With the top not really. he said he definitely needs his wisdom teeth out first. He said we might want to keep an eye in the gap of his bite to get an idea of his growth but he thought next summer would probably be right. He said that with the bite abnormal it affects looks of course, but also the function of biting and chewing. Nath has never eaten a lot of meat because he says he can't chew it that well. We will have to think about this one. It may be something that we want to do. It also depends on how much our insurance will cover also. I'm sure it isn't a inexpensive surgery.