Under the normal teeth formation, the upper set of teeth should be outside of the lower set of teeth. Unfortunately, for Shannon, her upper set of teeth is either sitting directly on top of the lower set of teeth or inside the lower set of teeth. We also noted that her two teeth beside the central incisor were not growing. To prevent possibility of future jaw alignment operation, we thought it would be good to settle it now when it's still not so serious yet. Of course, another factor for consideration would be her beauty. If this is not fixed, it may resulted in a moon-shaped face.

With Johnny’s recommendation, we brought Shan to an Orthodontist for an analysis. Dr Chee took some photos and made a mould of her set of teeth to determine the next course of actions. She also took her first X-ray. She was so scared to bits prior to the dentist appointment but was relieved that it wasn’t something more terrifying than the usual dentist visits.

After two weeks, the results are out. And yes, it is recommended that she need to put a retainer to do some sort of correction. I was not sure I should go ahead as it's a substantial sum of money (around $2k). In any instances, looks like she would certainly need to put braces when she's 12 yrs and older. And I was not sure if braces can do wonders and fix this problem as well. I would expect Hubby, who's usually the more stingy one, to delay this. Who knows, I overheard from Alice that Hubby actually told Johnny that got to do, else next time 嫁不出去. Gosh, he's actually concern about this aspect.