Palate expanders for Maria

Young Maria has a very crowded mouth these days, and her adult teeth are starting to arrive. We expect that she may need braces in a couple of years; for now, the dentist wants to make some room in her mouth for all of those new teeth on the way. Late last week our girl received her palate expanders, which will gently widen her mouth to accommodate her chompers:



For those of you keeping score at home, that's two Spergers out of five who are now in the midst of some kind of orthodontic work. Nick seems to be in okay shape for the moment, and Anna is still too young to tell.