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Braces spin off
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:16 pm
Do orthodontist recommend everyone gets braces? Do they ever tell anyone "Nah, you are good. Don't give me 6k."
This post was edited on 6/12/17 at 5:17 pm
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Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:18 pm to danilo
Your mom needs braces
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:18 pm to danilo
They told my brotger that essentially. It was something like "you don't need braces if you prefer being a lonely freak of nature your whole life".
Come to think of it, that doc was a bit of a passive aggressive count....
Come to think of it, that doc was a bit of a passive aggressive count....
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:20 pm to danilo
If a child's bite is not perfect, you can expect the DDS to refer to an orthodontist. Orthodontist are in business to make money. Nowadays I see much more braces then just 15 or 20 years ago. It's almost like it's a fad now.
This post was edited on 6/12/17 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:21 pm to LucasP
Yea, your brother didn't deserve that. He should have been cradled and nurtured.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:23 pm to danilo
Never had braces and besides this big gap in my teeth, I turned out fine.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:29 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Orthodontist are in business to make money.
The nerve!
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:29 pm to danilo
They don't have those in New Iberia.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:30 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
My teeth are straight but my top ones are "small" and left a gap. Couple of dentists told me that braces wouldnt help so im fricked
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:32 pm to danilo
It
happens....
happens....
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:48 pm to danilo
For 3 of my sones it was pull wisdom teeth or they will cause braces due to the crowd of teefees. One had braces. Other 2 are still good yeeeeeeaaaaarrrrrrs later.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 5:57 pm to speechles
If your teeth are small, you may need some crown lengthening. Most orthodontists generally don't do that procedure.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 6:14 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Nowadays I see much more braces then just 15 or 20 years ago. It's almost like it's a fad now.
I had braces 25 years ago, and they were extremely common. Most of my friends had them. I'm freaking grateful; I appreciate not having a gap anymore.
The biggest difference is that my parents' dental insurance covered them 100%. Don't really see that anymore.
This post was edited on 6/12/17 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 6/12/17 at 6:36 pm to HonoraryCoonass
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The nerve!
Or they could do what us best for the patient and not their pocket
Posted on 6/12/17 at 11:55 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Nowadays I see much more braces then just 15 or 20 years ago. It's almost like it's a fad now.
I think more people are doing them now purely for aesthetics.
To answer the original question, yes some orthodontists do say no. My oldest didn't want braces anyway but I took him for an evaluation to make sure there weren't any other issues. The orthodontist said he didn't need them.
My youngest got braces (set #1) at 8. It was partly for aesthetics but also because her adult teeth started coming in about 1 1/2 to 2 years early and she's petite so her mouth was very crowded. I took her for 2 opinions on early braces and both orthodontists said she's in the very small minority of young kids they would recommend braces for but neither of them pressured us to do it.
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