Does your 10 to 14 year old have brac...

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Does your 10 to 14 year old have brac...
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Wed, 03-19-2008 - 9:51am

Does your 10 to 14 year old have braces on his/her teeth?



  • Yes, currently has braces
  • No, he/she already did, and is done
  • No, but it is happening soon (for sure)
  • No, thankfully not necessary
  • Unsure if it'll be necessary yet
  • Other...comment below


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Registered: 04-14-2003
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 9:59am

Thank you for participating in my poll!


I voted "unsure" because I do not know for sure WHAT is going to be done.

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 10:08am
Amy, Jackie my dd got braces October before last. I did not have insurance at the time. However they do offer payment plans to fit your budget. dont worry about that. They do work with you and offer lots of options. decides once i did get insurance it only covered half of it....... which was good but still lots to pay for. Good luck and dont be soo worried about it.
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Registered: 11-04-2004
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 11:48am

Hi,


I agree with you...I see way more braces at a younger age.....which is why, so far, I like my dentist and ortho(they both work in the same office) they want to wait till my son loses all his baby teeth and they also asked if he wanted them.....for cosmetic purpose.







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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 11:50am
Sherina needs braces--we knew that early on--but we're still waiting for her to lose a few more baby teeth!
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Wed, 03-19-2008 - 12:10pm

I voted yes she currently has braces.


Alexis got them on in Dec of 06 at the age of 11. All of her baby teeth were gone so there was no sense in really waiting any longer. Our inusrance pays $1,500 lifetime and it was up to us to pay the rest. We have monthly payments.


We were just at the dentist yesterday and I asked about Caleb (9) and they said he still has 10 baby teeth and so far things look pretty good which made me very excited!


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Registered: 06-27-2006
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 2:20pm
DD got braces last summer. Her teeth were really crooked! She had 2 teeth pulled, and you can already see the difference! DS will probably get them this summer.


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Wed, 03-19-2008 - 9:55pm

Thank you for the encouragement regarding the finances of braces.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 10:26pm

Aly has the first phase of braces (not a full set--only front teeth, and some are baby teeth), but hopefully won't need a second phase.

She had one tooth that was farther back (came out when she still had the baby tooth) and it wouldn't move up on its own.

We didn't have insurance, but I was planning to get insurance before she got them (didn't know it was going to be within 3 weeks of the initial consultation...ack!!). However, with the option I have at work (Mike is self-employed), it wouldn't be worth it!

Our ortho offered a discount if we paid in full, or we could work out our own payment schedule. We went ahead & paid in full.













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Thu, 03-20-2008 - 8:28am
My daughter is actually getting her braces off next Tues after 1.5 yrs of wearing them. We took her to several orthos & all agreed the earlier she got them, the less time she'd have to wear them so that's the main reason we had her get them. A fair number of her friends/classmates had them so no big deal to her. Also she had crowding issues so it was obvious to us something had to be done.

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