Confessions of one sahm

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Confessions of one sahm
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Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm

I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Sat, 06-13-2009 - 9:42pm

Beats me, we did the same thing and it's not costing us any more but it's hopefully saving ds2 a lot of pain.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 01-08-2009
Sat, 06-13-2009 - 9:46pm
Our family dentist first noticed DS#2's problem with a bilateral crossbite when he was about seven, and we interviewed four different orthodontists, all of whom diagnosed the same problem and recommended the same treatment plan. Three of the orthodontists' prices were within a very narrow range; the fourth was half again what the others were charging. We called him the "orthodontist to the stars" and went with the guy whose office was most convenient to ours and the kid's school, because it seemed like all of them were competent and experienced. Maybe it's all a big conspiracy and he didn't need any work at all. But you know, I don't think so. ;-)
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Registered: 07-17-2007
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 6:56am

Mine have split the glasses and braces need.

However, I have one boy who is a dentist's dream patient and one who is a dentist's nightmare patient. The one who is a nightmare had to go under to get his filling and teeth extracted last year.

Guess which one has perfect teeth and which one will need braces?

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Registered: 01-15-2006
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 7:16am

ITA.


i never got the round 1 and round 2 intervention some orthodontists insist on nowadays.

 

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Registered: 01-08-2009
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 10:35am

Maybe if you had a kid with a potential maxillo-facial issue, you'd have done your research and you would understand why the two phase approach is sometimes better. You know, a kid whose top teeth don't line up with the bottom teeth? Maybe it would be better if he could chew his food all the way through childhood instead of waiting until he was, oh, I don't know, sixteen or so? Or whatever age it is that you deem appropriate to address the issue.

I don't know what kind of problem your child has that the orthodontist you consulted wants to treat. Evidently it is a mild problem that doesn't involve breaking the jaw or stretching the palate, because in those more serious cases, it really is a lot easier on the kid when the work is done earlier before the bones harden. And no, it doesn't guarantee that there will be no problems later on. But it does greatly improve the chances that the kid will have a more normal mouth as he or she gets older.

I forget, where did you get your orthodontic expertise?




Edited 6/14/2009 10:44 am ET by bordwithyou
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Sun, 06-14-2009 - 1:28pm
Remind me again; where did you go to medical school? I always forget...

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Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 1:49pm
Silly doctors?? Bawwahhhaa!!
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Registered: 03-26-2009
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 1:52pm

orthodontists are paid well for your time.

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Registered: 02-22-2007
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 4:04pm

How dare they use their professional training!

I wish that had been the prevailing treatment method when I was in braces. I went through three years of serious hell. It sucked!

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Registered: 02-22-2007
Sun, 06-14-2009 - 4:05pm

DH and I were just talking about how screwed our baby is going to be in both of those areas.

Sigh.

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