Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Location: British Columbia
Expense of Braces Posted: 08-07-05 17:21pm
Hi all, i'm new to the forum...Just found
it today and seems very helpful :) so i'm
working on trying to get braces cuz i'm
sick of my teeth being crooked. I'm 23
and for the first time in my life I have a
dental plan so I want to get it all out of
the way. I have an overbite as well and
i'm terrified that I will need jaw
surgery? Has anyone out there had braces
with an overbite and not get surgery?
Also about how much are braces cuz my bf
says we can't afford them, but I feel this
is my only chance and I want to do it
thanks
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Fuddy_Meers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 57 Location: Michigan City, Indiana
Posted: 08-11-05 12:47pm
Hi, welcome to the forums! I just
recently got my braces @ 28, and
unfortunately my insurance doesn't cover
adult orthodontics so by the end of it all
I will have dropped $6000. Or course I
got ceramic on the top teeth and my teeth,
on a scale of 1 to 10, were given a
difficulty level of 11. Sure that's
expensive, but i've only had them about 5
months and it's been totally worth it.
My self-esteem and confidence are through
the roof now.
I have 100% overbite and they haven't
talked surgery . . . Yet. I'm hoping
they can just correct that with the
rubberbands.
Hope that helps.
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sillikitti
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Location: British Columbia
Posted: 08-11-05 16:45pm
Thank you for commenting back fuddy :) it
did help..I have a consultation
appointment on sept. 26th. August was
all booked up so I will have to wait. I
also want to do it for confidence cuz I
have none lol. I always try to hide my
smile in pics too. But yes, I supposed
the price depends on the difficulty of the
job. And that was reasuring that you
didn't need jaw surgery...Hope I won't
either ;)
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Fuddy_Meers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 57 Location: Michigan City, Indiana
Posted: 08-11-05 17:08pm
Good to hear that. Braces really do
help. My teeth were so bad (had fangs
and extreme crowding and my lower incisors
were basically cutting up my gums) that
the orthodontist basically said that if I
didn't get them, i'd start losing my front
teeth.
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Fuddy_Meers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 57 Location: Michigan City, Indiana
Posted: 08-11-05 17:15pm
Just be prepared for the long haul if you
do decide to get them. I had to have all
my cavities filled and 3 teeth removed.
All that got done in about a six month
span, and it was a very uncomfortable time
for me, but now when i'm out in public or
on stage, i'm not as self-conscious about
smiling or talking to people.
It's worth it.
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 08-11-05 17:24pm
Hi there! Their are so many techniques
of working around surgery now adays make
sure you check out each and every avenue
as I am sure they are not all what they
say they are. I had braces when I was
younger, the old fashioned rubber band
kind, then I had my jaw broke later on
thanks to a wonderful husband(not), 6
months with my jaw wired shut, it was
heck, now I am losing my teeth because
of rsd(a yucky disease).
Good luck to you and keep us posted on
what you decide.
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Fuddy_Meers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 57 Location: Michigan City, Indiana
Posted: 10-03-05 08:24am
Hey, sillikitti, just seeing how your
consultation went.
