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- Thread starter RareBreed
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But not anymore 
frequentflier
happy to be living
Follow your intuition...try some of the others people have suggested. Wish I had followed my gut feelings on more occasions than I can count!
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
What color braces is she getting? My son wants his to be yellow and black.
My neice always had bright pink as her color.
What color braces is she getting? My son wants his to be yellow and black.
She wanted red and black.
GWguy
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What color braces is she getting? My son wants his to be yellow and black.
She wanted red and black.
Seriously?? I had no idea they came in colors now....
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
Seriously?? I had no idea they came in colors now....
Seriously!!!
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I told her she should get the clear ones and use the different colored rubber bands.
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
Are the clear ones more expensive than the regular ones?
jaie
So happy!
Yes. They cost me a extra $300.
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
Forget that then. Since my son will be in them for years, I don't want to spoil him by getting the clear ones.
jaie
So happy!
Forget that then. Since my son will be in them for years, I don't want to spoil him by getting the clear ones.
The Dr told me they weren't as effective. He is having a really had time gettting my teeth to push back.
JabbaJawz
Be about it
That's so cool. Mine will be jealous. She got 2 appliances last month - bottom one is glued in and the top one is a hot pink removeable retainer that she only takes out when she eats and brushes. I get to crank that one once a week.
She still has a few baby teeth that need to fall out before the braces can go on, though.
Mama_Mia08
New Member
Yep, Dr. Kuhn is great. Their hours are a little inconvenient, but it is worth it. I go there and he said I should have them off in 9 months. I did transfer from another orthodontist who I saw when we lived in another state. My total treatment time will end up being about 3 years including the retainers I'll have. I had major crowding and an over bite. I would definitely get another opinion. I also went for a consult w/Dr. Koterwas by the K-mart on 235. He was a little more expensive then Kuhn for my treatment. Plus he wanted $500 for x-rays. That was double what Dr. Kuhn wanted.
Mama_Mia08
New Member
I wish someone would have told me that when I was young. I had braces for a year when I was 10 and did not brush properly. When the braces came off I ended up having a yellowish colored line on my front tooth where the edge of the braces were. It is permanent and I was so self conscious about it growing up. I asked a cosmetic dentists years ago (before I had my current braces put on) and he said the only way to really get rid of it was grinding it out and putting some kind of coating on it. Even then it may just get lighter. At the time it would have cost me $600. If I would have listened the first time about brushing, then wore the retainers like I was supposed to I would have straight white teeth that my parents paid for. Instead I paid over 4K for my braces now and will pay god knows what to have the spot corrected. Ugh....
That's so cool. Mine will be jealous. She got 2 appliances last month - bottom one is glued in and the top one is a hot pink removeable retainer that she only takes out when she eats and brushes. I get to crank that one once a week.
I saw that on Wednesday when I picked up N.
I think the braces are a rite of passage for them.
JabbaJawz
Be about it
I think the braces are a rite of passage for them.
Agreed. She's thrilled about it. Middle gets glasses next week, and Old was bummed that she didn't need those, too!! Whoooooaaaaa partner, slow down...1 major expense at a time per child is enough! Ha!
Chick wanted those too last year. She was bummed when the Dr. told her she had 20/20 vision.