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Orthodontists
I actually got braces as an adult. I'd recommend Dr. Brust, he has an office in Taylor and Ann Arbor. The office is completely geared towards children (I ...
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- Our son had all his orthodontia done at his dentist office in Rochester. Dr. Arnold Tracht is the head guys name, the staff is great, kind, kid centered. ###-###-####.
- Drs. Jay Nitzkin and Rohit Arora of Livonia Dental are EXCELLENT, and specilaize in pediatric and geriatric ortho. They treat my entire family, and I recently took in...
- It is a drive for us but she is well worth it! Dr Josephine Finazzo 19850 Middlebelt Livonia, MI 48152 ###-###-####
19 Month Old with Underbite
I REALLY doubt, a Dentist would put braces on a child so young as yours. ... Even after my braces came off, my mouth retained it's 'memory' of my natural ...
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- Unless your Pediatric Dentist has concerns, I wouldn't worry about it right now. Your child is still young. My late Dad had an underbite, and I did too... which wa...
- Hi S., Unfortunately, the underbite will never go away or change. Its very rare that ortho cases will change it. The main thing is leave it be the way it is. Its a ve...
- My son had a huge underbite when we first brought him to the dentist around 2 1/2 years old. He is now turning 5 and his bite is perfect. It just worked itself out....
Seeking a Reasonable and Good Orthodontist
Oct 23, 2009 ... Braces will be off in a few months now and I've been very happy with her. .... Are Spacers and Braces at 8 Really Necessary ...
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- We just started the whole ortho treatment for our twin daughters. A little overwhelming. I had some education in the dental field so some of the info I understood and ...
- I am glad parents are questioning all this and "feel this is a little too much". My parents got scared into a huge course of orthodontia for me, and it was really pai...
- not in Alamaden but we have had great luck with Dr Daniel Hall in Los Gatos
9 Year Old Who Hit Her Tooth.
If it chipped the tooth braces will not have anything to do with fixing this ... She's 9 yrs old and they can tell she needs braces Even before the rest of ...
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- I would take her in just to be safe. I worked in the Dental field for 5 years. She may just need a simple One Surface Composite (white filling) this will even it out a...
- DQ, She's 9 yrs old and they can tell she needs braces??? Even before the rest of her baby teeth come out!!! Wow! Psychic dentistry!! Anyway, have you called the den...
- As a dental hygienist, I would say take him to the dentist to be evaluated. It may be a simple repair, or like you suggested, may be something to leave until orthodon...
8 Year Old Needing Orthodontics
I am now 41 and my son is 4 12just as background I had braces beginning when I was 9 in 5th gradeI recall getting glasses that same year too It was hard at ...
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- My 15 year old started the same thing around age 8 or so. Never had to have braces but did wear a head gear at night only for some time. Her teeth are gorgeous now! ...
- Hi J., I don't know who your kids ortho is, but I have a 21 year old that now has perfect teeth and one that just turned 11. I used to live over that side of the v...
- My daughter was 11 when she got her braces. She also had a crossbite and needed an expander. The orthodontist we originally started with told me I should have brough...
Am I Paying Too Much up Front for Orthodontics?
Oct 21, 2009 ... Off on a tangent here: I don't have kids that need braces, much less at their ... I am really wanting to know why "braces" are started on children at ...
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- Get a second ( or third + opinion). My son had a slight overbite and some crowding and the 1st ortho we took him to wanted to do a three yr treatment with head gear a...
- #1 - your daughter may not need braces yet and you shouldn't have to pay for it yet. My daughter also needed spacers - and we paid just for that. Not the whole 1st p...
- Listen to your inner voice. Get a second opion. That is a five year span. He could die in a plane crash. I say, "no way!" But, you have to decide. God Bless! ...
Thumbsucking
All three of my girls were thumbsuckers in utero and afterwards none of the three require braces and they stopped sucking their thumbs on their own around 5 ...
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- The more you bring it to their attention the more they will suck thier thumbs, Ingore them and they will stop sooner it's like kids saying bad words don't act like you...
- put hot sauce on it she want suck it any more
- I feel your pain, my 20 month old daughter sucks her first two fingers. I am a dental hygienist and tried my best in the beginning to stop this habit. We have recent...
"Mom Seeing GREAT Orthodontist In/around West Jordan, or Around SLC If GREAT"
When 3 of my 4 daughters needed braces at the same time I ... I LOVED working with him All 4 of my daughters have had their braces through him and he does a ...
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- I am not sure if he is taking new patients, but I LOVE my ortho. My sister actuslly travels from outside Utah to bring her kids to him. His office is in Lehi, so not s...
- I see a orthodontist for my daughter up at Jordan Landing. She needed alot of work , they had to widen her top jaw before anything could happen. Its called Bawden & Bi...
- We go to the Jordan Landing Pediatric Dentistry (Dr Ryan Johansen is VERY good). An orthodontist just went into his practice. We haven't needed to go to him yet, but...
Thumb Sucking
My daughter sucked her thumb until around age 5 She did get a palate expander in 1st gradecrossbite and now has braces for an overbite My son never sucked ...
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- My one son was a thumb sucker, He even sucked a whole into his nail. We have him know who is 10 pretty much without his thumb, but sometimes we catch him. My brother o...
- Although I haven't dealth with this issue personally, I felt compelled to write you that my husband's twin sister sucked her thumb until she was 5 or 6 years old. She...
- Hi T., No real experience here with a thumb-sucker, but she seems near the age for dental visits. See what they say. Mostly I just wanted to comment (and commend yo...
Just Want Some Comments to Make Me Feel Better
Aug 31, 2009 ... also wanted to say i had braces as an adult working there my parents could never afford them i only needed my braces for 15 months not 2 ...
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- My binky addict had his until he was 3! He has dental issues too. Binky issue? I don't know. But you know what I did the best I could at the time for me and my son...
- My 10 year old NEVER used a pacifier (was a very happy baby) and has a huge overbite...my 13 year old (who used a pacifier until he was 4!) did not have an overbite! ...
- You and I may be visiting the same orthodontist down the road! My daughter (4) had a latex Nuk until she was 2.5 . No complaints from the dentist. My son (2) wouldn'...
