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8 Year Old Needing Orthodontics
Hi Ladies Im interested to see if any of your children started orthodontic work as early as age 8 The orthodontist said that she is ready to start ...
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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...
Orthodontist Consultation for 8 Yr Old
Read all 24 responses: "My 8 yr old son has lost several baby teeth and is in the process of having adult teeth grow in. His mouth is crowded and there ...
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- I am a dental hygienist that works for a regular dentist and we refer out to several orthodontists. Earlier planning is much better because if he is having crowding is...
- Where do you live? I can probably give you some names for a consult. It's usually the norm to have an orthodontic visit for crowding between ages 8-10. Most orthodonti...
- You didn't mention what town you live in. That might help with a location. Later
Pulling Teeth
My name is D. and we took my 6 year old to the ortho and they want to pull 6 teeth all 4 canines. Her teeth are so over crowded and room needs to be..."
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- Hi D., Our oldest son was in the third grade when he had 6 teeth pulled for braces. The orthodontist said he normally has the parents sit down but that he needed to. ...
- Hi, I think pulling the canines is a way of the past. I had all four taken and my ortho bro in law looks at me like I am some kind of museum! He has been out of orth...
- My daughter started treatment with an orthodontist when she was 7 years old because of UNBELIEVABLE overcrowding. He used progressive expanders which actually changed...
Looking for Personal Feedback on a Herbst Orthodontic Appliance.
My 8 year old daughter has an "underbite", and our orthodontist recommended correcting her bite with a Herbst appliance. I had never heard or or seen one ...
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- I worked for a dentist approx 30 yrs ago He had used some similar device and had great results. Here is a web page I came across you may be interested in reading. http...
- My son had to wear one when he was a little bit older (12). The worst part of it is being able to brush you teeth really well, so you might need to get a water pik or...
- Our daughter had this appliance at approximately the same age. It somewhat awkward, and if she yawned really one or both of the "pistons" on the sides would come out....
Looking for Orthodontist
Read all 10 responses: "Hi, I'm looking for recommendations for orthodontists in the Denver area. My daughter needs braces, but I want to get more than one ...
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- Hi M., Try Dr Greg Lindsay. He has an office off Dry Creek and one in Castle Rock. We visited 4 orthos before deciding on him. Most of them wanted to yank teeth and s...
- We love Drs. Nick and Barb Moyer. I went there as a kid for all my teeth and orthodontia and now our kids go. They are great! I can't find their number right now, b...
- Hi, My 14 year son old just got braces put on this summer with Weddle Orthodontics. They are located in Westminster on Huron St. just North of 120th avenue. My son w...
Invisalign Discounts?
You might ask your orthodontist to let you know when Invisalign is having a sale because .... If you can't find a dentist/ortho who takes monthly payments, ...
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- I would recommend Dr. Sheila Birth she has 3 offices in different areas of Ft. Worth and Arlington. Both of my sons used her with invisalign. We did not pay all up fro...
- I have reguilar braces and I can pay monthly. I know a lot of dentists let you pay monthly. Who can pay all the amount upfront!! Tt is insane!!! I do have Flex spendin...
- If you can't find a dentist/ortho who takes monthly payments, you might want to consider CareCredit (it is strictly for medical procedures).
Good Birth Control Pill
Apr 26, 2009 ... I took the pill forever ago (ortho nova 7-7-7). After I had my daughter, they put me on the only pill that I could take that was safe for ...
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- There is a new implantable birth control that is like Norplant. Ask your doctor about that, it is good for 3 years?
- I was on Yasmin for over 3 years and never had any ill side effects. It is a bit pricey so check with your insurance. My insurance doesn't cover enough to make it affo...
- I have a Mirena IUD and I love it. I have forgetten that it is in there. I will never go back to Birth control Pills. This is so much easier. I was able to get it done...
19 Month Old with Underbite
I was in the ortho field for about 10 years and it is so hard to tell with baby ... The Orthodontist said my mouth was crowded, and I had too many teeth, ...
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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....
New to Birth Control Pills
I took Ortho TriCyclen for a LONG time Take all your pills as close to the same time a day as possible everyday This will keep you as close to the 99.9% ...
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- if that pill doesn't work for you try YASMIN the best pill
- E., Some quick answers followed by some links that hopefully will help out. If the pill set that you have has 28 pills, then you start a new set at the completion ...
- I used to those several yrs ago and as I recall you take all of them and then start on the new pack just like any other pills. If in doubt call your GYN. As far as ...
Birth Control
Read all 34 responses: "at this present time i am taking ortho-tri ciclene low. I am due for my yearly and would like to use something different, easier.
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- I have an IUD and I love it! I have been on it for over a year and no weight gain or pregnancy! It's convenient and if you don't like it, it is easily removed! Good luck!
- I started with Ortho, then after my son was born switched to Depo, which I loved for the fact that I didn't have to think about it, but didn't like it because I couldn...
- I have the copper IUD and love it as well. It is a wonderful addition and highly successful.
