Advice for Moms
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I wouldn't do them then. I have seen so many young children get 2 or 3 sets of braces before graduating HS. At $5,000 there is no way I would want to buy more than 1 set.
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They want to put them on my 9 year old daughter
Quoting lucky2Beeme:
I wouldn't do them then. I have seen so many young children get 2 or 3 sets of braces before graduating HS. At $5,000 there is no way I would want to buy more than 1 set.
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Quoting mommyinthe303:
They want to put them on my 9 year old daughter
Quoting lucky2Beeme:
I wouldn't do them then. I have seen so many young children get 2 or 3 sets of braces before graduating HS. At $5,000 there is no way I would want to buy more than 1 set.
they wanted to put them on my son when he was around that age. I said no we waited until he lostalmost all his baby teeth. He had to have his wisdom and 4 other pulled before we could get the braces on.He got and had his during HS.
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See that's what i thought. My oldest didn't get then done till she was 13.
Quoting lucky2Beeme:
Quoting mommyinthe303:
They want to put them on my 9 year old daughter
Quoting lucky2Beeme:
I wouldn't do them then. I have seen so many young children get 2 or 3 sets of braces before graduating HS. At $5,000 there is no way I would want to buy more than 1 set.
they wanted to put them on my son when he was around that age. I said no we waited until he lostalmost all his baby teeth. He had to have his wisdom and 4 other pulled before we could get the braces on.He got and had his during HS.
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I'm a dental hygienist. Braces on a 9 year old are usually needed because of functional impairment. The lower jaw is growing faster than the upper. Important teeth are not erupting and may fuse to the bone if not pulled down. There's severe crowding, or facial distortion. What reason did your dentist give? -
Her teeth are crowded
Quoting sabrtooth1:
I'm a dental hygienist. Braces on a 9 year old are usually needed because of functional impairment. The lower jaw is growing faster than the upper. Important teeth are not erupting and may fuse to the bone if not pulled down. There's severe crowding, or facial distortion. What reason did your dentist give?
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My son is 9 and needs braces and we are going to wait another year or 2 for him to get them. He just got his adult molars in so we are going to wait and see.
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They call braces at this point "early intervention". Fewer orthodontists than in the past are doing it, UNLESS they think her teeth are crowded to the point that her face will not develop naturally. Go to the ORTHODONTIST for a consultation, and ask SPECIFICALLY what the braces at this time will do. If she's so crowed that her canines (which are the 'cornerstones' of the face) are not erupting properly, or if they are going to widen a too narrow palate, these are legitimate reasons.
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Will do. I'm just afraid she's not responsible enough to take care of them. Plus the retainer. Would a year really hurt.
Quoting sabrtooth1:
They call braces at this point "early intervention". Fewer orthodontists than in the past are doing it, UNLESS they think her teeth are crowded to the point that her face will not develop naturally. Go to the ORTHODONTIST for a consultation, and ask SPECIFICALLY what the braces at this time will do. If she's so crowed that her canines (which are the 'cornerstones' of the face) are not erupting properly, or if they are going to widen a too narrow palate, these are legitimate reasons.
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Quoting mommyinthe303:
Will do. I'm just afraid she's not responsible enough to take care of them. Plus the retainer. Would a year really hurt.
No retainer at this point. A retainer is only placed AFTER intervention is complete, in order to give the bone time to harden sufficiently around the moved teeth. And many orthos these days cement the retainer in, so no worries about not using it, or losing it. As for not taking care--my kids did NOT have braces, and I still had to frequently brush them myself, until they were 11 or 12. Even after that, I still had to check that they were doing a decent job. At least half of the kids I see, need parental help. They ALSO often need parental help with OTHER hygiene matters. YOU get used to it, but WE smell stinky kids.Edited to add: You can always get a second opinion from another PROFESSIONAL. But don't make your decision based on money, or convience. Make it based on what is best for your child.