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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD had palate expander, braces, headgear and retainer in 2017 at 9 years old. I think it was about 2 years and then the retainer for another year and a permanent retainer for another just on the bottom. Now, at almost 14, she has two canines that stick out and the orthodontists says she needs braces again.  She is Autistic and very, very upset about this - she feels it is unfair she went through all of that just to need braces again, and she has a hard time with the sensory discomfort and food limitations that come along with them.

I'm switching practices because I just didn't get a personal feeling from the practice that did the braces initially and I really want to understand what they're doing and why.  I am getting Invisalign myself soon and I really liked the orthodontist I went to so I'm going to take my daughter there.  It's clear she needs some additional work because her teeth are not straight, so we have to bite the bullet and do it - but it is probably going to be a $10K endeavor when all is said and done, and I can't shake the feeling we got scammed initially.

Why put a young kid through all of that just to need a repeat? [b]Couldn't they have waited until 13 or 14 and just did the full braces then? [/b] [/quote]

Yes.  Two sets of braces is the biggest running scam out there.

My kids both had palate expanders at 11.  But, were told to wait for Invisalign until teens.  They were still growing--a lot.  The older one finished right before Freshmen year in HS (7th-8th grade).  The 8th grader has been advised to wait (he's 13) because he still has some baby teeth.  They did put a 'spacer' in where one tooth was lost early at the time of the palate expander.[/quote]

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