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[quote=Anonymous] I have two kids, both at the same dentist. Older kid had really crowded teeth with lots of structural issues. Dentist recommended orthodontist early. Did the palate expander, first round of braces (they were upfront that we would need a second round). Second kid with somewhat crooked but better teeth - same dentist said no need for orthodontics until all baby teeth are gone, so we will wait until middle school.

Total time for 1st kid’s braces is going to be 2 years. I don’t know if it’s better or worse than it would have been with 1 round of braces, but his teeth were really crooked before and it helped his confidence to have that first round and not have those major issues for 4 more years. He did complain a lot(!) about the second round, because his teeth looked sort of like a regular person who has never had orthodontics but not horrible. Oh well, I wanted to do the full two rounds.

Anyway, I don’t think we got scammed but it likely depends on the situation and dentists/orthodontists involved.

I would recommend that people go to independent dentists and not dentists who have orthodontists within the practice, so they don’t have a conflict of interest. [/quote]

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