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[quote=Anonymous]Roughly, early middle school. Palate expander, braces, and nighttime headgear (reverse pull, for what is retrospect was probably a pretty minor underbite) in 6th, braces only through all of 7th, braces off in early 8th, retainers for the rest of her natural life, it seems like. Our dentist was a big proponent of waiting until all the permanent teeth were in to start orthodontic treatment, unless there was a major problem brewing. DD had no serious cosmetic or bite issues, so she didn’t start treatment until just after puberty. Seems to have worked fine, though. Her teeth and jaw moved pretty quickly, and she was able to ditch the headgear after about 6 months. I think it helped was that she was old enough to understand that really good compliance meant a shorter overall treatment plan! She’s still great about her retainers, because she doesn’t want to go through all that mess again, ever. [/quote]
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