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[quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting question. My parents didn't have the money for braces so I had a tooth pulled so that the rest of my smile wouldn't be crooked. People now compliment me on how nice looking my teeth are. My kids now have braces. It's cosmetic since their teeth aren't getting jammed up and are straight. But the dentist wanted them so they don't have issues later on. We did get another opinion and I think everyone in this area just expects all kids to get braces. We paid with our dental but one of my kids wanted the more expensive braces that were clear. We certainly made them pay the difference, why should we? We also made it clear that if they didn't take care of their teeth or braces, then they needed to pay for things moving forward. For us, kids need to understand that while parents are responsible fore medical care, they don't have to get the latest and greatest or be responsible for neglect on the kids part. That's our opinion. [/quote]
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