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[quote=Anonymous]Just barely did this 2 weeks ago with DS (11) and DD (17). I'm going to caution people to not only pay attention to the costs, but pay more attention to the treatment they're recommending. This isn't the Ortho's kid, so the long term repercussions aren't their problem! DD had an overbite and a crossbite to correct. DS;s teeth were a mess. He's got an incredibly small mouth and has teeth dropping into the palate of his mouth because there's no where else to go.

We saw 3 Ortho's. You'd be shocked at the spread in pricing between them. 
Ortho 1 tried to sell this Phase 1 & 2 snake oil and wanted to do a palate expander in DS. I got up and left when he told DD it takes 8 months to clear up gingivitis and he couldn't band her teeth before then. Turned out she didn't have gingivitis. She just brushed a little hard and irritated the gum above 1 tooth. For both kids I was pushing $21K
Ortho 2 and 3 both said no expander because it'll create a crossbite/overbite that doesn't currently exist and you can only move the jawbone a small amount. They both did recommend having premolars extracted to bring DD's overbite back and banded her teeth to correct alignment. For DS, we've extracted some baby teeth that won't shed and we're waiting to see what the adult teeth are going to do. 
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