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One of the orthos I had a consult with actually will actually put the braces on the same day that the molds and x-rays are taken. Is that really unusual?

I'm also a single 24 year old male in the process of getting braces. I definitely worry that braces will affect my social game. But I feel that they can't be any worse than having crooked teeth and a massive underbite, right?

STILL trying to get Cigna to approve surgery. Got the pre-existing condition issue taken care of, then they denied it because they didn't have the proper documentation from the doctor's office. The doctor's office sent it everything they asked for, then they denied it for the pre-exisiting condition...

Finally heard back from Cigna about jaw surgery. It was denied. The reason they gave for the denial was a pre-existing condition clause in my plan. Since I haven't had Cigna for a year yet, they won't cover the surgery before that time. The Cigna rep I called said that if I can prove I was continuou...

I'm still waiting to hear back from the oral surgeon's office. Starting to get frustrated with them. I told the billing lady that the Cigna rep said it just needs to be precertified and that it looks like my plan would cover it, and I've yet to hear anything back. I have another orthodontist consult...

[quote="kellyb"]hey, thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best with the insurance and the braces journey. have you decided if you will be getting ceramics or metal?[/quote] I didn't really discuss this with the orthodontists I met with, I just assumed I'd be getting metal, which I'm ...

Oh, trust me, I won't be taking any action until I'm 100% certain that Cigna will cover this. I don't trust insurance companies at all... I've seen that Cigna documentation that says you have to have a skeletal deformity as well as a functional impairment in order to be covered, but as I understand ...

So I'm a 23 yo recent college grad. Whenever people asked what the first big purchase I was going to make once I got a full time job was, I always said my teeth. I've been very self conscious about them for a while. I got a job in Ann Arbor, MI and moved here. So once I started working last Septembe...