Metal Mouth Message Board

initially, my ortho said that it would take about 18 months for my treatment. my top was banded in late february and my lowers were banded in early april. i'm now roughly 8-9 months into my treatment and he says that we're going to try to have them removed by this february, which would be about a ye...

delta dental has offered orthodontia for adults for many years now, it just would depend on one's employer if they offered the plan to their employees for adult orthodontia. the individual plan missingu talks about is called delta pmi, which you don't have to go through any employer for, and they al...

i'm under my parents' dental insurance until i'm 23 years old. i have delta dental, which instead of covering a particular amount they gave me a discount on my treatment. for example, at my ortho's office, people who don't have insurance would have paid $4200 for the braces itself. since i have delt...

I was in a similar situation as you debating between different orthos and time frames. I consulted one for Invisalign, estimated between 6-8 months (!!!) or ceramic braces for an estimated 18 months or less. Anyway, when I was told I had to be in braces for 18 months, I was shocked because my teeth ...

i appreciate all your replies, thanks! i was going insane for awhile thinking if i got ripped off or something lol. i forgot to mention that i'm from orange county, california, and that i have dental insurance that covers orthodontia. just an FYI for future readers who are also comparing prices and ...

hey everyone i read a few posts on total treatment costs between metal vs. ceramic, but i was just wondering for those who have ceramics (or were offered), how much extra did u have to pay for them? i was just wondering to compare with my costs. thanks :) i have full ceramics on my uppers and lowers...

i didn't get any brackets or those rings around my 2nd molars. Did anyone else have this?

This is my 2nd time getting braces on (my first time was when i was 12). I'm 20yrs old now. Are orthodontist assistants trained and qualified to glue the brackets onto the teeth? I just got mine on about a week ago and it was the assistant who put everything on, the orthodontist just checked it afte...