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That doesn't sound too bad to me! I went for my 1st consultation today. They gave an estimated treatment time of 15-18 months and quoted me $4600 plus $275 for the records visit. That was for full ceramic uppers and metal lowers. They won't do ceramic lowers b/c they say it will chip your upper teet...

Thanks for the help. I will see the 2 Orthos this week and see what I think. If I get the gut feeling that one of them is good I may just go ahead and get started. If I still don't feel really sure about one of them I will wait for the other appt. The other thing is that talking to them on the phone...

I decided to take everyones advice on seeing more than one Ortho. for consults. The first Ortho I called as you know has me scheduled for May 15. I called this morning to make 2 more appts. and one is for tomorrow and the other is for Thursday. Does it seem odd that the other Ortho has me scheduled ...

Thanks so much for all the info and input! You have all given me alot to think about! I have a better understanding of things to ask at my appt. I will guess that I will get ceramics on top and metal on botoom b/c I do have bit of an overbite. But hey, if it's cheaper and no one sees them then it do...

I had braces when I was a teenager. Got them off when I was 15 but didn't wear my retainer like I should have. I asked for a permanent retainer to be put on the bottom but my Ortho wouldn't do it. I have alot of crowding on the bottom now and gaps on the top, the worst is between my 2 front teeth. I...