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I don't have an ortho, I had braces separately 4 years ago so what do you guys recommend I do since I have the appointment in about a month?

I had to have mine also-----my ortho made me a set for the surgeon as well. He didn't keep them, so now I own my very own set!

I had to have them. It is their protocol so they can do the best analysis when you go in for your consult. My otho did them for me.

I set up an appointment with Arnett and I was told I needed to bring in dental casts of my teeth which I was not expecting. I asked if worst case scenario I didn't have them what would happen and I was informed the appointment would probably ...

I'm actually planning on surgery with Dr. Gunson, Arnett's partner. The surgery fee is really expensive and I'm not sure if my insurance will cover it either as I am a borderline case as well. I was asked to have a sleep study for sleep apnea because ...

That's too bad, he's so close to me too. I think I saw in another thread Ryan that you'll be having surgery with Arnett? I'd love to have a consult with him but his surgery fees are so expensive and since my case is borderline, I doubt my insurance would cover any costs. How are ...

They are doing both surgeries. The jaw surgeons here in Vegas are crap so my only choice was out of state. My ortho would only recomend arnett and gunsen on this side of the country so I went with it, craping when I saw the price tag but oh well I guess.

When I saw the $40,000 price tag on the second surgery I thought you may be going to Gunson/Arnett! Only they charge that much. They are the true "rock stars" of jaw surgery, so you're absolutely in good hands. Being in Chicago I would never dream of doing the ...

... have February off without burning to much sick time. Do you mind if i ask who and where you had you surgery with. I'm getting mine done by Dr. Arnett and Gunsen in santa barbara. which is out of state for me but they were highly recommended. Oh and i have no idea how the can keep my linguals ...

... hard to find, because most concentrate on the functional occlusion. The only two I know that seem to really tune into the aesthetic are Gunson and Arnett in Santa Barbara, CA. However, I hope you have deep pockets if you go to them. They have an almost cult-like following and from the stories on ...

Arnett and Gunson are not in any insurance networks. However, I think anesthesiologist may accept BC/BS.

... I'd wildly guess that out of pocket with these surgeons would be less than half of that, but of course you'd get better numbers by asking Arnett and Gunson's insurance guru as it's different for everyone. Basically it's important to have all your financial ducks in a row before any big ...

... have had their surgery through him so hopefully they will chime in with their experience. I heard (and it could just be speculation) that Gunson/Arnett are not in any insurance network, which means you're going to have have a lot to pay out of pocket. I believe the same goes for Wolford in Texas. ...

... before my surgery, independently of each other, and both came to exactly the same conclusion. Dr. Gunson was even laughing about it, because Dr. Arnett said something--can't remember what--that isn't necessarily routine but he thought would apply in my case, and Dr. Gunson had just written the ...

Just had my surgery with Dr. Gunson--it went quite well, and I really felt comfortable throughout the process. In my case, Dr. Arnett assisted; they both came to check on me after the surgery. I don't know that my case was all that complex, but it did require a lot of movement and grafting. ...