help in deciding ortho

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bracesscared
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help in deciding ortho

#1 Post by bracesscared »

How far is ur ortho office from where u live? It will help me decide on choosing ortho..

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felicia
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#2 Post by felicia »

My ortho is about 7 minutes away.
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CanberraRaiders
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#3 Post by CanberraRaiders »

2 minute walk from work. 4 minute drive from home.
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207
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Location: Maine

#4 Post by 207 »

My ortho is 15 minutes from work and 20 minutes from home. I consulted with two ortho's and after liking both decided to go with the one closest to my home and work. Distance certainly wasn't the most important factor in my decision, but it was near the top. It also helped that the closer ortho was less expensive.
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thisisme
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#5 Post by thisisme »

My ortho is my next door neighbour.
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trillium
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#6 Post by trillium »

I went to the ortho that my dentist recommended.
04/09/09- Consult, 04/21/09- Spacers in, 04/23/09- Braces on, 06/01/09- Extractions
06/25/09- First Adjustment (new wire, but same size- all the way to bck molars- after extractions)
08/20/09- Second adjustment (same size wire but got Powerchains top and bottom!!!)
10/02/09- 3rd adj (same size wire, new powerchain, started elastics)
12/10/09- 4th adj. (same size wire, new powerchain, same elastics)
02/11/10- 5th adj.
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CanberraRaiders
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#7 Post by CanberraRaiders »

thisisme wrote:My ortho is my next door neighbour.
Convenient much?
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tsmurfenator
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#8 Post by tsmurfenator »

235 miles - 4 hours .
(and I know she also has some even further away).

Anybody here beat me? :D
34 y/o guy with full metal brackets and molar bands since 12/16/2009.
1st Adjustment + secondary molar bands 1/23/2010.
2nd Adjustment 3/27/2010.
3rd Adjustment 5/1/2010.
4th Adjustment 6/11/2010.
5th Adjustment 9/29/2010.
6th Adjustment 2/8/2011.
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thisisme
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#9 Post by thisisme »

CanberraRaiders wrote:
thisisme wrote:My ortho is my next door neighbour.
Convenient much?
Haha, yeah. :P He's a really good orthodontist aswell.
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mikesmile
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#10 Post by mikesmile »

My ortho is quite convenient as well - about 2 minutes down the street. :)

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gokix
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#11 Post by gokix »

Wow @ 4 hours.

My ortho is about 15 minutes away, so not too far.
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felicia
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#12 Post by felicia »

Tsmurfenator....4 HOURS AWAY?????????????????
Why did you choose an orthodontist who is that far away?
....just curious...
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