Thanks Denise.dbagnell wrote:It's possible that the ortho who suggested no extractions was planning to hook you up with some damons, you rarely need extractions with damons from what I've heard. Good luck with your decision.
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The subject of damons is something I'm interested in. I also would've thought that perhaps that ortho was going to use damons, but I asked, and my choice is either normal metal or ceramics (both made by 3m). I saw the brackets. I didn't specifically ask about damons however, but it was clear that that ortho did not use them.
It turns out that all four orthos are using brackets with ligs. The only slightly weird case is the first (with the most extractions!), where the ortho is using "light force" techniques which are related to Begg techniques. I googled Begg, and it turns out that he was one of the people instrumental in the shift from nonextraction treatment to extraction treatment. Now the trend has shifted back it seems.
I am going to see an ortho who uses damons on Tuesday, and I'll report back on what I hear.
BTW, anybody have a recommendation for a damon ortho in the Pittsburgh area? So far I've found the AAO website (braces.org) to be the most useful source of information, since it allows you to search by distance and displays the universites attended. However, it doesn't have any information beyond that, such as the types of brackets used. I'm also hopeful that the damon website actually will have an ortho locator after May 1st, like they claim.