orthodoics for my oldest

We do not have insurance that covers braces but we do have one child in them now who is almost done with them and another who will be going into them. Now the second girl had issues before and it was her upper pallet collapsing on it's self that was causing not enough room for her new teeth. Now we had an implement put in to spread the pallet back out and not only did it make room but the headaches she had been having went away as well. Now we also pulled a few of her teeth so that there would be less of a chance of braces, so we should be able to do the invisalign with her. Good luck. It is expensive.

I've not been a person that has had to go through orthodontics for either of my children yet. However, my daughter is going to need to get braces at some point in the near future (we are trying to get some other bills paid off before we go to that). With that said, my brother had braces while we were growing up and my parents did opt for the local dental school and to this day I have to say that he has good teeth and my parents did save a lot of money because they used the local dental school for his braces and treatment.

I would go to the dental schools to get the work done. They have professionals overseeing them. You can save a ton of money, and the likelihood of anything going wrong is pretty slim.

I don't have answers for you, but will point out that the orthodontist may want to have some teeth pulled. (I had two out when I got my braces.)

My daughter had the same problem, but insurance covered enough that we could afford it.

you are correct get her into a person that you trust so they can tell you what is the best for her and yes going to a dental school is much cheaper you would also be advised to check with your insurance company as well to see what is covered if any at all good luck

How old is your kid? If she is between 8-12 years old, she surely has a lot of teeth - mixed dentition, than what we really expect. This is because some of her baby teeth may have not been taken out and the permanent wants have started erupting. The first thing that the orthodontist will tell you is to have a panoramic xray to check for further developing teeth and also to know the direction of growth. Then a dental impression will be taken to see what kind of appliance is needed. Most likely, she will have several extractions to give way for the permanent teeth. Only then will you know how much you need to pay. A head gear is only needed if there is a protrusion or intrusion of the maxilla or mandible. You may go to Dental Universities, however, I am not sure if they will be able to provide you the care that your child needs. In our school, the most that we can do to patients is giving them a root canal therapy or install dentures. Coz having those appliance can last for 2 years or more and it could be expensive,too. Much better if you can ask the dentist if you can pay half of it upon installation, then partial payment at every visit .