I took Nathan into the orthodontist after being referred by his pediatric dentist (our Bishop). Unfortunately, Nate has a crossbite, overbite, and crowding. So he is the only one in the family that has to do the two phases of braces. I would have balked because I think they overuse the two phases, but after doing some research online, I feel that two phases is the right approach due to his crossbite.
So Nathan will start with an expander on the roof of his mouth and have four braces on his top, front teeth. They will leave all that on for about 9 months and then give him a retainer to wear to hold everything in place until he's a teenager and ready for phase 2. His braces don't come cheap. In the end, the whole treatment will cost about $7000 with insurance paying only $1750. The phase 2 is the expensive part. We only had to pay $1000 now and the insurance matched it. So I guess I'll have to put aside a couple hundred dollars a month in my orthodontics envelope for the next few years to pay for Nate's second phase and for Zach's braces. Yep, all 6 of us will have had braces within just a few years of one another. Mario's hoping to get his off soon though. His teeth look very good and then he will get a free implant through the base dentist office. We have a friend in that department too. It's awesome having all these LDS friends that are doctors in the military. Mario had Lasik surgery in Hawaii, braces here and now an implant. Just another added benefit of the military. Have to think positively since there can be so many negatives too (like Afghanistan).
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