I am 27, Male. I have gap in my front teeth. I have consulted a orthodontics doctor. It was very basic examination. I was asked to get the X-rays and Models ( which cost around $400).
Secondly, my insurance doesn’t have ortho coverage and they told me treatment would cost as high as $5000. I have tried to get ortho coverage added to my insurance; looks like it was not possible with my existing group insurance.
Now, I am wandering around with the following questions ?
1. Is it really possible to get gaps closed at 27 ?
2. Are there any suggestions about the type of the treatment (should be inexpensive, since I can’t afford $5000 )?
3. Anyways, doctor said he would decide about treatment plan after the X-rays (spending like $400 on this).. Not sure what Doctor would say afterwards.
4. What would be the best possible solution to this problem with the given constraints.
Thanks.

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So I had braces when I was in high school and had a retainer. Well at the time I was going to college then quit and my dads insurance kicked me off. Shortly after my retainer broke and now several years later my gap in between my front two teeth came back.
Question is do i have to get braces again or can i just get a retainer and go in for my monthly check up for tightening? I my teeth are staight both top and bottom for the exeption of the gap. And the gap runs in the fam.
So can I just get the retainer or do i have to get braces again?

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My 10 y/o son has a “severe Overbite” per his dentist and said that an Orthodontist may even have to break his jaw to correct this. If this is done, is it done under a general? Is it an inpatient procedure or out patient? Is there anyway that regular medical insurance can be used to pay for this? I don’t have dental but do have really good health insurance.

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Which costs more, regular braces, or Invisalign?

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I’d like 2 know if there’s an alternative to braces that can go faster. You c I went 2 an Invisalign dentist around where I live but that won’t work for my case..My case is a 14mm overbite(milimeter bite if i didnt use the abreviation rite) and then I went to a regular orthodontist & he said I have to have the braces on 4 @ least 3-4 years & i really dont want 2 wait THAT LOOOOONg so im looking for something kind of similar to braces like cost wise or cheap-ish & maybe a clear alternative or somethin……u know…. anything thatll go faster than 4 years! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok thanks!! *sorry so long really anxious*

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well my dentist said i dont need them, but my orthodontist said did. Theres not that much wrong with my teeth, just i have a gap in my front teeth, one front tooth is longer the other and that same tooth is positioned a little bit further out the the other one. also my two front bottom teeth and very close together with tiny gaps on each side. My mum said i didn’t need them because my mouth isnt that bad.. this is what they look like:

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i really want braces because i dont like my teeth, but im so scared of the pain! i have a really low pain tolerance, and i dont think i could deal with the braces cutting my lips, and the pain in my gums, and the food that will get stuck in them! i was looking into Invisalign.. are they good? would you recommen them over normal braces? apparently they are pain-free and work in a less amount of time, is this true? PLEASE HELP ME!

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okay so i got my braces off at the end of july and as soon as i got them off i still noticed a little tooth gap between my two front teeth. so 2 days after i got my braces off i got a clear retainer called invisalign. I WEAR IT ALL OF THE TIME!! RELIGIOUSLY. i’ve never met anyone who wears it more than me. yet i still have that ONE gap in between my two front teeth and it won’t go away. it’s not big but it’s bothering me. is there anyway i could fix it or confront my orthodontist? can he do something to fix it without braces? btw i had braces for about 2 years when i was younger and then got them off and then got them on and had them for 2 years from grades 6-8. please please please help! thanks!

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I am 23 years old, and got braces my teeth 6 months ago. I am supposed to have them on for 2 years. I got the clear ones, but I still feel hideous. I cried constantly for the first two months and began getting panick attacks and getting violently ill. I’ve been to the ER 4 times and hospitalized twice. I was so sick that the doctors thought that I had a life threatening illness. I was put on nausea medication which didn’t really help, and eventually xanax. The xanax made me relax and I am no longer sick. Being so sick made me stop worrying about the braces, and now that I am feeling better I am starting to obsess about them again. I just feel so ugly and I hate them so much that they are making me physically sick again.
My orthodontist said that I can switch to invisalign by the end of the year, but I don’t think that I can take it anymore. If I got them off now I would have wasted $10,000 in surgeries and dental work on my teeth. Can somebody please give me some advice?

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I am 23 years old, and got braces my teeth 6 months ago. I am supposed to have them on for 2 years. I got the clear ones, but I still feel hideous. I cried constantly for the first two months and began getting panick attacks and getting violently ill. I’ve been to the ER 4 times and hospitalized twice. I was so sick that the doctors thought that I had a life threatening illness. I was put on nausea medication which didn’t really help, and eventually xanax. The xanax made me relax and I am no longer sick. Being so sick made me stop worrying about the braces, and now that I am feeling better I am starting to obsess about them again. I just feel so ugly and I hate them so much.
My orthodontist said that I can switch to invisalign by the end of the year, but I don’t think that I can take it anymore. I’ve been seeing a psychiatrist about this, and he’s the one who gave me xanax. No matter how much I try not to worry about it, I can’t help but drive myself crazy.

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I have an orthodontist – who i was supposed to pay 4000 dollars in exchange for Invisalign (the braces) After about a year – i had paid off 3200 of the 4000 – but now i realized i dont like her work and basically she really screwed up my teeth …
i would like to go to a different orthodontist – (who i met with today – he told me he would accept 2000 as a payment for braces – since i already had braces before)
basically – i want to know – if i go by him – do i need to finish paying the rest of the 800 dollars to my other denist? technically – she didnt finish my teeth – so the 4000 was assuming my teeth would be done – she basically only worked on my teeth half way
(i live in michigan – if it makes a different regarding the law)
i want to call her and say ” listen screw off – im paying the 800 dollars i still owe – because technically you didnt finish my teeth – and the complete 4000 was to be paid upon completion of my teeth!”
could i get away with this?

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