Re: To Shiloh, or anyone else who has had braces more than once

March 14, 2004

I know of another person who had braces the second time around, her

first ortho paid for some of the treatment as she felt he'd screwed

up.

If you were going to another ortho, I would think it would cost the

same, the consultation work is the same the second time around, the

hardware costs the same, the only difference is that you might not

need as many visits - it all depends on how much movement is

required to get your teeth to where they need to be post-op the

surgery (when they'll be finetuned). If you're going to the same

ortho, he or she will still have to get back up to speed with your

situation. Why not ask?

Sorry to barge in on this, but I think Shiloh said she was going

down east, since she's driving, I'd expect her to be gone for a few

weeks.

March 14, 2004

I know of another person who had braces the second time around, her

first ortho paid for some of the treatment as she felt he'd screwed

up.

If you were going to another ortho, I would think it would cost the

same, the consultation work is the same the second time around, the

hardware costs the same, the only difference is that you might not

need as many visits - it all depends on how much movement is

required to get your teeth to where they need to be post-op the

surgery (when they'll be finetuned). If you're going to the same

ortho, he or she will still have to get back up to speed with your

situation. Why not ask?

Sorry to barge in on this, but I think Shiloh said she was going

down east, since she's driving, I'd expect her to be gone for a few

weeks.

March 14, 2004

I know of another person who had braces the second time around, her

first ortho paid for some of the treatment as she felt he'd screwed

up.

If you were going to another ortho, I would think it would cost the

same, the consultation work is the same the second time around, the

hardware costs the same, the only difference is that you might not

need as many visits - it all depends on how much movement is

required to get your teeth to where they need to be post-op the

surgery (when they'll be finetuned). If you're going to the same

ortho, he or she will still have to get back up to speed with your

situation. Why not ask?

Sorry to barge in on this, but I think Shiloh said she was going

down east, since she's driving, I'd expect her to be gone for a few

weeks.

March 15, 2004

Hi ,

My situation was a little different than yours. I had had braces as

a child but it was more than 15 years before I got them on again so

we essentially had to start over. I was fortunate to get them while

I was in the military so I didn't have to pay for them. After I got

out, I had to switch to a civilian orthodontist. Since I still had

the braces on and we thought at the time that I would only need

minimal adjustments, he only charged me $1500. He told me the most

expensive part of the treatment was the hardware, therefore the

greatly reduced rate.

While I was still in the military though, I did have to interrupt my

orthodontic treatment. I was deployed to Saudi and was not allowed

to go with my braces on. My ortho had to remove them but she saved

all the brackets and reused them when I came back. Have your asked

your ortho if that can be done for you?

Do you think your insurance situation might change in the next year?

If so, maybe you could just continue to wear the braces. I was

finally ready for surgery shortly after I became pregnant. My

surgeon (rightly so) didn't want to touch me while I was pregnant or

breastfeeding so my ortho " hardwired " my braces. He replaced all the

little bands (which were elastic) on the brackets with wire so

nothing would move around. My teeth stayed in position for about 18

months until I had the surgery. It wasn't fun having the braces for

so long but it sure beat having to take them off and then put back

on again.

I'm sure you can work something out with your orthodontist,

especially if you're staying with the same one. Good luck. I hope

you can get your insurance woes taken care of soon. It must be

really frustrating to get to this point and not be able to have the

surgery because of your insurance.

> Hi, I have a question. My insurance company denied my surgery the

> week before I was scheduled to have it, and there is no hope of

> appealing as I don't have that insurance anymore (hubby's old job,

> Cobra ran out). My new insurance company excludes the surgery of

> course. I have no options readily available right now to pay for

the

> surgery myself. The last time I went to the orthodontist, he told

me

> that we are basically in a holding pattern now until I can figure

out

> what to do about the surgery. My teeth are straight as can be,

but

> of course my jaw issues are still there (nothing he can fix

> anymore). So, are you still with me?...lol. I heard Shiloh say

> earlier that you were having to get braces again and another

> surgery. Is your ortho charging you as much this time as the

first

> time, or is it drastically less seeing as there isn't nearly as

much

> ortho work involved? Thanks for your help in advance.

>

March 15, 2004