Patti! Re: Crossbite Question for Irish

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Hi Patti!

Not sure what I wrote originally but what I meant to say was that I

did not have an underbite ... I had an openbite which is technically

different from an overbite, but it sure looked like an overbite to

the untrained eye. I did not have pain but had tons of clicking

under my right ear which I had gotten used to over time. What drove

me to surgery was that my dentist told me that due to the open bite

(only my back molars touched), I was wearing my back teeth down at

an alarming rate and in order to preserve my teeth, I needed to get

the bite fixed via braces and surgery.

I was one of the fortunate ones who had a surgeon whose office

handled all of the insurance paperwork so I was not really involved

in it. I know it took a very long time to get the approval. I have

no idea what terminology or records the surgeon supplied to Aetna.

I do know that Aetna came back to him a few times requesting more

records, impressions, all sorts of stuff. But it eventually went

through. I was very lucky to not have to be a part of that whole

ordeal. I'm sorry ... this isn't much help re: your insurance

question.

Good luck!

Irish!

> I was wondering. You mentioned you had neither a over bite or

underbite, but an open bite. Did you have pain or anything? Did the

insurance cover the surgery and if so, what was the reason they did

cover it. I am just wondering what the insurance does cover and for

what reasons. Thanks, Patti