What to expect at a consultation?

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Jenny5
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#16 Post by Jenny5 »

Good for you, Liz! That's your first step. Let us know how the consultations go. :thumbsup:
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lizzoo
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#17 Post by lizzoo »

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let those of you who helped me before know how my consultations went. I had four this week and all four of them said the same thing about my teeth. The only differences were the prices, but there wasn't a great difference. My parents and I decided today to go with the second ortho we talked with and I'm very happy with the decision. His office was very nice and the staff is so friendly and helpful and are willing to do whatever they can to accommodate me since I'm a college student. I went today to get my xrays and impressions done and it wasn't bad at all. Basically, all that is left to be done is the ortho needs to study my xrays and impressions and then he will call me and tell me what he thinks are my options. Apparently I could have extractions or I could not. The ortho said I was on the borderline when it came to how much room I had in my mouth since I have quite a bit of crowding. But when he finds out how much room I really have for sure, I'll know. Anyway, then in May I'll have a cleaning, then a consult with the ortho to go over the plan for treatment, then have any extractions if necessary, then spacers, then BRACES! I'm actually excited about it and I can't wait to get them on.

Anyway, I want to thank everyone for their help. I had my list with me at every consult and they were so shocked at how much I actually knew! haha... well, it's only because this website is SO helpful. So thanks again!
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Slickster
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#18 Post by Slickster »

If he said you're borderline for extractions, don't have them would be my suggestion (even if he comes back and says after all, let's pull them)! You can always have teeth taken out but not put back in!

If he said your borderline, there will be another guy willing to do the job without extractions (he might even himself, if you push the issue).
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lizzoo
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#19 Post by lizzoo »

I definitely don't want to have extractions but if he thinks that it's best to do them, then I understand. What he said was that even if I didn't have the extractions, I may have enough room to straighten everything out, but not fix my bite and actually make my bite worse. Now, if he says it is possible to straighten the teeth and fix my bite without extractions then I will definitely jump for that option. I don't want to have to compromise my bite for keeping some teeth. The problem is I'm a very petite person, so I have a small mouth but I have normal sized teeth. Anyway, I've had four consults and each of them said the same thing when it came to extractions.
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