How long is it supposed to take to send a letter??
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:59 am
Howdy y'all. Longtime lurker. I opted to get braces + jaw surgery to correct my class II open bite.
My ortho said the braces would be put on before the extractions. Due to overcrowding, they simply can't move teeth until some have been removed. They said they would send a letter to my dentist (across town) the day my braces were put on, January 15th. They honestly haven't hurt much besides the teeth going to be extracted and as such have no brackets, which have started to give me pain; and besides the fact I still cannot chew.
I'm really antsy to get treatment moving because obviously, they can't move my teeth where they need to be until there's room. Which is why I'm frustrated that I STILL haven't heard from my dentist about scheduling extractions. I called them last week to ask if they'd received the letter yet, and they had not--and when they called my orthodontist, it turns out the letter hadn't even been sent. Yep, in spite of saying the letter would be sent on the day my braces went on, it was not. Now it's been another week, I haven't heard anything, and I'm left wondering how long this is supposed to take or even what the point of putting braces on this early was, and coming in for an adjustment on the 12th, if there's nothing for them to adjust!
I can't call my ortho because he's in the next town over on Fridays, etc. I called the dentist again and they still haven't received it. What's the deal? Are these normal shenanigans and delays with orthodontic treatment?
My ortho said the braces would be put on before the extractions. Due to overcrowding, they simply can't move teeth until some have been removed. They said they would send a letter to my dentist (across town) the day my braces were put on, January 15th. They honestly haven't hurt much besides the teeth going to be extracted and as such have no brackets, which have started to give me pain; and besides the fact I still cannot chew.
I'm really antsy to get treatment moving because obviously, they can't move my teeth where they need to be until there's room. Which is why I'm frustrated that I STILL haven't heard from my dentist about scheduling extractions. I called them last week to ask if they'd received the letter yet, and they had not--and when they called my orthodontist, it turns out the letter hadn't even been sent. Yep, in spite of saying the letter would be sent on the day my braces went on, it was not. Now it's been another week, I haven't heard anything, and I'm left wondering how long this is supposed to take or even what the point of putting braces on this early was, and coming in for an adjustment on the 12th, if there's nothing for them to adjust!
I can't call my ortho because he's in the next town over on Fridays, etc. I called the dentist again and they still haven't received it. What's the deal? Are these normal shenanigans and delays with orthodontic treatment?